Politics

At 2:30 in the morning on Wednesday, an election that was projected to take weeks wrapped up, and Donald John Trump was projected to win the necessary Electoral College votes to become the 47th President of the United States of America.  Not only that, but Republicans flipped the Senate, earning at least 52 seats (with a possibility of getting 55), and Trump won the national popular vote - something a Republican has not done since 2004 and only the second time since 1988.

The Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought of Yeshiva University is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Tevi Troy as its inaugural Senior Scholar & Impact Office Director. Dr. Troy will teach courses based on his areas of expertise and mentor YU students pursuing careers in journalism, government, and public policy.

Over 1,000 Teach Coalition Volunteers Are Mobilizing Jewish Community
Members to Vote in Upcoming Election

As Americans head to the polls on November 5, a second, unprecedented campaign is in high gear alongside the presidential one: Teach Coalition is on a mission to get as many Jewish community members as possible to vote in the upcoming election, and every one after it.

Hanukkah Dinner celebrates Rise Up Campaign, which now stands at $350 million

 Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, President of Yeshiva University, announced record success in the first year of Rise Up: The Campaign for 613. Last year at this time, the Rise Up campaign, which has a goal of raising $613 million over five years, was launched with private-stage funding at $250 million. Today, with an additional $100 million raised this year, the campaign has passed its half-way mark and now stands at $350 million.

Republican majorities in both Nassau and Suffolk County were sworn in this past week, and with them came along visions of how Long Island is run in contrast to New York City.  While some of this openly boiled over, most of the tension is still simmering under the surface.

Yeshiva University’s Graduate Program of Advanced Talmudic Studies (GPATS) has launched a new online learning program called Inside the GPATS Beit Midrash to provide expert, in-depth analysis of core Jewish texts. People from all over the world will now join the classrooms of renowned faculty and alumni of GPATS as they teach six-part courses online in Gemara, Tanach and Halacha. The goal of the program is to leverage technology to share the insights of GPATS faculty and alumni with a much wider audience.