Posts Tagged: Yeshiva University
Modern Orthodox Education Caught Between…Modern and Orthodox
JNS.org - When the Pew Research Center published its much-discussed survey of American Jews in 2013, the findings seemed auspicious for the Orthodox denomination. Orthodox Jews...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
