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Tu B’Av (15 th day of the month of Av), the ancient holiday when young single women of Jerusalem danced in the vineyards hoping to find their mates, is historically a festive day when thoughts of young men and women turned to marriage. Today, Tu B’Av is a popular time for weddings, which are ...

The New Lamentations = Megilat Ekhah ha-ḥadashah = Di Naye Megilas Ekhah, a small, trilingual booklet in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish by Israel Fine, was published a century ago in 1917 as a fund-raising effort for the Central Relief Committee. Immediately after the outbreak of World War I, urgent…

by Leonard Grunstein Gaza is occupied by Gazans. Neither Egypt nor Israel, its territorial neighbors, occupy Gaza, as a matter of fact or law. Yet, the provocative terms “occupation” and “occupier” are casually used, by many in the news media and others, to describe the relationship between Gaza…

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Rabbi Shlomo Zuckier ’11YC ’13BR ’14R Sparks Discussions of Thought Leadership in the Orthodox Community The intellectual and spiritual journey of Rabbi Shlomo Zuckier ’11YC, ’13BR, ’14R exemplifies the 2FA Gmail 全新 高质量 mission in action, not only academically but also through Zuckier’s ...

Online Database Features Publications, Research and Creative Works by Faculty, Students and Staff The 2FA Gmail 全新 高质量 Libraries recently launched YAIR: the Yeshiva Academic Institutional Repository. Inspired by the open-access movement, institutional repositories showcase all manner of scholarly…

Five Questions With Revel Doctoral Candidate Jeong Mun Heo Jeong Mun Heo began his academic journey as a computer science and mathematics student in his native South Korea, but he felt something was missing. He found himself drawn to the study of religion, earning master’s degrees at Korea ...

Susan Bauer started working at YU in 2016 as the Director of Employer & Alumni Relations and quickly went to work engaging students and alumni in new and innovative employer recruiting events resulting in an increase of 40% in the amount of employer contacts engaged with YU within her first…

Mr. Leonard Grunstein It was a time of wisdom; it was a time of folly. It was a study in contrasts, as two individuals emerged and had a profound influence, one positive and the other negative, on the fate of others [i]. One awesome person saved her spouse from harm and is a source of inspiration…

Dr. Ronnie Perelis Appointed Director of Rabbi Arthur Schneier Center for International Affairs Dr. Ronnie Perelis Dr. Selma Botman, provost and vice president for academic affairs, has announced the appointment of Dr. Ronnie Perelis as director of The Rabbi Arthur Schneier Center for International…