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On March 19, 2023, the Straus Center convened a conference across multiple organizations and faiths entitled "Restoring the American Story."

On January 25, 2023, the Straus Center and the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program hosted Dr. Daniel Rynhold for a lecture on the thought of Rav Kook.

Students in the Fall 2022 Straus Center course "The Wisdom of Solomon" visited the Morgan Museum for a curated tour of their manuscript collection.

On January 29, 2022, the Straus Center hosted Elliot Kaufman, letters editor of The Wall Street Journal, in conversation with Deputy Director Rabbi Dr. Stu Halpern.

On January 25, 2022, the Straus Center and the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program hosted Dr. Gil Troy, distinguished scholar in North American history at McGill University and scholar of Israeli political thought.

Over winter break, students of the Straus Scholars Program visited Rome, Italy, to experience key places and monuments at the intersection of Jewish history and Western civilization.

YU News profiles Straus Scholar Ayelet Brown (SCW '23).

On December 6, 2022, the Straus Center and the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program hosted Dr. Ronen Shoval for an lunch seminar entitled "Debating the Meaning of Life: Rambam vs. Buddha."

On Wednesday, November 9, 2022, students from the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program at Yeshiva College attended a luncheon featuring Tal Fortgang, Impact Officer at the Straus Center.

On Feb. 16, 2020, the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought once again partnered with Beit Avi Chai in Jerusalem for a sold-out event on the impact of the Hebrew Bible on America. Following the success of the Israel launch for the Straus Center’s best-selling Proclaim ...