Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman is the fifth president of Yeshiva University
Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman is the fifth president of Yeshiva University. He will officially begin his tenure in July 2017. “Rabbi Berman is a dynamic and inspirational leader, scholar and educator, ” More...
Azrieli Foundation Grants the Largest Gift Ever to Bar-Ilan University School of Medicine in the Galilee
– – As Bar-Ilan University kicks off its 60th anniversary celebrations, the Azrieli Foundation has announced that it will make a $50 million donation to the Bar-Ilan School of Medicine in the More...
Yeshiva University Launches Technology Career Certificate Programs
Yeshiva University announced four skills-based technology career certificate programs set to launch on May 11, 2015. The programs will provide remote, collaboration-driven courses, focused on software More...
Philanthropist Anita Zucker Again Ranked Among Forbes 400
Anita Zucker, chief executive officer of the InterTech Group in North Charleston, South Carolina, was again named one of the 400 wealthiest Americans by Forbes, The Post and Courier said. The publication More...
Jews Made Major Contribution to Pantheon of Classic Christmas Songs
Many of the most well-known classic Christmas songs today were actually written by Jews who entered the American music industry in the early 20th century and drew on their immigrant backgrounds to compose secular More...
YU Deal to Unload Albert Einstein Falls Through
It looks like a deal for Yeshiva University to hand over control of its Albert Einstein College of Medicine to healthcare giant Montefiore is floundering. A Yeshiva University spokesman said that the two institutions More...
What Did George W. Bush Do between 2001 and 2009? Yeshiva University Has No Idea
A friend sent us a link to the YU website Hanukkah Dinner and Convocation page. Turns out the Special Guest and Keynote Speaker this year will be George W. Bush. Do you remember GW? Barbara Bush’s kid? More...
Wednesday the Rabbi Was Charged with Six Counts of Voyeurism
Talk about rabbinical supervision! Rabbi Barry Freundel, a graduate of Yeshiva University who until last Monday was the prominent leader of Kesher Israel, the most prestigious Orthodox congregation west More...
Financially Troubled Yeshiva University Borrows $175 Million to Offset Madoff Losses
Yeshiva University has taken out a $175 million loan to refinance five of its Manhattan buildings, The Commercial Observer has reported. Yeshiva University has been going through financial difficulties for More...
Ruth Madoff, Bernie’s Wife, Drowning Sorrow in the High Life
Bernie Madoff (do I really have to go into what that mamzer did again?), who swindled $65 billion in a Ponzi scheme, and created devastating losses for a long list of funds and charities, including More...