At most other colleges, the term “true freshman” doesn’t exist. At Yeshiva University, though, true freshmen live among many other students who have spent a year or more in Israel. A small population in comparison to the significantly larger sophomore, junior, and senior classes, true freshmen experience different setbacks than the average Stern/YC student, but […]
Bright lights, loud noise, many people—those are descriptions of Times Square on a typical night. But on Sunday night, November 1st, every single one of those things was intensified. The Sunday night kumztiz for Israel in Times Square was led by student Aryeh Tiefenbrunn and the Y-Studs. Jews and non-Jews from around the world danced, […]
The Yeshiva University Medical Ethics Society’s ninth annual conference took place on Sunday, October 25th, 2015. Eight highly-credentialed and esteemed panelists spoke to an eager audience on topics related to pediatric mental and physical health. Rabbi Dr. Barry Holzer and Dr. David Pelcovitz spoke on the first panel, titled “The Role of Family and Friends […]
Imagine a cutting-edge, innovative new app that allows its users to access one of the largest libraries of Jewish texts available. That’s exactly what Josh Herzberg and Noah Santacruz, seniors majoring in electrical engineering at The Cooper Union, did. While working on a final project for one of their classes, they realized that they could […]
Since classes began, vivid signs pasted in hallways and flooded inboxes have urged Yeshiva University students to attend rallies in opposition to the Iran Deal. In the last few weeks, numerous rallies were hosted in which prominent politicians and veterans discussed the many disadvantages of the Iran deal. One such rally took place on September […]
Israel Week at YU Unites Students
A deluge of Israel-oriented activities organized by all Israel-related clubs on campus greeted Yeshiva University students from April 10-15. This phenomenon, known as “Israel Week”, was an inspiring and exciting opportunity for students to come together in support of Israel, which has in recent times seen brutal stabbings and tragic car rammings, as well as […]