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UJA Launches Multimillion-Dollar Anti-Poverty Initiative Across New York City Region

In response to the overwhelming need for expanded social services and job training across the New York region, UJA-Federation of New York and several partner organizations have launched a multimillion-dollar anti-poverty initiative intended to help tens of thousands of vulnerable New Yorkers. The effort includes seven locations, or “Hubs,” that feature a suite of essential health and human services for struggling New Yorkers that will operate as a seamless network with program and service referrals based on individual client needs, with virtual appointments and trainings available.

Six professors from across the Touro College schools were recognized for their contributions to the College in this year’s Presidential Awards for Faculty Excellence. The awards, initiated in 2017, recognize excellence in faculty members across Touro College undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools in three areas: teaching, scholarship, and service. In a year when the traditional classroom adjusted to meet safety concerns amidst COVID-19, the faculty recognized this spring for contributions to the school stand out for their dedication to their students and the university that extends far beyond the classroom.

A record 40,000 participants from more than 130 countries have participated in Daf Yomi through All Daf, the Orthodox Union’s (OU) innovative free digital app that has made Gemara learning accessible to every Jew whenever it is convenient for him to learn. The international learning program finished the tractate of Eiruvin during the last week of November.

Program can be completed in three years with eligibility for national certification.

Yeshiva University’s new entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy, offered by the Katz School of Science and Health, can be completed in less than three years with just a bachelor’s degree; and graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination sponsored by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.

Professor Michael Stone remembers his years at the City College of New York, when he and a group of Orthodox Jewish students would meet on campus to socialize after class, and then quickly head to the RJJ (Rabbi Jacob Joseph) yeshivah on the Lower East Side to be on time for shiur.

Covid Plasma Initiative’s lifesaving efforts have expanded to include the facilitation of a newly available, potentially life-saving antibody treatment referred to as monoclonal antibodies.