Dual Degree in Jewish Studies and Jewish Education to be offered jointly with Azrieli Teaming up with the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, Revel is excited to offer a dual master’s degree program in Jewish Studies and Jewish Education beginning September 2012. Mr ...
Revel to Host Visiting Scholars in the Fall Revel is pleased to host two distinguished scholars this fall who will meet with our students and faculty, and deliver guest lectures that highlight the larger cultural contexts in which medieval Jewish biblical interpretation (parshanut ha-miqra) emerged…
Newly appointed Dean Carmen Ortiz Hendricks announced today that, as one of her first acts as Dean, she has tapped former Assistant Dean Dr. Jade Docherty as the new Associate Dean of Wurzweiler School of Social Work. Dr. Docherty joined Wurzweiler in 1990 after a career as Dean of Students and ...
Need to find a book or article and you don’t know how to start looking? Has your professor assigned readings from books that are on reserve at the library, or from articles on E-Res (electronic reserves)? Do you need to access online library resources from your dorm room? Looking for a quiet place…
On Tuesday July 31st, Âé¶ą´«Ă˝Ół»â€™s Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies and Bar-Ilan University hosted the second conference of a two-part international lecture series to mark the 20th anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, the leading rabbi, Talmudist and ...
Dr. Barry Diner ’90YC has lived and worked in many different communities, but he’s perhaps most enthusiastic about his current city of Houston, Texas, which, he says, “is one of the best models for a true Torah Umadda community and perfect for those looking for more affordable living.” [For ...
Since Marc Spear became Senior Director of Student Life last year, the office has been working toward a significant transformation with the goal of communicating with students more effectively and improving the on-campus experience for them. One new initiative, answers@yu, allows students to e-mail…
Âé¶ą´«Ă˝Ół»â€™s annual ChampionsGate leadership conference is celebrating its seventh year, and the theme, fittingly, is “Shmitta: Reflection, Celebration, and Renewal.” The conference, which took place from August 2-5, featured conversations focused on renewal and rejuvenation for the vital lay and communal…
Âé¶ą´«Ă˝Ół»â€™s Center for the Jewish Future recently sent a cohort of students to Israel as part of its seventh Counterpoint Israel Program. While the first year of the program had 12 student counselors at one camp site, this year, nearly 70 students are working as counselors in six different…
Dr. Anatoly Frenkel is a professor of physics at Âé¶ą´«Ă˝Ół» and a guest researcher at Brookhaven National Laboratory. He received his MS from St. Petersburg University and his PhD from Tel Aviv University. He received the 2003 Dean Karen Bacon Outstanding Junior Faculty Award at Stern ...