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Dear Friend, As the calendar year comes to a close, it's natural for each of us to take stock of our accomplishments. Through your continued support, Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future has been able to impact the lives of countless students, Jewish learners, lay and rabbinic leaders. Some of the highlights of 2014 include: Student Leadership Development 300+ Students enhanced Simchat Torah and Shavuot in 60 communities through the Blanche and Aaron Schreiber Torah Tours program 185 Students participated in service learning trips around the world, engaging the greater community and learning principles of justice and chesed. 30 Students ran summer camps for youth-at-risk in 5 communities in southern Israel 10 Women from our graduate program served as weekly community scholars Community Enrichment 1,000,000+ Visits to the Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah.org website.  100,000+ Shiurim on the Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah.org website. Click here to learn more about our 100,000 shiur campaign! 160,000 Copies of the Benjamin and Rose Berger Torah To-Go distributed to over 400 communities across the globe in print and online 13,600 Copies of Shabbat Table Discussions downloaded to enhance Shabbat Tables 1,000+ Participants of Pre-Shavuot Empowered Learning online 1,100 Day School Parents participated in the Kohelet Fellowships educational program 65 YU Speakers visited over 100 communities across the US and around the world through the YU Speakers Bureau 38 Shidduchim (Marriages) arranged by YUConnects Leadership Development 1,400+ Rabbinic Users of the Rabbanan.org rabbinic resources website 90 Rebbetzins convened for the Rebbetzin Esther Rosenblatt Yarchei Kallah 190 Rebbetzins participate in the online Rebbetzins' chat groups for group development and support 51 Rabbinic Positions placed through The Morris and Gertrude Bienenfeld Department of Jewish Career Development and Placement 16 Lay Leaders graduated from our Community Leadership Institute development program 15 Student Leaders from 5 colleges were trained in the BUILD fellowship With your partnership we can accomplish so much more in 2015. Please make your end of year gift today.

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Yeshiva University's CJF December 2014 eNewsletter

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Dear Friends, Countless demographic studies have demonstrated that one of the most ubiquitously observed Jewish holidays is Chanukah. There is a familial warmth, and a communal vitality that propels the Chanukah experience to a central place within the consciousness of the Jewish people. The icon of Chanukah is, of course, the menorah. A symbol of identity and strength throughout Jewish history, the menorah serves to illuminate the world with the values and ideals of Torah. Yet, on the surface there appears to be a paradox in the halachic identity of the menorah. On the one hand, it is firmly rooted within the paradigm of the home. The most basic observance of Chanukah entails one candle per household. Some commentaries even suggest that one is required to be based in a home in order to fulfill the mitzvah altogether. Yet, the contours of the Chanukah observance are also defined by the world outside the home. The proper timing for lighting the Chanukah candles is when the streets are bustling with people. The menorah must be positioned in sight of the public. Indeed, “pirsumei nisah,” publicizing the miracle, is a defining feature of Chanukah. Chanukah is about recognizing the nurturing nature of our own personal homes, and concentrating that light outwards – to illuminate the world. The mitzvah begins with the foundation of a strong Jewish home, but ultimately, our mandate is to project that strength to the rest of the world. Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish future is the conduit for the countless dimensions of our home – here at YU – to project its impact to the rest of the world. Using YU’s outstanding faculty, professors, and rabbinic leaders – we bring the world of Yeshiva University into countless homes, synagogues, and schools – through our work in communities across the world. Moreover, we are building the rabbinic, lay, and student leaders of tomorrow; leaders with the sophistication, experience, and mentorship to confront our community’s greatest challenges. We are proud to serve as the candles that publicize the values and ideals of this revered institution. We invite you to explore our most recent programs and engage the Torah and wisdom of the Yeshiva University community. Wishing you and your entire family a Chag Urim Sameach, Rabbi Yaakov Glasser David Mitzner Dean, Center for the Jewish Future, Yeshiva University SPREADING THE SPIRIT OF YU Aaron and Blanche Schreiber Torah Tours Simchat Torah 5775   This past Simchat Torah, over 300 Yeshiva University undergraduates traveled to 52 shuls across North America. Through song, dance, and divrei Torah, the students contributed a level of excitement and ruach, which the shuls wait for all year round. Prior to the students traveling out for Simchat Torah, they participated in a mandatory orientation at which they learned helpful tips for public speaking, how to have healthy relationships with teens and community members, and how to lead hakafot. EXPANDING EXPERIENTIAL JEWISH EDUCATION Yeshiva University EJE Fellowship for Synagogue and Youth Movement Advisors   It’s 8pm on a Wednesday night in the middle of November, and I am sitting in a room with 30 others who have come to learn the secrets of experiential Jewish education. Okay, maybe not the ‘secrets’ – we are here to gain whatever we, as individuals working in youth movements, can to improve ourselves as experiential educators. We do not have formal jobs in EJE (yet). This is something we all do on the side between exams and papers, whether it be Shabbatonim, schmoozes or summer programs. We do it because we love it and in turn, have joined the fellowship program because we want to give the youth we advise the best experience we can. ART AND TORAH Yeshiva University Hosts Community Beit Midrash Program   In its third year, the Community Beit Midrash program has expanded its reach with over 175 participants from Central and South Jersey, Brooklyn, Queens and the Five Towns. The program was held at the Yeshiva University Museum where participants joined to study from prominent YU faculty. The program featured Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik, Director of the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought, Yeshiva University and Dr. Jacob Wisse, Director of Yeshiva University Museum and Associate Professor of Art History, Stern College for Women who co-presented on the topic of: “The Image and the Idea: An Interdisciplinary Seminar on Art History and Jewish Thought.” LEARNING FOR LIFE YUConnects "Succesful Dating" Panel at Stern College a Success   Despite a severe Nor’easter affecting the New York area, a large crowd attended the YUConnects’ "Game Plan for Successful Dating" Panel on the Beren Campus, December 9th. Co-sponsored by the Stern student leadership club, TAC, and the YU Counseling Center, the presenters fashioned an exciting educational event that focused on everyday issues encountered in the dating arena. One young woman enthusiastically emailed afterward that, “…each speaker had their own unique perspective which gave us amazing ‘takeaway' useful tips. Thank you for putting it together!” CREATING SAFER COMMUNITIES Yeshiva University Offers Online Child Abuse Prevention Course for Rabbis   Early each Monday morning, from 1:30 to 3:30 a.m., Rabbi Alon Meltzer wakes up and logs on to his computer, joining 20 other rabbis from countries around the world who are participating in a new online Yeshiva University course designed to help rabbinic leaders identify and protect their communities from the dangers of child abuse. As rabbi of the ACT Jewish Community, Inc., in Canberra, Australia, he considers the sleep loss a small price to pay. Related: YU Trains Rabbis to be 'Supermen' Against Child Abuse THE BETTER HALF OF THE RABBINATE Rebbetzin Esther Rosenblatt Yarchei Kalla   The Rebbetzin Esther Rosenblatt Yarchei Kallah for Rebbetzins took place this past Monday and Tuesday, November 9th and 10th, 2014 at Congregation Keter Torah in Teaneck, NJ. The purpose of this program is to give rabbis’ wives the opportunity to meet with seasoned professionals and to discuss issues of self, family, and community in a safe and supportive environment. The participants have the opportunity to network, develop lasting relationships, nurture a support system, and enjoy the intellectual stimulation of Torah study with leading Jewish scholars while being mentored by more experienced rebbetzins. Related: A Good Reason Not to Lose Faith in the Rabbinate – the Rebbetzins UNITING THE COMMUNITY YU hosts Community Siyum of Seder Moed   On Sunday, October 5, the Daf Yomi cycle finished the first complete seder, Seder Moed, and Yeshiva University and RIETS celebrated the accomplishment with a communal siyum in the Glueck Beit Midrash on the Wilf Campus. The program featured Rabbi Hershel Schachter, (Rosh Yeshiva, Nathan and Vivian Fink Distinguished Professorial Chair in Talmud and Marcos and Adina Katz Rosh Kollel, RIETS),  Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz, (Magid Shiur, YUTorah.org, Program Director and Magid Shiur, DRS High School and Rabbi, Beis HaKnesses of North Woodmere), and Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman, (Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS and Rabbi, Ohr Saadya, Teaneck, NJ).  TRAINING THE LEADERS Newest Cohort of Rabbinic Yarchei Kallah Trains 30 Rabbis from Around the World   In September YU's Center for the Jewish Future launched it's sixth Yarchei Kallah cohort for rabbis. Over 30 rabbis participated from around the world - studying topics ranging from delivering inspirational sermons to dealing with stress and challenges in the rabbinate. Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter, University Professor of Jewish Thought and History and Senior Scholar of the CJF delivered a stimulating array of presentations to the rabbis and is currently preparing the cohort’s next get-together in March. With the addition of this newest cohort, nearly 200 rabbis have now experienced the learning and comradery of the Yarchei Kallahs. TORAH ON THANKSGIVING Annual Five Towns Thanksgiving Kollel Yom Rishon draws hundreds   Over 250 men and women attended the annual Thanksgiving Kollel Yom Rishon in the Young Israel of Woodmere on November 27, with shiurim from RIETS Roshei Yeshiva Rabbi Elchanan Adler on "Ayin Hara: More Than Meets the Eye" (Listen on YUTorah) and Rabbi Jeremy Wieder on "Conflicts Between Science and Halakhah: The Responses of Poskim" (Listen on YUTorah). Attendees had the opportunity to ask follow-up questions after the program and a meaningful Thanksgiving was had by all.

Join RIETS for a Community Day of Learning on Thursday, December 25. Click on the flyer above for more information and to register. The Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah.org "Top Ten Online Torah Resources" @YUCJF @RabbiBrander @YUTorah @eJewishEd @ChampionsgateYU YUCJF YUTorah Experiential Jewish Education YUConnects yu.edu/CJF Yeshiva University's Center for the Jewish Future home page YUTorah The Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah, with over 60,000 shiurim YUConnects Resources for shidduchim and relationships YUSpeakers  The Yeshiva University Speakers Bureau Kollel Yom Rishon  The Abraham Arbesfeld Kollel Yom Rishon Sunday Morning Learning Program for Men Midreshet Yom Rishon  The Millie Arbesfeld Midreshet Yom Rishon Sunday Morning Learning Program for Women Experiential Jewish Education  Certificate Program in Jewish Experiential Education Torah Tours Torah Tours registration for synagogues and YU students Championsgate Championsgate Leadership Conference Chicago Torah The Yeshiva University Torah Mitzion Chicago Community Kollel Toronto Torah The Yeshiva University Torah Mitzion Zichron Dov Community Beit Midrash of Toronto Rabbanan.org Rabbinic resources, drasha materials and more The CJF YouTube Channel Watch videos from all our programs and events

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Tickets on sale now for the 2014 YU Chanuka Concert

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Yeshiva University 2014 Chanuka Concert

Featuring: Benny Friedman, Shlock Rock, and Nissim Black
Music by Neshoma Orchestra

Thursday Dec, 18th 

Doors Open: 7:30   Concert Begins: 8:00

Lamport Auditorium, Yeshiva University, 2540 Amsterdam Ave, NY (between 186th & 187th)

Tickets as low as $15!

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Celebrate our 100,000th shiur with us!

Having trouble seeing this email? View it in a browser Dear Friends,  How much does YUTorah mean to you? Since 2004, the Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah.org has been your go-to address for online Torah. We are now nearing the extraordinary achievement of hosting over 100,000 Shiurim! Our site is visited monthly by over 100,000 viewers who have the opportunity to choose from hearing daily Gemara shiurim, Mishna Yomi, the weekly Parsha, YU publications and Journals, or any of the other hundreds of topics and series on the site. YUTorah is a nexus of multiple Torah communities, revolving around the vibrancy and Torah leadership of Yeshiva University. YUTorah serves as a platform for high schools, Yeshivot in Israel, synagogues, outreach programs, and countless other organizations to reach a global audience with their creative Torah content. Throughout these years we’ve offered this precious resource free of charge, and rarely have we asked for your support directly. At this time, we are asking you, our YUTorah online community- those who use YUTorah regularly - to partner with us by making a donation in appreciation for the knowledge, wisdom and learning we make available to you. Help spread Torah to all corners of the earth by dedicating a day ($180), a week, ($1000) or a month ($2500) in memory or in honor of a loved one, on behalf of someone in need, or simply in gratitude to Yeshiva University for providing these resources free of charge. Payments made be spread over several months. Dedications are prominently displayed on YUTorah’s homepage, in full view for all those who visit the site. As you look to make your year-end tax deductible contributions, I ask that you consider supporting the #1 free, online Torah resource- YUTorah. Help us help you! Your donation makes a difference. Donate online at YUTorah.org or you can send your tax deductible contribution to us at the address below. Pledges can be paid in installments as well. Thanking you in advance for your partnership and support. Sincerely yours, Rabbi Yaakov Glasser The David Mitzner Dean, YU Center for the Jewish Future  Donate online at YUTorah.org or you can send your tax deductible contribution, (checks made out to Yeshiva University) to: YUTorah c/o Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future 500 West 185th Street, FH 419 New York, NY 10033 The Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah.org is a project of Yeshiva University's Center for the Jewish Future

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Download Yeshiva University's newest Benjamin and Rose Berger Chanuka To-Go 5775

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Download The Benjamin and Rose Berger Chanuka To-Go 5775® Dedicated by Dr. David and Barbara Hurwitz in honor of their children and grandchildren which contains the following articles:
	Praying for a Miracle: Perspectives Gleaned from a “Forgotten” Ruling in Hilkhot Chanuka Rabbi Elchanan Adler Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS The Mezuzah and the Menorah Rabbi Benjamin Blech Professor of Talmud, Yeshiva University The Camel, the Candle & the Convenience Store Rabbi Joshua Flug Director of Torah Research, Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future She’asa Nissim: The Beracha on Seeing the Chanukah Lights Rabbi Menachem Genack Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS • CEO, OU Kosher • Rabbi, Cong. Shomrei Emunah, Englewood, NJ Religious Persecution, Civil War, and Bureaucratic Mischief: A Chanukah Story for the Ages Jill Katz, PhD Clinical Assistant Professor of Archaeology, Yeshiva University The Experience of Chanukah Ms. Gaby Schoenfeld Assistant Director of Experiential Jewish Education, YU Center for the Jewish Future Plus 5 more years of Rosh Hashana To-Go issues with additional articles and divrei Torah

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