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YU Shabbatonim YU’s undergraduate programs hosted two of their largest off-campus Shabbatonim on September 8–10, Shabbat Nitzavim-Vayeilech. President Ari Berman , 275 Wilf Campus students, and over 15 rebbeim from YU’s Undergraduate Torah Studies (UTS) gathered at Camp Romimu in Monticello, New York, for an Elul Shabbaton, siyum, and Selichot. The Shabbaton featured a festive Friday night tish, seven panel discussions
and an interview with President Berman. Among the featured speakers was Dr. Noam Wasserman , Dean of the Sy Syms School of Business, who completed a Siyum HaShas, focusing on the teachings of Rav Yochanan Ben Zakkai and his Torah U’Business approach to ethical business values. Stern College held its off-campus Shabbaton at Camp Dora Golding in the Poconos. Joining more than 200 Stern students were Shoshana Schechter , Associate Dean of Torah Studies
and Spiritual Life, Beren Campus Rabbis and Rebbetzins Azriel and Ellie Fine and Avrumi and Michal Schonbrun, Torah Studies faculty and other staff. The Shabbaton featured a festive Friday night oneg, five panel discussions and a pre-Shabbat shiur.
Cardozo Law Clinic Works to Secure Multimillion Dollar Settlement Detainees who endured a week of severe conditions at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center during a polar vortex in 2019 could receive up to $10 million in compensation in a lawsuit settlement. The tentative agreement is the outcome of efforts led by Katherine R. Rosenfeld of Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel, with invaluable support from Cardozo professors Betsy Ginsberg , founder and director of the Civil Rights Clinic and director of Clinical Education; Alex Reinert , Max Freund Professor of Litigation & Advocacy and director of the Center for Rights and Justice; and their students at the Civil Rights Clinic. READ MORE
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YU’s Own Grandmaster Grandmaster is a title awarded to chess players by the International Chess Federation, and apart from world champion, it is the
Two New Cohorts of Undergraduate Scholars Announced The Straus Center has announced its seventh cohort of ten exceptional Straus Scholars, chosen from Yeshiva University’s incoming undergraduates. These students have demon- strated outstanding academic achievement, leadership and a deep commitment to studying Jewish and Western traditions. As part of their program, they will engage in a unique interdisciplinary curriculum that connects Torah with key works in art, literature, philosophy and political science. READ MORE Stern College is proud to welcome its inaugural cohort of Anita Zucker Jewish Early Childhood Scholars, comprising five dedicated undergraduates passionate about
highest title a player can attain. There are only 106 grandmasters in the U.S., and YU is the proud home to one of them: Semyon Lomasov ’24YC. The 21-year-old Russian-
born math major, who previously represented the Israel Chess Federation, recently secured another victory at the 2023 Summer Chess Classic. READ MORE
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