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This summer marked the ninth year that Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­â€™s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) operated Counterpoint Israel, which is tailored for Israeli teens from low socio-economic development towns in Southern Israel. This program is operated in collaboration with local municipalities and the…

Recently published in the spring 2014 edition of the Real Estate Finance Journal, Leonard Grunstein’s plan to resolve New York’s affordable housing crisis proposes a new mixed-income, mixed-use model of affordable housing that enables the free-market to fund the development. Mr. Grunstein is also…

This woodcut is from a Yiddish Minhagim book (book of customs) published in Amsterdam in 1723 by Herts Levi Rofe. It depicts prayers in the synagogue on the fast of Tish’ah be-Av (9 th day of Av), the day of mourning for the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. Note the flames…

For Eve Stieglitz ’07SB, talk is cheap. Doing, however, is much more valuable, and as a testament to her strongly-held beliefs, Stieglitz does things—a lot. The accomplished corporate recruiter currently holds a full-time position at MediaVest, a leading full-service media specialist company, and a…

As Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ reaffirms its commitment to offer an outstanding education in both Jewish and secular studies, we extend a warm welcome to new leaders who will be spearheading the future and strengthening academic affairs. Below, we highlight their plans for moving the University forward. For…

Student speaker Sheldon Howard addresses the graduating class at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work 37th Annual Block Education Plan Commencement Exercises On July 21st, 2014 Wurzweiler held its thirty seventh Commencement Exercises for the Summer Block Education Plan, in which fifty five…

Dean Carmen Ortiz Hendricks presents Dr. Joyce Brenner with the first ever Wurzweiler Distinguished Alumni Award On July 23rd, 2014 Dr. Joyce Brenner's twenty seven years with Wurzweiler School of Social Work were recognized as she steps down and embraces retirement. The first ever Wurzweiler…

Revel Alumnus Dr. Shai Secunda will be speaking at The Library of Congress on Tuesday, July 22nd. Dr. Secunda received his PhD in Talmud from Revel in 2008, completing his dissertation: “Dashtana—Ke-Derekh Nashim Li: A Study of the Babylonian Rabbinic Laws of Menstruation in Relation to ...

Dr. Karlip’s recently published book, The Tragedy of a Generation: The Rise and Fall of Jewish Nationalism in Eastern Europe (Harvard University Press, 2013) examines the “ideal” of Diaspora Nationalism, a pre-WWII movement seeking Jewish national autonomy within Europe, and its complex…

Revel alumnus Sigurd Neubauer (BRGS '14), now a Washington, DC-based defense and strategic affairs analyst, recently published articles about US-Iranian and -Saudi politics on the Huffington Post and Atlantic Council websites. Neubauer has seven years experience in strategic communications, public…