Yeshiva University's CJF February 2012 eNewsletter

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Shevat 5772 • February 2012
Dear Friends, Below we have listed various articles which reflect our mission and vision for creating a culture of engaged young people, helping to develop strong vibrant communities led by inspired and passionate leaders, and sharing a Jewish Torah ethic that is tolerant, relevant, and meaningful. We are proud to have sent 141 students on Service Learning Missions over Winter Break, spanning three continents, and five countries. We have seen time and again, that the more opportunities students have to see and experience how they can be agents of change, the better the chance they will recognize their capacity to assume positions of professional and communal leadership in the future. We look forward to seeing great things from these students and the many others who participate in all of our different leadership programs. We continue to take pride in our Shabbat Table Discussion series that is growing in distribution and readership. We hope that you and your family are using them to enrich your Shabbat Table conversations. Rabbi Kenneth Brander The David Mitzner Dean Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future News from the CJF  Coast to Coast and Around the Globe Students Explore Social Justice on CJF Missions to Ukraine, Central America, Israel and the West Coast Whether building libraries in the Nicaraguan heat or renovating a youth center in the cold of Kharkov, Ukraine, Yeshiva University students were hard at work during the winter intersession participating in Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) programs around the world. Comprised of seven service-learning missions across Europe, Israel, Central America and the United States, the programs ran from January 12-22 and involved 140 undergraduates. Click for full article CJF Winter Missions in the News Read about the missions on New Jersey Jewish News Read about the mission on the New Jersey Jewish Standard Read about the missions on jWeekly.com Read about the mission on the Canadian Jewish News Read about the mission on eJewish Philanthropy Rabbis Explore Jewish Genetic Health Twenty-five percent of Ashkenazim are carriers for at least one genetic disorder—“which means that it’s not a stigma; it’s a community problem,” said Dr. Nicole Schreiber-Agus at a rabbinic symposium on genetics hosted by Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) on Monday, December 5. “There are many options for having a healthy family,” said Agus, noting that there are also specifically Sephardic disorders. Click for Full Article Puah Institute Course at Yeshiva University As former rabbi of South Florida’s Boca Raton Synagogue, Rabbi Kenneth Brander would regularly field questions from couples struggling with fertility issues. “I didn’t know how to answer these difficult questions,” said Brander, who currently serves as David Mitzner Dean of Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF). After taking a sabbatical and studying at the Puah Institute (Machon Puah)—Israel’s renowned institute of fertility and medicine in accordance with halacha [Jewish law]— Brander realized just how important it was for young rabbis to be trained in this emerging field. Click for Full Article   Orthodox rabbi discusses haredi extremism From the Canadian Jewish News Almost 40 years after being ordained by a haredi yeshiva, a leading modern Orthodox rabbi says he is still very much in contact with the haredi world and that recent reports of marginalization of women by that community are “a reflection of militancy on the part of a very tiny minority that I don’t believe represents the true values of the world in which they were raised.” Read full article on the Candian Jewish News		yu.edu/CJF Yeshiva University's Center for the Jewish Future home page YUTorah The Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah, with over 50,000 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 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 CJF/Rabbis Rabbinic resources, drasha materials and more YUTorah on Facebook Like YUTorah on Facebook YUTorah on Twitter Follow YUTorah on Twitter
Our mission is to shape, enrich and inspire the contemporary Jewish community by convening the resources of Yeshiva University, infusing the student body with a spirit of leadership and a sense of responsibility to the Jewish people and society ingeneral, building, cultivating, and supporting communities, and their lay and rabbinic leaders, and creating a global movement that promotes the values of Yeshiva University Yeshiva University's Center for the Jewish Future 500 West 185th St. Suite 419 • New York, NY 10033 • 212.960.5263 • cjf@yu.edu

 

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Download Yeshiva University's newest Chanuka To-Go 5772

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Download Chanuka To-Go 5772 which contains the following articles:
	Not Just Another Winter Festival - Rabbi Reuven Brand (Rosh Kollel, YU Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago) The Maccabean Revolt: The State of the Question - Dr. Louis H. Feldman (Abraham Wouk Family Professor of Classics and Literature, Yeshiva University) Intriguing Halakhot of Hanukah - Rabbi Dr. David Horwitz (Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS) A Tale of Two Women - Mrs. Deena S. Rabinovich (Director, Legacy Heritage Foundation Scholars Program, Stern College for Women) Hiddur Mitzvah - Rabbi Yonason Sacks (Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS) Who will Build the Menorah of Mashiach? - Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner (Rosh Beit Midrash, Yeshiva University Torah Mitzion Zichron Dov Beit Midrash of Toronto) Chanuka Activities for Families - From YUTeach, a project of Yeshiva University's Institute for University-School Partnership (Shira Heller, Jessica Tabak and Rabbi Ouriel Hazan) Plus 2 more years of Chanuka To-Go issues with additional articles and divrei Torah

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Yeshiva University's November 2011 eNewsletter

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Cheshvan 5772 • November 2011
Dear Friends, Below we have listed various articles which reflect our mission and vision for creating a culture of engaged young people, helping to develop strong vibrant communities led by inspired and passionate leaders, and sharing a Jewish Torah ethic that is tolerant, relevant, and meaningful. Rabbi Kenneth Brander The David Mitzner Dean Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future News from the CJF Student-Run Medical Ethics Conference Explores Jewish Perspectives on Public Health Bright and early on the Sunday morning of November 6, an eager crowd braved New York City Marathon traffic to attend the Yeshiva University Student Medical Ethics Society’s (MES) sixth annual conference in Lamport Auditorium on the Wilf Campus. Click for Full Article Click here for audio recordings of the conference (coming soon) Welcome South Africa to the Yeshiva University To-Go Community For the first time, South Africa has joined the To-Go community. 20,000 Sukkot To-Go 5772 were printed this year by Mizrachi South Africa. Both the Rosh Hashana To-Go 5772 and Sukkot To-Go 5772 were distributed worldwide before the holidays. Over 20,000 of each were printed and sent to over 200 requested locations in the United States, Israel, United Kingdom, and Canada. For the first time, South Africa has also printed our Sukkot To-Go journal. They distributed an astounding 20,000 copies to the South African Jewish community. Click for Full Article Yeshiva University’s Blanche and Aaron Schreiber Torah Tours Enrich Holiday Celebration in 81 Communities Across North America and United Kingdom “My friends ask me why we keep going back to Merrick,” shared Josh Botwinick, a YU Junior, as he addressed Congregation Ohav Sholom in Merrick, Long Island in his sermon on Parshat Bereishit. “I tell them that I can’t really explain it. We just love it here.” Well, the members of Ohav Sholom can certainly explain why they love having Torah Tours.  Click for Full Article Articles on Torah Tours in London YouandUS • The Jewish Chronicle Kohelet Fellowships Launches With Five Regional Orientation Events Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future is reaching out to engage day school parents in new ways. This month, the 2011-2012 Kohelet Fellowships Program launched with five regional orientation programs. 650 parents participated in the orientation events. The events were held in Manhattan, Memphis, Long Island, Philadelphia, and Cherry Hill, NJ. Click for Full Article Rebbetzin Yarchei Kallah Attracts Rebbetzins From Across the Globe The Rebbetzin Esther Rosenblatt Yarchei Kallah for Rebbetzins is scheduled to take place on Monday and Tuesday, November 14th and 15th at Keter Torah in Teaneck, N.J. The family of Rebbetzin Rosenblatt has very generously dedicated this program in her memory for five years. The purpose of the conference is to express appreciation to the rebbetzins, provide a forum for them to discuss rebbetzin-related subjects, offer them new skills, shiurim and the opportunity to network with other rebbetzins. Click for Full Article		yu.edu/CJF Yeshiva University's Center for the Jewish Future home page YUTorah The Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah, with over 38,000 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 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 CJF/Rabbis Rabbinic resources, drasha materials and more YUTorah on Facebook Like YUTorah on Facebook YUTorah on Twitter Follow YUTorah on Twitter
Our mission is to shape, enrich and inspire the contemporary Jewish community by convening the resources of Yeshiva University, infusing the student body with a spirit of leadership and a sense of responsibility to the Jewish people and society ingeneral, building, cultivating, and supporting communities, and their lay and rabbinic leaders, and creating a global movement that promotes the values of Yeshiva University Yeshiva University's Center for the Jewish Future 500 West 185th St. Suite 419 • New York, NY 10033 • 212.960.5263 • cjf@yu.edu

 

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This Sunday! Register Now - Jewish Perspectives on Public Health: Yeshiva University Medical Ethics Society Annual Conference

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IN THE PUBLIC EYE  JEWISH PERSPECTIVES ON PUBLIC HEALTH At this year's Fuld Family medical ethics conference, participants will be provided with the broad medical and legal foundation needed to understand public health issues. They will also be exposed to the social issues surrounding these challenges as they relate to society as a whole and to the Jewish community in particular. Topics covered include obesity, smoking, global responsibility, vaccinations, circumcision, and more. Participants will hear from experts such as Professor John Banzhaf of George Washington University Law School who, over the past few decades, has made major contributions towards anti-smoking laws and who is now fighting the obesity epidemic, as well as Rabbi Moshe D. Tendler, Ph.D. and Rabbi Edward Reichman, M.D., some of the leading experts in Jewish medical ethics today. Mati Goldstein, Chief Officer of the ZAKA International Rescue and Recovery Team, and Dr. Ofer Merin, Director of the Emergency Preparedness & Response Program at Shaare Zedek Medical Centre in Jerusalem, will be describing their experiences responding to tragedy around the world. This conference will provide an overview of the fundamental ethical dilemmas surrounding public health, and discuss how the system of Halacha (Jewish law) approaches these complex issues. Speakers Include: Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman,Conference Chairman Dr. Karen Bacon Professor John F. Banzhaf III Rabbi Kenneth Brander Dr. Edward Burns Rabbi Asher Bush Dr. Richard Friedman Rabbi Dovid Fuld Rabbi Eli Glaser Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt Mati Goldstein Dr. Aaron Jesin Dr. John Loike Dr. Ofer Merin Rabbi Hershel Schachter Dr. Warren Seigel Dr. Sylvia Smoller Rabbi Dr. Moshe D. Tendler Rabbi Mordechai Willig Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler Sunday, November 6th 2011   9:00am-5:00pm   $6 off for Alumni of Yeshiva University Undergrad Sponsored by YU Alumni Affairs To obtain a valid alumni ID, YU graduates should email alumni@yu.edu or call 212-960-5373  friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2011 Yeshiva University Medical Ethics Society All rights reserved  Yeshiva University, Wilf Campus  To register and for more information please visit: yumedicalethics.com

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YU Medical Ethics Society Annual Conference: Jewish Perspectives on Public Health - Sunday, November 6, 2011

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IN THE PUBLIC EYE  JEWISH PERSPECTIVES ON PUBLIC HEALTH At this year's Fuld Family medical ethics conference, participants will be provided with the broad medical and legal foundation needed to understand public health issues. They will also be exposed to the social issues surrounding these challenges as they relate to society as a whole and to the Jewish community in particular. Topics covered include obesity, smoking, global responsibility, vaccinations, circumcision, and more. Participants will hear from experts such as Professor John Banzhaf of George Washington University Law School who, over the past few decades, has made major contributions towards anti-smoking laws and who is now fighting the obesity epidemic, as well as Rabbi Moshe D. Tendler, Ph.D. and Rabbi Edward Reichman, M.D., some of the leading experts in Jewish medical ethics today. Mati Goldstein, Chief Officer of the ZAKA International Rescue and Recovery Team, and Dr. Ofer Merin, Director of the Emergency Preparedness & Response Program at Shaare Zedek Medical Centre in Jerusalem, will be describing their experiences responding to tragedy around the world. This conference will provide an overview of the fundamental ethical dilemmas surrounding public health, and discuss how the system of Halacha (Jewish law) approaches these complex issues. Speakers Include: Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman,Conference Chairman Dr. Karen Bacon Professor John F. Banzhaf III Rabbi Kenneth Brander Dr. Edward Burns Rabbi Asher Bush Dr. Richard Friedman Rabbi Dovid Fuld Rabbi Eli Glaser Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt Mati Goldstein Dr. Aaron Jesin Dr. John Loike Dr. Ofer Merin Rabbi Hershel Schachter Dr. Warren Seigel Dr. Sylvia Smoller Rabbi Dr. Moshe D. Tendler Rabbi Mordechai Willig Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler Sunday, November 6th 2011   9:00am-5:00pm   $6 off for Alumni of Yeshiva University Undergrad Sponsored by YU Alumni Affairs To obtain a valid alumni ID, YU graduates should email alumni@yu.edu or call 212-960-5373  friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2011 Yeshiva University Medical Ethics Society All rights reserved  Yeshiva University, Wilf Campus  To register and for more information please visit: yumedicalethics.com

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Download Yeshiva University's newest Sukkot To-Go 5772

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	Symbolism on Sukkot - Rabbi Kenneth Auman (Faculty, Stern College for Women) Bringing the Succah into our Homes - Rabbi Josh Blass (Sgan Mashgiach, Yeshiva University) All You Need is Love - Rabbi Reuven Brand (Rosh Kollel, YU Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago) When Bar Kohkba Ordered Lulavim - Dr. Steven Fine (Professor of Jewish History, Director, Center for Israel Studies, Yeshiva University) Reading Kohelet on Sukkot - Rabbi Joshua Flug (Director of Torah Research, Center for the Jewish Future) Vanities vs. Progression: The Lessons and Joy of Koheles and Sukkos - Mrs. Chana Glatt (Faculty, Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls) Why did Shemini Atzeret Become Simchat Torah? - Mrs. Sally Mayer (Faculty, Midreshet Lindenbaum) The Reconciliation of Sukkos - Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger (Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS) The Patient and the Caretaker: On Sukkot and Compassion - Rabbi Zvi Sinensky (Rabbi, Yeshiva University Albert Einstein School of Medicine Community Shul) Galbanum, Madison, and Citron: The Lesson and the Laws of the Binding of the Arbah Minim - Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank (Faculty: RIETS, IBC, and Mechinah Jewish Studies Program, Yeshiva University) Plus 5 years of Sukkot To-Go issues with additional articles and divrei Torah

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