Mar 14, 2005 -- More than 250 YU undergraduates and 25 students from other schools attended a special shabbaton sponsored by the Israel Club March 11-12.

The shabbaton, called "A Teetering Balance: What Kind of World Will Israel Face Tomorrow?", took place on the Beren Campus and featured three guest speakers: Dennis Prager, syndicated radio talk show host; Ruth Wisse, PhD, Martin Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature and professor of comparative literature at Harvard University; and Norman Podhoretz, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

"It was a remarkable experience to witness my fellow students engaged and passionate about issues concerning Israel and the greater Jewish world," said Hindy Poupko, president of Stern College's Israel Club. "The students from other colleges spoke about their experiences with Israel on secular campuses."

Students came from Queens College, University of Miami, University of Colorado, SUNY-Buffalo, and Hunter College. The shabbaton was funded by the Yeshiva University Women's Organization.