Revel wishes a Mazel Tov to Steven Goldsmith (BRGS '07) on his publication of Imrah Tzrufah on Masechet Yoma. The work provides an analysis of the laws of Avodat Yom Hakippurim in the Beit Hamikdash and the details of the observance of the laws of Yom Kippur and may be a useful companion to those鈥
Finding information for your next paper or presentation is now a whole lot easier. 鈥淗ow so?鈥 you ask. Because of YUFind, a Google-like interface that provides full-text content from many of our collections including journal articles, reference sources, newspapers, and even Hebrew publications. No鈥
The Jewish Book Council has named City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York (NYU Press, September 2012) recipient of The Everett Family Foundation Jewish Book of the Year Award. The three-volume work鈥攚ith contributions from Jeffrey S. Gurock, Libby M. Klaperman Professor of Jewish History鈥
If you鈥檙e in the field of computer science, there are few better employers to work for than Google. Since 2010, Chanoch Goldfeder 鈥04YC has worked at Google as a software engineer focusing on Google Apps Script, designing new features and supporting existing products. 鈥淲hen I entered YU I intended鈥
Declaration of State of Israel, May 15, 1948 The Library is now subscribed to the full online run of The Jerusalem Post (1932-present). The Jerusalem Post has been, and still is, a leading Israeli daily newspaper. Keyword-searchable access to its complete run provides important research on the ...
Dr. Marina Holz, assistant professor of biology, received a BS degree in microbiology and immunology from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and graduated with a PhD in cell biology from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Holz teaches courses in cell and molecular biology, principles of biology for ...
In 2009 Dr. Steven Fine, Revel Professor of Ancient Jewish History, was invited to write a series of articles related to his expertise in the history of Judaism in the Greco-Roman world for The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (2012). Professor Fine made these articles the focal point of his ...
On Monday, December 10 th, Professor Meir M. Bar-Asher of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem spent the evening as a visiting scholar at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies. Bar-Asher, a leading expert on Shiite Islam and Qur鈥檃n interpretation, was invited by Associate Dean Mordechai鈥
Dr. Jeffrey S. Gurock, Libby M. Klaperman Professor of Jewish History, published an article in the Jewish Press entitled "No Place For A Chief Rabbi: The absence of a chief rabbinate in America speaks to the uniqueness of the American Jewish religious experience." See the full article at http://www鈥
Tania Tulcin, a Revel PhD Student, has won the Mark and Ruth Luckens International Prize for Jewish Thought & Culture for 2013. The Luckens Prize is awarded to the best unpublished original essay by a graduate student or recent PhD. The Luckens Prize is administered by the University of鈥