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Everspring and Yeshiva University Expand Fully Digital Experience to MBA Program
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NEW YORK, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Everspring Inc., a leading provider of education technology and services to universities seeking to build or expand their online capabilities, announced today it has significantly expanded its relationship with Yeshiva University to include the Sy Syms School of Business. The expansion includes taking the highly respected Sy Syms MBA program fully digital.
Sy Syms is the fourth school at Yeshiva to entrust its digital presence to Everspring. The other partner schools include the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, and the Katz School of Science and Health.
Why I Am a Modern Orthodox Rabbi By Rabbi Judah Kerbel/TOI (printed with permission) | May 06, 2021
In a recent, thought-provoking article, Rav Efrem Goldberg declared that he is not a Modern Orthodox rabbi. Rabbi Goldberg admirably does not want to be boxed into a certain ideological camp, but would rather be part of a “post-ideological, broad and diverse Torah community.” There is something noble about being able to learn from different parts of klal Yisrael and to transcend differences to serve Hashem holistically.
Yet, I feel it is important to clearly articulate why although I share much of Rabbi Goldberg’s aspirations in this regard I still think it is important to unabashedly consider myself a Modern Orthodox rabbi. My goal is not to critique Rabbi Goldberg first, because I respect him and benefit from his Torah, and over the years he has been gracious to me with his time. Second, because who am I to tell someone how to label or catego
RZA-Mizrachi Leads First Post-COVID Mission to Israel By Pearl Markovitz | April 29, 2021
It has been reported that Israel will be reopening its gates to fully vaccinated tour groups on May 23. In the words of Israel’s tourism minister, Orit Farkash-Hacohen, “It is time that Israel’s unique advantage as a safe and healthy country starts to assist it in recovering from the economic crisis, and not only serve other countries’ economies. Only opening the skies for international tourism will truly revive the tourism industry.”
The reopening to tourists will happen in three stages. Beginning on May 23, the country will let in a small number of tour groups, about 10 to 20 per day, led by licensed tour providers. Tourists will still need to test for COVID before the flight, and test for antibodies upon arrival. A few weeks later, assuming case