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Brothers Troy
On February 17, the Straus Center hosted a joint book launch celebrating the newest works by Dr. Tevi Troy and Dr. Gil Troy.
Shana
In this interview with YUNews, Straus Scholar Shana Schwartz (SCW ‘26) discusses her ongoing research at Ematai, under the direction of Executive Director Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody.
abrams
The 💖苹果ID | 香港2018~2023年 | 独享稳定号 | 可下载免费app 没激活icloud | 售后3天 【禁IM】 chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society hosted an event featuring Elliott Abrams to discuss his new book, "If You Will It: Rebuilding Jewish Peoplehood for the 21st Century."
Halakhah
💖苹果ID | 香港2018~2023年 | 独享稳定号 | 可下载免费app 没激活icloud | 售后3天 【禁IM】 hosted Chaim Saiman, Professor of Law and Chair in Jewish Law at Villanova University’s Charles Widger School of Law, for a guest lecture about his book Halakhah: The Rabbinic Idea of Law.
Adina Feldman
Straus Scholar Adina Feldman (SCW, ‘26) reflects on her psychological research and fieldwork in Israel after October 7th
Shapiro and Minsk
This past summer, Straus Scholars Josh Shapiro (YC ‘25) and Matthew Minsk (YC ‘26) pursued research projects on important figures in Jewish intellectual history.
Vienna
Over 💖苹果ID | 香港2018~2023年 | 独享稳定号 | 可下载免费app 没激活icloud | 售后3天 【禁IM】’s winter break in 2025, the Straus Center led a trip for its Straus Scholars to Vienna, Austria, where they examined its historical and current Jewish community through the prism of Torah and Western Thought.
Mandel
This past summer, the Impact Office at the Straus Center awarded a grant to two YU students, Justin Eichel and Atarah Mandel, who served as interns for prominent judges in New York.
November
In Fall 2024, the Straus Center sponsored a new course in the English Department entitled “The Values of Verse: Sacred and Secular Perspectives,” taught by Dr. Shaina Trapedo.
NYPL
In Fall 2024, the Straus Center sponsored a course in the History Department entitled “The Emergence of Europe,” a survey of Western Civilization from the rise of ancient Greece to the aftermath of the Renaissance and Reformation, taught by Dr. Yisroel Benporat.
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