June 10, 2021
By Molly Meisels
Mx. Meisels is a graduate of Yeshiva University and an incoming art history M.A./Ph.D. student at the University of California, Los Angeles.
No one within earshot batted an eye at the slur. I was at a festive Shabbat dinner with other undergraduates at Yeshiva University, a few months into my freshman year at its Stern College for Women. âHeâs a fag,â I overheard a student in a spiffy suit say to the woman seated next to him.
A year earlier, as a senior at an all-girls Hasidic high school in Brooklyn in 2016, I had looked forward to being surrounded by open-minded, religiously committed Jews at the renowned Modern Orthodox university in New York City. But in that moment, my fantasies crumbled. As the slur echoed in my mind, glasses clinked, cheerful conversations continued, and the only visible concern in the room was mine. It was my first encounter with casual bigotry at Yeshiva, but not my last.
(Courtesy of YU) Yeshiva University held its 90th Annual Commencement Exercises in person on May 26 in Arthur Ashe Stadium in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, with the participation of more than 650 graduates and their families and friends; and university faculty, staff and administration, along with hundreds more joining virtually.
SwiftTest: Concierge COVID Testing With Fast Results By Tova Ross | May 27, 2021
We’re all thankful for effective vaccines and a slow but steady march back to a normal life. But of necessity, some things will remain with us for the foreseeable future, like reliable and accessible COVID testing. That’s where SwiftTest comes in.
SwiftTest is a concierge testing service that comes to your home, office, school, travel or camp with same-day results. SwiftTest was launched in October 2020 by local Englewood resident Aliza Black.
Black grew up in Englewood and attended Ramaz and Stern College for Women, where she took pre-med courses and developed an enduring passion for the healthcare field. She pursued her physician assistant (PA) degree at Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital and has been a board-certified PA since 2013.