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Amb. Huckabee honored at Yeshiva University, delivers commencement speech to grads

Huckabee was honored for his support of Israel and efforts after October 7 while encouraging graduates to serve and embrace their Jewish identity.

Ambassador Mike Huckabee, the US Ambassador to Israel, delivered the commencement address at Yeshiva University in New York City, where he was awarded the Presidential Medallion. May 28, 2026.
Rabbi Danny Tropper, founder of Gesher.

'Agents of Change': American Jews and the transformation of Israeli Judaism - review

Ari Berman, President, Yeshiva University, speaks at the 28th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on May 6, 2025.

The rabbi defending Charlie Kirk's memory when most Jewish leaders won't - interview

Yeshiva University president highlights faith partnerships, post-Oct. 7 shift

Yeshiva University president highlights faith partnerships, post-Oct. 7 shift


Grapevine January 21, 2024: Correcting misconceptions

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Yaffa Zilbershats, academic chair of YU Israel.

Rabbi Zevulun Charlop, dean who led Yeshiva U seminary through period of growth, dies at 94

When Charlop was named dean of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at YU in 1971, it had 154 students. When he retired in 2008, it had 340.

 TWERSKY WAS close to top officials at Yeshiva University (pictured) both ideologically and through family ties.

Grapevine, January 3, 2024: Outreach and up-reach

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 THEN US ambassador Dan Shapiro (second left) and his wife, Julie Fisher, greet Sara Netanyahu and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at a reception at the US residence in 2014.

Yeshiva U, congresswoman call on students to fight antisemitism on US campuses

YU is the convenor of a historic coalition of more than 100 colleges and universities, United Against Terrorism, and was the first of its kind to put a spotlight on campuses in the aftermath of Oct 7

 Pro-Israel counter-protesters stand around a demonstration by Harvard Law students participating in the National Day of Action organized by Law Students for a Free Palestine, at Harvard University on November 16, 2023.

Over 100 universities worldwide rallied in solidarity with Israel opposing Hamas

Their collective statement not only articulated support for Israel but also underscored their concerns for Palestinians who endured hardships under Hamas governance in Gaza.

 Ari Berman, President of Yeshiva University, addresses an event in solidarity with Israel during the ongoing war with Hamas.

NYC officials address Israel solidarity event at Yeshiva University

Ari Berman, YU's president, called on university heads to issue statements with "moral clarity," following controversies on other American campuses in the aftermath of Hamas's attack.

 Ari Berman, President of Yeshiva University, addresses an event in solidarity with Israel during the ongoing war with Hamas.

YU president headlines historic interfaith sustainability panel in UAE

This event, according to the AFH, was the first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates in which Jews, Muslims, and Christians discussed the issue of sustainability. 

President Berman meets with H.E. Mubarak Hamad Mubarak Almheiri, President of the Board of Trustees at MBZUH.

Letters to the Editor August 14, 2023: Concrete jungle

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Yeshiva University launches Jewish studies program for Christian students

The innovative initiative from Yeshiva University draws from the increasing interest of Christians in understanding the Jewish origins of their faith.

 The opening of the Hebraic Studies Program for Christian Students at Yeshiva University.

A non-denominational yeshiva opens in Scotland, inspired by models in US and Israel

The founders of Azara, which is based for the summer in Edinburgh, hope to offer a pluralist space for intensive study of Talmud and other holy books.

 A young ultra orthodox Jewish man seen reading a newspaper in between studies at the Yeshiva Ateret Israel, in Jerusalem, September 2, 2013