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Jewish player Amari Bailey drafted 41st overall by the Charlotte Hornets

Bailey’s new team, the Hornets, is in the process of being sold by basketball legend Michael Jordan to a group led by Jewish millionaires Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
24/06/2023

Rare Maimonides manuscripts on display in YU Museum Exhibit

The exhibit is the first time that the manuscript of Moreh Nevuchim, meaning Guide to the Perplexed, will be available for the public to see.

'The Final Exam': YU president's 5 principles for Diaspora Jewry - review

Yeshiva University president Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman expounds his worldview in the format of preparing an exam. But while the book gets a passing grade, it could have been better.

Department of Communications and Public Affairs, Yeshiva University

Historic conference in Dubai brought Jewish and Muslim scholars together

Wednesday's conference sought to further strengthen ties between YU and the UAE’s Muslim community.

25/05/2023
  MAFAT head Dr. Danny Gold at the Ministry of Defense building in Tel Aviv

Yeshiva University to honor Israeli Iron Dome inventor, defense official

YU will further bestow an honorary doctorate to Holocaust survivor, philanthropist, and visionary Emil Fish.

19/05/2023

Mutual Jewish-Muslim scholarly influence explored at Dubai conference

Academics from NY Yeshiva University and Abu Dhabi’s Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities meet for the first time to discuss the influence that medieval Muslim and Jewish scholars had

By OMNIA AL DESOUKIE/ THE MEDIA LINE
19/05/2023
A view of Yeshiva University

Yeshiva University is left in mourning after a beloved gay alum dies by suicide

His death leaves many questions for the community on how to treat LGBT Orthodox Jews.

By JACOB HENRY/JTA
06/05/2023

Yeshiva U. to hold landmark Jewish studies conference in Dubai

The conference will cover social dynamics and the mutual influences between Islam and Judaism and will have a heavy focus on Maimonides, the Rambam.

Department of Communications and Public Affairs, Yeshiva University

Women's Talmud classes back at Yeshiva University after uproar over cut

More than 1,400 people have signed a petition calling on the university to preserve Talmud courses at Stern College for Women.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
25/04/2023

YU students travel to El Salvador to supply Jews with mezuzahs, teffilin

The 10-day trip for nearly 40 pre-health students, led by Yeshiva University's Rabbi Daniel Coleman, will be the culmination of a year-long effort.

By LEONARD A. ROBINSON
27/03/2023
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