September 2018, Riverdale, NY: Yeshivat Chovevei Torah [YCT] Rabbinical School is delighted to announce that beginning this academic year, Rabbi Dov Linzer will head YCT, taking on the public leadership of the yeshiva, while retaining the title, role, and responsibilities of Rosh HaYeshiva.… Read the rest
In this week’s Boston Globe, YCT musmakh Rabbi Seth Winberg, Hillel Executive Director and Jewish Chaplain at Brandeis University, reflects on his recent visit to the US/Mexico border:
A Justice System That Creates Orphans
Last week, after seeing reports of families being separated at the US-Mexico border, I felt called to go to the border myself.… Read the rest
Rachmiel Gurwitz, YCT Class of 2018, will serve as a key member of the College Chaplain’s senior leadership team and serve as representative for Jewish student life at Muhlenberg College, effective July 16.
To mark the opening of The NEW OHEL Jaffa Family Campus, OHEL published the ground-breaking Journal Voices of Strength, to help further discourse in the community and break down the many stigmas that exist. Dr. Friedman, YCT’s Sharon and Steven Lieberman Founder and Chair of Pastoral Counseling was invited to submit the article, which you’ll find below.… Read the rest
Dr. Steve Bayme, American Jewish Committee’s Director of the Contemporary Jewish Life, reflects on YCT’s impact on the Jewish community over the last 18 years. “Communal leaders report that YCT alumni are respected for their success in building institutions that are open, inclusive and engaging.”… Read the rest
In a recent article featured in Kol Habirah, Dr. Michelle Friedman, the Sharon and Steven Lieberman Founder and Chair of Pastoral Counseling, addresses our obligation to protect our children in light of recent events in Baltimore:
“The Jewish community is built on a code of moral and ethical action.… Read the rest
In a Jerusalem Post article, YCT musmakh, Rabbi Avidan Freedman describes his relationship with three African refugees in Israel and invites his fellow Israelis to follow the Torah’s commandment in offering shelter to those in need.
“Rather than comply blindly with the government’s policies, I will open my eyes, extend my hand, and say to all who need it: I will be your shelter.”… Read the rest
YCT musmakhim Jon Leener and Avram Mlotek impact hundreds of millennials in their respective Base Hillels in the NYC neighborhoods of Chelsea and Williamsburg. Their work is well described in this JTA article:
“Base occupies a middle ground between the home-and synagogue-based outreach of Chabad, the outward-looking Hasidic movement, and Moishe House, a network of apartments where young Jewish singles host social and holiday events in exchange for rent subsidies.… Read the rest
In a recent eJewishphilanthrophy article, YCT musmakh Amitai Fraiman, proposes a “reverse Birthright” program, to address the growing chasm between Israel and North American Jewry.
“(US Jews) are people that never send their children to fight for their country … Most of them are having quite convenient lives.”… Read the rest
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