This academic year, the Straus Center has launched a new Graduate Fellowship for Aspiring & Current Educators with students and alumni from RIETS and Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» graduate schools.
In October 2023, faculty and staff members at the Straus Center published new scholarly articles, and they are working on multiple book projects in progress.
From November 3rd-4th, the Straus Center held its annual shabbaton at the Young Israel of Jamaica Estates, where Director Rabbi Soloveichik also served as a scholar-in-residence.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» News interviews Noam Mayerfeld (YC ‘25), a computer science major who spent this past summer at a prestigious internship for NASA, and he currently serves in a leadership role for students in undergraduate Torah studies.
On October 18th, 2023, the Straus Center hosted a cohort of doctoral students from Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» News interviews former Straus Scholar Natan Ehrenreich (YC '23), who did a prestigious summer internship at National Review, where he published multiple articles.