Posts Tagged: Yeshiva University
University Presidents From US, Canada Set to Participate in Auschwitz Event Amid Surging Campus Antisemitism
University presidents from the US and Canada are set to gather at Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi concentration camp in Poland, to commemorate the Holocaust amid...
Yeshiva University Holds First Jewish Studies Conference in Dubai
i24 News - Yeshiva University and Mohammed Ben Zayed University for the Humanities will launch next week the first-ever joint conference between an American Jewish...
Yeshiva University Suspends All Campus Clubs Over LGBTQ Controversy
Yeshiva University in New York City has suspended all of its student clubs in an apparent attempt to resist complying with a Supreme Court order...
Yeshiva University Asks Supreme Court to Block LGTBQ Club
Yeshiva University (YU) has asked the US Supreme Court to stay a lower court ruling that ordered it to recognize a LBGTQ-pride student club. In April...
Yeshiva University Cancels Talk by Scholar Over ‘Support’ for Palestinian Terrorism
Citing her past support for Palestinian terrorism, Yeshiva University (YU) confirmed on Tuesday it cancelled a student event set to bring a controversial San Francisco...
‘Esther’ in the White House
Esther in America, edited by Rabbi Dr. Stuart W. Halpern (2020, Maggid Books/Yeshiva University). Below is an excerpt from Esther in America, edited by Rabbi Stuart...
Coronavirus Outbreak Forces American Jewish Communities to Reassess Purim Festivities
JNS.org - Jews around the world are expected to gather in synagogues on Monday night to hear the story of Queen Esther and how the...
As Coronavirus Spreads in New York Jewish Community, Fears Rise of Antisemitic Backlash
As the coronavirus spreads through the Jewish community in Westchester County, New York, concerns are being raised about a possible rise in antisemitism as a...
Yeshiva University Arson Suspect Charged, Released, Rearrested Four Hours Later
A Yeshiva University dormitory was set aflame on Friday by a 33-year-old suspect who was set free on supervised release and then soon after rearrested...
What Will Yeshiva University Do About Professor Who Denounced Israel?
JNS.org - How should Yeshiva University (YU) respond when a prominent faculty member takes public positions -- against Israel -- that directly contradict what the university espouses? Does the principle of...
Orthodox-Jewish Beat-Boxing Duo Stuns ‘America’s Got Talent’ Audience, Judges (VIDEO)
A pair of Orthodox-Jewish beat-boxers wowed judges and viewers on Tuesday night with an unlikely performance on America’s Got Talent. Ilan "The Aleph Bass" Swartz-Brownstein and Josh "The...
Yeshiva University’s Child Molesters
In 2013, Yeshiva University was sued by 34 plaintiffs alleging that they were sexually abused when they were students there. Although the Torah does not...
NFL Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Recalls Religious Upbringing; Highlights Importance of Jewish Values (VIDEO)
Leading a life filled with Jewish values teaches a person to be humble and appreciate what they have, the owner of the NFL’s New England...
On Visit to Israel, Learning That Words Alone Can’t Solve Conflict
Over winter break, I participated in Yeshiva University’s Solidarity Mission to Israel. The trip was jam-packed with information about the Arab-Israeli conflict, and experiences that...
