Yeshiva College is located in

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’s Washington Heights neighborhood in

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. It is

Yeshiva University Yeshiva University is a private Orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York City."About YU
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’s undergraduate college of liberal arts and sciences for men. (

Stern College for Women The Stern College for Women (SCW) is the undergraduate women's college of arts and sciences of Yeshiva University. It is located at the university's Israel Henry Beren Campus in the Murray Hill section of Manhattan. The college provides progra ...

is Yeshiva College’s counterpart for women.) The architecture reflects a search for a distinctly Jewish style appropriate to American academia. Roughly 1,100 students from some two dozen countries, including students registered at

Syms School of Business Syms School of Business (formerly the Syms School of Business) is Yeshiva University business school. It offers both undergraduate and graduate business programs at the Wilf Campus in New York Washington Heights neighborhood, and at the Beren Cam ...

, attend Yeshiva College. On July 27, 2009, it was announced that Barry L. Eichler, Ph.D., would succeed David J. Srolovitz, Ph.D. as dean of Yeshiva College.

Philosophy

Students at Yeshiva College pursue a dual educational program that combines liberal arts and sciences and pre-professional studies with the study of

Torah The Torah (; hbo, ''Tōrā'', "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. In that sense, Torah means the s ...

and Jewish heritage, reflecting Yeshiva’s educational philosophy of

Torah Umadda ''Torah Umadda'' ( he, תּוֹרָה וּמַדָּע, "Torah and secular knowledge") is a worldview in Orthodox Judaism concerning the relationship between the secular world and Judaism, and in particular between secular knowledge and Jewish rel ...

, which translates loosely as “Torah and secular knowledge” (the interaction between Judaism and general culture).

Academics

Majors offered include: *Biochemistry * Biology * Chemistry * Classical languages * Computer sciences * Economics * English * Finance * General Business * Hebrew * History * Jewish studies * Management * Mathematics * Music * Philosophy * Physics * Political science * Pre-engineering * Psychology * Sociology * Speech and drama Combined and joint programs in business administration, dentistry, engineering, Jewish education, Jewish studies, law, occupational therapy, optometry, podiatric medicine, and social work are also available. Minors offered include: * American studies * Architecture * Art * Biology * Business * Chemistry * Classical languages * Computer sciences * Economics * English (Literature and Writing tracks) * Hebrew * History * Jewish studies * Mathematics * Music * Philosophy * Physics * Political science * Psychology * Public health * Sociology * Spanish * Speech and drama The Robert M. Beren Department of Jewish Studies unifies and centralizes all academic Jewish studies offerings at Yeshiva College: Bible, Hebrew, Jewish history, Jewish philosophy, and Judaic studies. In addition to courses leading to the B.A. degree, all students undertake Jewish studies requiring intensive analysis of classic texts in Hebrew and

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in ...

. Students are enrolled in a full course of study in one of the following options: * James Striar School of General Jewish Studies/the Mechinah Program * Yeshiva Program/Mazer School of Talmudic Studies * Isaac Breuer College of Hebraic Studies * Irving I. Stone Beit Midrash Program Yeshiva College's Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors program stresses writing, critical analysis, cultural enrichment, and individual mentoring. The

S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program Yeshiva University is a private Orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York City."About YU
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allows students who wish to spend a year in Israel to take courses at one of 51 different Israeli institutions.

Student life

Athletics include Maccabees basketball, tennis, fencing, cross-country, golf, soccer, volleyball, wrestling, and baseball. Other student activities include the newspaper The Commentator and the radio station WYUR. Zysman yeshiva college

Student government

The student government includes the Yeshiva College Student Association (YCSA), the Yeshiva Student Union (YSU), the Student Organization of Yeshiva and Judaic Studies Programs (SOY/JSC), and the Syms School Of Business Student Association.

Dormitories and student housing

Approximately 90% of the undergraduate student population(s) lives on campus. The Wilf Campus includes three main dormitory buildings: Morgenstern, Muss, and Rubin Residence Halls. Many upperclassmen live in the surrounding independent housing that is run by the university or in other nearby buildings.

Notable alumni

* Rabbi Chaim Brovender *

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* Shaye Cohen *

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Louis Henkin Louis Henkin (November 11, 1917 – October 14, 2010), widely considered one of the most influential contemporary scholars of international law and the foreign policy of the United States, who was "often credited with creating the field of human ...

Daniel Kurtzer Daniel Charles Kurtzer (born June 1949) is an American former diplomat. He served as U.S. ambassador to Egypt during the term of President Bill Clinton, and was the U.S. ambassador to Israel from 2001 to 2005 during the term of President George W ...

, former United States Ambassador to Israel and Egypt *

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* Rabbi Albert L. Lewis * Josef Mandelbaum, CEO of

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* Chaim Potok * Rabbi

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, author and chief strategist for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Notable faculty

Joseph B. Soloveitchik Joseph Ber Soloveitchik ( he, יוסף דב הלוי סולובייצ׳יק ''Yosef Dov ha-Levi Soloveychik''; February 27, 1903 – April 9, 1993) was a major American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist, and modern Jewish philosopher. He was a scion ...

Adam Zachary Newton Adam Zachary Newton is an American academic. He has served as university professor, Stanton Chair in Literature and Humanities, and chair of the Department of English at Yeshiva University. His previous appointment was as Jane and Rowland Blumberg ...

Facilities

The campus is centered on the area of Amsterdam Ave and West 185th Street (Yeshiva University's main office is 500 185th St). The buildings in the campus are: * David H. Zysman Hall * Sol and Hilda Furst Hall * Belfer Hall * Schottenstein Center * Mendel Gottesman Library * Max Stern Athletic Building and Benjamin Gottesman Pool * Ruth and Hyman Muss, Morris and Celia Morgenstern, Joseph and Dora Strenger, and Leah and Joseph Rubin Residence Halls * Glueck Center for Jewish Studies

References

External links

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