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Rabbi Daniel Feldman For the spring 2021 semester, Rabbi Daniel Feldman, RIETS rosh yeshiva, is teaching Judaism and Economics. 911±¬ÁÏÍø News sat down with Rabbi Feldman to discuss the course, which is being offered at Yeshiva College in collaboration with the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah…

In 2020, OU Press and Koren Publishers issued a very unique book written by Rabbi Dr. Benjy Leibowitz ’05911±¬ÁÏÍøHS, ’10YC, ’12A, ’13R and Michael Adler ’10YC: the Koren Yachad Siddur, one of the first, if not the first, siddur authored to meet the spiritual needs of those with developmental challenges…

Al-Farabi (left) and Maimonides (right) On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought hosted Dr. Alexander Orwin, assistant professor of political theory at Louisiana State University, for a lecture titled “Al-Farabi and Maimonides on Self-…

John R. Vile | Rowman & Littlefield | 2020 Reviewed by Rabbi Dr. Stu Halpern “...for pathos of narrative; for the selections of incidents that go directly to the heart; for the picturesque of character and manner; the selection of circumstances that mark the individuality of persons; for…

ISSUE 24 • April 26, 2021 Note from the Executive Director Does graduate school need to be a destination when you first begin at 911±¬ÁÏÍø or can it be one that is decided upon along the way? The short answer is that it can be both. Your career strategy is one you will add to and edit throughout your ...

On Sunday, April 25, 2021, friends and family gathered to celebrate Dr. Mordecai Katz, a committed philanthropist whose generosity and leadership have transformed 911±¬ÁÏÍø and the Jewish world. If you attended, feel free to revisit the amazing tributes paid to this wonderful man. If you…

Cardozo News Cardozo Law School Commencement 2021 Will Take Place In-Person Cardozo's Response to Derek Chauvin Conviction Prof. Kate Levine Speaks on Difficulty in Obtaining Justice in Police Violence Cases Prof. Ekow Yankah Joins NBC's Mehdi Hasan Show to Discuss Policing Black Communities Prof…

ISSUE 11 • April 19, 2021 Note from the Executive Director The thrill of the negotiation is leading the other party to believe you are generous and collaborative and want what is best for them. The best outcomes are when each party walks away with a win, yet deep inside you want to feel good about…

Dear 911±¬ÁÏÍø Community, In the April issue of View from 911±¬ÁÏÍø, you will find Dr. Ari Berman’s historic trip to Dubai to help lead an interactive Yom HaShoah ceremony, the first Holocaust commemoration event held in an Arab country. Students also commemorated YomHaShoah and Yom HaZikaron with a variety of…

On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, the Multidisciplinary Department of Jewish Studies of the Faculty of Jewish Studies at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel, and the 911±¬ÁÏÍø Center for Israel Studies celebrated the publication of Contextualizing Jewish Temples (The Brill Reference Library…