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Posts Tagged: Yeshiva University

August 4, 2015 12:30 am
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‘Counterpoint Israel’ Grooms YU Students as ‘Jewish Leaders of Tomorrow’

JNS.org - “The students are not coming here to save the world. But hopefully they can give as much as possible,” says Rabbi Kiva Rabinksy, director...

September 16, 2014 2:49 pm
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Digital Torah is the Great Unifier

I have always been fascinated by large Jewish gatherings and Israel's national events. Yom Haatzmaut ceremonies, the mass Birkat Kohanim (Blessing of the priests) at...

September 8, 2014 1:14 am
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Is the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge a Model for Jewish Fundraising?

JNS.org - The hottest month of summer was ice cold, as thousands of people poured buckets of ice water over their heads to raise...

May 28, 2014 12:57 pm
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Yeshiva University’s Medical School, Montefiore Agree to Form New Joint Entity

JNS.org - The Montefiore Health System and Yeshiva University (YU) on Tuesday announced an agreement to form a new joint entity in which Montefiore...

February 20, 2014 12:10 pm
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Jewish Teen Delegates Tackle Global Issues Head-On at Yeshiva University Model UN

JNS.org - STAMFORD, Conn. - The United Nations is in session. Sam Collins, Croatian delegate to the World Intellectual Property Organization, rises to address...

February 12, 2014 11:54 am
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Hackers Takeover Websites of Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Casino Empire

Hackers on Tuesday took over the websites of the Las Vegas Sands Casino empire, uploading photos of its billionaire owner, Jewish entrepreneur and philanthropist Sheldon...

February 6, 2014 4:50 pm
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Ban Orthodox Rabbinic Pedophiles – Not Rabbi Avi Weiss

There's an ongoing debate within the Jewish Modern Orthodox community about where its parameters lie. The most recent flare-up occurred after the Israeli Chief Rabbinate...

December 17, 2013 7:28 am
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Yeshiva University, Wiesenthal Center Leaders are Highest-Paid Jewish Non-Profit Executives

JNS.org - Yeshiva University President Richard Joel ($855,037) and Simon Wiesenthal Center Dean Rabbi Marvin Hier ($751,054) topped the Forward newspaper's 2013 list of the highest-paid...

October 26, 2013 10:35 pm
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Adelson Spokesman Says Nuke Iran Comment Was ‘Hyperbole’ (VIDEO)

A spokesman for casino magnate, Sheldon Adelson, said in an email to reporters that a suggestion made by the billionaire last week, that the U.S....

October 24, 2013 8:52 am
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Sheldon Adelson Says U.S. Should Nuke Iran

JNS.org - Casino mogul and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson suggested earlier this week that the American administration detonate a nuclear bomb in Iran as a method...

October 14, 2013 10:30 am
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Yeshiva University, Miley Cyrus, and the Legacy of Rabbi Yosef

Some random thoughts and observations on recent occurrences: Yeshiva University this week continued its shameful attitude towards sexual abuse and molestation. After covering up years...

September 12, 2013 7:10 am
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Making Sure Jewish Terror Victims Aren’t Alone

This past summer, I served as a volunteer social worker for OneFamily, an organization that aids Israeli victims of terror attacks and their families. While many people...

August 27, 2013 8:30 am
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Report: Yeshiva University Insufficiently Responded to Sex Abuse Claims Before 2001

JNS.org - The findings of an investigation commissioned by Yeshiva University (YU) said the school lacked an "appropriate response" to multiple...

July 18, 2013 5:42 am
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American Jewry at the Crossroads: Isaac Mayer Wise, Solomon Schechter, and now…Avi Weiss and Sara Hurwitz

On July 11, 1883 a dinner honoring the first graduating class of Hebrew Union College (the rabbinical seminary of Reform Judaism), was held in...

Israel

IDF Moves to Purchase 20,000 Israeli-Made Guns as Country Seeks Less Foreig...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has moved forward with a purchase order of 20,000 Israeli-made M4A1 rifles, a move that...

Middle East

Druze Israeli Killed in Hezbollah Strike as Tensions Escalate on Lebanon Bo...

A 25-year-old Druze Israeli was killed during a massive rocket attack by Hezbollah on northern Israel on Wednesday, the latest...

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