Straus Center Presents December 11 Talk With Christopher Scalia, Son of Supreme Court Justice Yeshiva University’s Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought will welcome Christopher Scalia, son of late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, for a conversation at the YU Museum on December 11. Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik, director of the Straus Center, and […]
Center for Israel Studies Arts Festival Portrays Israel Through Image and Word Through May 25, Yeshiva University’s Center for Israel Studies (CIS) will host an arts festival on campus dedicated to celebrating the arts and Israel through imagery and words, continuing a tradition of cultural exploration at YU that was originally created by Dr. Norman […]
Alan Dershowitz Discusses Defending Israel on Campus at YUHSB Centennial / Straus Center Lecture
April 25 Event Part of YUHSB Centennial Lecture Series, Will Feature Alan Dershowitz and Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik and Alan Dershowitz ’55YUHS will discuss “Anti-Zionism in the Academy: Israel and the Future of American Education,” on Tuesday, April 25 at 7:00 p.m. in Lamport Auditorium at Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus in Washington Heights. The event, […]
March 26 Discussion Features Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik and Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik and Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks will lead a discussion on “Pesach and the Future of Jewish Thought” on Sunday, March 26, 2017, at 10 a.m. at Yeshiva University’s Lamport Auditorium at 2540 Amsterdam Avenue, New York. The event […]
Honors Lecture Explores Marriage and Family in the Context of Civil and Religious Law On February 8, Dr. Shahar Lifshitz gave a fascinating lecture on spousal law both inside and outside of Israel as part of a collaboration between the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program at Yeshiva College and the Zahava and Moshael Straus […]
New YU, Koren Publication Brings Masterworks of Jewish Philosophy to the Masses Yeshiva University will publish Books of the People: Revisiting Classic Works of Jewish Thought, an examination of the texts that have come to play key roles in the continuum of Jewish discourse. Sponsored by YU’s Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought, […]
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat Delivers Keynote Address; Joseph Appleman, Gitta Nagel, and Joshua L. Muss Honored
Making the Case for a Jewish Alexander Hamilton at Straus Center’s Inaugural “Early America and the Jews” Program
From Bookbinding to Building Design, Fall Courses Feature Some Unusual Offerings