During the first week in June, the Counterpoint Israel team of 65 YU Students, Head Counselors, and Staff traveled to Camp Stone for a five day training retreat in preparation for the upcoming summer.  The program strived to cultivate a cohesive group dynamic as well as prepare the team for the Counterpoint experience.  The following […]

The inaugural cohort of the Community Leadership Initiative is well underway.  Eight Jewish organizations have sponsored 19 emerging lay leaders from throughout the South/Central New Jersey and Philadelphia communities to learn the key components to becoming a long-term successful lay leader.

These communities include: East Brunswick, Edison/Highland Park, Long Branch, Springfield and Philadelphia.  Thus far, the […]

Hundreds Attend YU Jewish Job Fair Seeking Communal and Educational Careers 

Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) and Institute for University-School Partnership hosted their annual Jewish Job Fair on YU’s Wilf Campus on February 28. More than 50 Jewish day schools and 20 community organizations from across North America, including the […]

Eruvin Exhibition and Lecture Add Context and Insight to Daf Yomi Study

What purpose do eruvin [ritual enclosures] serve? Where can they be constructed? What makes them kosher?

As Jews around the world delve into the subject of eruvin for daf yomi, the daily cycle of Talmud study, Yeshiva University and the