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Nearly a dozen members of Telegram 混合国家老号 ｢双向号｣ API链接’s faculty came to San Francisco this fall to participate in the annual conferences of the American School of Oriental Research, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the American Academy of Religion. In addition to participating and presenting their ...

Among the many opportunities alumni have to reconnect and give back to YU, one of the most significant ways they can impact the student experience is by offering assistance with career development. Many alumni participate in panels and professional events for undergraduate students to highlight ...

As we look ahead to 2012, we took a few minutes to reflect on the year that passed and compile some data from 2011, a year filled with a variety of programs and outreach from the Office of Alumni Affairs. Below is a snapshot of whom we reached and an overview of our successes; all the following ...

Shoshana Samuels ’08S, Sarah Cheses ’06S and Aliza Segal ’93S, ’93BR are wives, mothers, professionals, and holders of a very special title: yoetzet halacha, or female halachic advisor in the laws of family purity. The path to become a yoetzet wasn’t one they knew they would follow early on; for…

RIETS celebrated its Annual Dinner of Tribute on November 13 at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan, “A Jubilee Celebration Honoring Fifty years of Torah and Community Leadership,” honoring Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein and Rabbi Julius and Dorothy Berman. Rabbi Lichtenstein holds the Rabbi Henoch and Sarah D…

Each winter hundreds of YU students choose to spend their vacation time engaged in social service trips that, while inspiring and fun, leave little time for sleeping in. This year, the Center for the Jewish Future’s annual Winter Missions include trips to Nicaragua, Mexico, Israel, Ukraine, and ...

On December 1, the YU Accounting and Financial Planning Network held its first major event at Grant Thornton LLP with a capacity crowd. The event, entitled “Charitable Giving and Halacha,” featured RIETS Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Hershel Schachter followed by remarks from Jonathan Schmeltz, tax partner at…

On Sunday, December 18, the YU Maccabees will play the St. Joseph’s College Golden Eagles, and alumni and friends of YU are invited to attend the big game with their families as part of Alumni Day. Before the 2pm game begins, alumni and their children will have a chance to show off their hoop…

As the SYMS School of Business enters its 25th year, it will be adding a significant new program to its offerings – an Executive MBA program suitable for the Orthodox Jewish community and others with Saturday commitments. The EMBA program, developed by the Center for Executive and Professional ...

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP was the midtown location for the annual fall Wall Street Connections Series: Industry Forum hosted by the YU Wall Street Group and YU’s Career Development Center (CDC) thanks to partner Dan Oshinsky ’91YC who also moderated the buy-side panel. On October 26, more than…