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By Shulamith Berger Curator of Special Collections and Hebraica-Judaica The old adage, don’t judge a book by its cover, fails to consider that the cover itself may tell a story. ºÚÁÏÉç All LibraryStrauss 2208 Three manuscript fragments were sewn together to create this cover of Sefer…

Sivan Tehila Sivan Tehila, a cybersecurity expert and entrepreneur, has been named director of the in-person and online cybersecurity master’s programs for the Katz School of Science and Health. Dave Schwed and Lev Feldman, who served as co-directors of the program since the school’s founding in ...

Cardozo News Professor Michelle Adams Talks ºÚÁÏÉç Personal Experience and Affirmative Action in The New Yorker Professor Deborah Pearlstein Appointed to NYSBA Task Force To Protect Voting Rights Professor Kate Levine Comments to Vice ºÚÁÏÉç the Dangers of Knock-and-Announce Warrants Professor Edward…

Dr. Roee Holtzer, professor at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology and in the Department of Neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is also director of the Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology/Health Emphasis. In his lab, his students focus on discovering the predictors and mechanisms…

Cedric Cohen-Skalli | Brandeis University Press | 2020 Reviewed by Rabbi Dr. Stu Halpern Cedric Cohen-Skalli's Don Isaac Abravanel: An Intellectual Biography is a masterful biography of the renowned statesman and commentator. The author, a professor at the University of Haifa, skillfully traces…

A team of intrepid contestants from the Sy Syms School of Business—David Schmidt (’21SB), Ariel Schneider (’22SB), Alexander Wildes (’21SB), and Gabriel Miller (’21SB)—placed third out of more than 340 submissions and 7 finalists in the Shared Value Challenge, an international contest hosted by the…

Is there a connection between fish and low-fat ice cream? As a matter of fact, yes. It turns out that many of us enjoy the guilt-free pleasures of certain frozen desserts because of a little-known ingredient–the ice-structuring proteins found in Antarctic and Arctic fish. On the evening of July 13…

This summer, YU undergraduates are taking on new challenges and opportunities through a wide variety of internships, volunteer activities and courses. These engagements will help them polish their résumés, build their professional networks and position them for future success. Here’s just a…

Cardozo News Professor Rebekah Diller is a Guest on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal to Discuss Conservatorships Professor Pamela Foohey Talks about Bankruptcy and Limits of Pandemic Relief in The Washington Post Professor Edward Zelinsky Comments on Donor-Advised Funds to the Associated Press Faculty…

Micah Goodman | Yale University Press | 2020 Reviewed by Rabbi Dr. Stu Halpern In his The Wondering Jew: Israel and the Search for Jewish Identity, Micah Goodman seeks to bridge the divide between religious and secular Israelis and chart a path that avoids the trappings of extremism. Goodman, an ...