Camp Machanaim, 鈥渢he American Camp With Jewish Spirit鈥 for girls and boys was established in 1929 near Monticello, New York. The name Machanaim was consciously adopted from the biblical verse in Genesis, 鈥淎nd Jacob said when he saw them: `This is God鈥檚 camp.鈥 And he called the name of that place ...
Tu B鈥橝v (15 th day of the month of Av), the ancient holiday when young single women of Jerusalem danced in the vineyards hoping to find their mates, is historically a festive day when thoughts of young men and women turned to marriage. Today, Tu B鈥橝v is a popular time for weddings, which are ...
The New Lamentations = Megilat Ekhah ha-h蹋adashah = Di Naye Megilas Ekhah, a small, trilingual booklet in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish by Israel Fine, was published a century ago in 1917 as a fund-raising effort for the Central Relief Committee. Immediately after the outbreak of World War I, urgent鈥
by Leonard Grunstein Gaza is occupied by Gazans. Neither Egypt nor Israel, its territorial neighbors, occupy Gaza, as a matter of fact or law. Yet, the provocative terms 鈥渙ccupation鈥 and 鈥渙ccupier鈥 are casually used, by many in the news media and others, to describe the relationship between Gaza鈥
Rabbi Shlomo Zuckier 鈥11YC 鈥13BR 鈥14R Sparks Discussions of Thought Leadership in the Orthodox Community The intellectual and spiritual journey of Rabbi Shlomo Zuckier 鈥11YC, 鈥13BR, 鈥14R exemplifies the 黑料社 All mission in action, not only academically but also through Zuckier鈥檚 ...
Online Database Features Publications, Research and Creative Works by Faculty, Students and Staff The 黑料社 All Libraries recently launched YAIR: the Yeshiva Academic Institutional Repository. Inspired by the open-access movement, institutional repositories showcase all manner of scholarly鈥
Five Questions With Revel Doctoral Candidate Jeong Mun Heo Jeong Mun Heo began his academic journey as a computer science and mathematics student in his native South Korea, but he felt something was missing. He found himself drawn to the study of religion, earning master鈥檚 degrees at Korea ...
Susan Bauer started working at YU in 2016 as the Director of Employer & Alumni Relations and quickly went to work engaging students and alumni in new and innovative employer recruiting events resulting in an increase of 40% in the amount of employer contacts engaged with YU within her first鈥
Mr. Leonard Grunstein It was a time of wisdom; it was a time of folly. It was a study in contrasts, as two individuals emerged and had a profound influence, one positive and the other negative, on the fate of others [i]. One awesome person saved her spouse from harm and is a source of inspiration鈥