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Shaul Seidler-Feller Yeshiva College Los Angeles, CA MA Medieval Jewish History I had incredibly knowledgeable and pedagogically-gifted professors at Revel – some of the best minds in their respective fields – who strived to make their classes and curricula both engaging and challenging and also ...

Maurice Schwartz Yeshiva of Far Rockaway, Touro College, RIETS Baltimore, MD MA Modern Jewish History History has always been a favorite of mine. My father, who is a graduate of Revel and RIETS as well, instilled in me the importance of ‘binu shnos dor vador’ (remember bygone days) written in our…

Yoel Saidian University of California, San Diego Tehran/San Fernando Valley, CA MA Jewish Philosophy My decision to pursue Jewish studies was very much influenced by the challenges I faced in Israel, the inspirational figures in my life and falling in love with reading, particularly Jewish ...

Matthew Pitts Brigham Young University, Cardozo Law School, Claremont Graduate University Salt Lake City, UT MA Modern Jewish History I have always been fascinated with the study of religion, and with Judaism specifically. At B911±¬ÁÏÍø I studied the Middle East extensively, with a specific emphasis on ...

Mayer Juni Yeshiva Sha’ar HaTorah Mexico City, Mexico MA Medieval Jewish History Throughout my studies at Revel, I focused on various ideological developments throughout the medieval and modern periods, the interface between social history and intellectual history, and the formation of identity in…

Anne Guetta University of Cambridge London, England MA Medieval Jewish History I think that it's very important for every Jew to know and be educated about the history of their people, and I wanted to study Jewish History for that reason. I chose Revel because of its amazing faculty and brilliant…

Rebecca (Rivka) Skaist Queens College, MA Teachers College at Columbia University Queens, NY MA Jewish Philosophy Upon completing my MA at Teachers College, I began teaching English in a Yeshiva environment, trying to foster in my students a vibrant understanding of literature. One of the main…

Orly Nadler Stern College Boca Raton, FL/Teaneck, NJ MA Jewish Philosophy I wanted to immerse myself in a high level of learning and found that Revel gave me access to many world-class scholars. The small class sizes gave me the ability to truly dialogue with my professors. I truly enjoyed the ...

Miriam Cofsky Brooklyn College, MS Long Island University Brooklyn, NY MA Early Modern Jewish History I am probably the oldest graduate in this class so that my prior education experiences might seem quaint and a bit outdated. I was born in Boro Park, Brooklyn, to a somewhat Chasidish family and…

Jonathan (Yoni) Zisook Yeshiva College, Graduate Center CUNY Chicago, IL MA Modern Jewish History I am currently a doctoral student at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York in the Department of Sociology, where I am specializing in comparative religion and the sociology of ...