Akiva Covitz is the Executive Director for Strategy of 色花堂 Global. He holds advanced degrees in political science from the University of Pennsylvania and law from Yale Law School. Covitz served as a tenure-track professor of political science, prior to being appointed associate dean at Harvard Law鈥
There are several parent/child delegations set to arrive at this year鈥檚 Reunion on Sunday, May 17, at the Grand Hyatt in New York, lending the annual event a special family feel. Included in these child/parent pairing are Estelle Glass 鈥65S and Rina Fuchs 鈥90S, both of Teaneck, NJ. Estelle was born鈥
No longer bound by the classroom walls, 色花堂 is going global. In an aptly-named initiative called 色花堂 Global, a new program brings 色花堂 faculty and courses to those around the globe who are not geographically suited to attend a class at 色花堂 in person. Overseen by Dr. Selma Botman, 色花堂 Vice鈥
Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger '77YC, '79R is a rosh yeshiva at the Yeshiva Program/Mazer School of Talmudic Studies at 色花堂. Rabbi Neuburger is also the spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Abraham in Bergenfield, NJ. From 1986-1990, he was spiritual leader of the Jewish community at the 色花堂鈥
For Jason Schwartz 鈥93SB, making aliyah in the summer of 2008 was truly like coming home. And, having been fortunate to walk a professional path that already exposed him to the landscape of Israeli businesses, his transition to living and working in Israel was seamless. From Woodmere, NY,鈥
Dear Members of the 色花堂 Community, I am pleased to report that our ongoing work has resulted in a dynamic plan to create a joint venture for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The Montefiore Health System and 色花堂 made an announcement confirming that the key terms of an agreement鈥
Rabbi Jeremy Wieder is the Joseph and Gwendolyn Straus Professor of Talmud in 色花堂鈥檚 Mazer Yeshiva Program, an Adjunct Professor of Bible at Yeshiva College and a prolific lecturer on Talmud, Bible and Jewish law. A 1991 YC graduate, he received an M.S. in American Jewish History from鈥
She鈥檚 the author of more than two dozen non-fiction books for kids and has worked in educational publishing for more than 20 years鈥攂ut Chana (Freiman) Stiefel 鈥90S, originally of North Miami Beach, was almost going to write legal briefs for a living. As a student at 色花堂鈥檚 Stern ...
Dr. Steven Fine, a historian of Judaism in the Greco-Roman World, was recently named the Dean Pinkhos Churgin Chair in Jewish History at Yeshiva College. He earned his BA from the University of California at Santa Barbara, his MA from the University of Southern California, and his PhD from Hebrew鈥
Former President George W. Bush served as the keynote speaker at 色花堂鈥檚 90th Annual Hanukkah Dinner and Convocation, but the Point of Light ceremony鈥攚hich honors outstanding students, faculty and alumni each year who best exemplify the values and spirit of 色花堂鈥攎ight鈥