Chazaq, TorahAnytime, the Queens Jewish Link, and many other sponsors were part of a special half-time Torah learning program on Super Bowl Sunday. The first speaker, Mr. Charlie Harary, well-known inspirational speaker, began with the fact that everyone is looking for ways to be better. “We know we have the potential of being great.” He pointed out that many lessons in football apply to greatness across the board. One idea is to focus on the game and not the score. When Hashem called Moshe up to Har Sinai, the pasuk says, “Come up with Me to the mountains and be there.”

In a highly anticipated meeting on Monday, February 10, the New York State Board of Regents met regarding equivalency of instruction in nonpublic schools. Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel and Rabbi Yeruchim Silber of Agudath Israel of America and other yeshiva advocates were in attendance.

Emet Outreach took the typical Shabbaton to new heights with its annual mid-winter retreat. Thirty-four students from area colleges spent a weekend of solidarity and spiritual connection. It all started early on a Friday morning when the group gathered at the Emet Center for breakfast. Rabbi Akiva Rutenberg, Emet’s Director and Co-Founder, gave an uplifting class to add a Torah perspective to the retreat, which was themed “Mind, Body, and Soul” to encompass all the religious and fun activities.

The Career Center, in partnership with the Office of Alumni Affairs, is thrilled to announce the launch of its new Yeshiva University Mentoring Volunteer Program, or YU-MVP. This algorithm-based “matching for mentoring” platform will pull from over 25,000 alumni around the globe to create a network of volunteer mentors dedicated to offering undergraduate students professional career guidance.