YESHIVA UNIVERSITY ∞ SPRING 2013 ∞VOLUME 17 • NO. 1 YU TODAY YU extends $1 billion fundraising campaign PAGE 1 400 wins by YU basketball coach PAGE 2 Revel PhD candidate places 2 nd in international Bible contest PAGE 3 $2.4 million in science grants to undergraduate faculty PAGE 4 Ferkauf awarded $470KAffordable Care Act grant PAGE 6 90 students participated in CJF winter missions around the world PAGE 8 I n July 2006, Yeshiva University launched the quiet phase of a $1 billion comprehensive University-wide campaign. This past De- cember, during the 88th Annual Hanukkah Dinner and Convoca- tion—YU’s most important fundraising event of the year—the campaign went public in a special video narrated by President Rich- ard M. Joel describing the impact of the campaign on the Univer- sity: from increased scholarship assistance and new facilities on all campuses to growth in faculty productivity, curriculum enhance- ment and innovative programming. “The Yeshiva University experience is more than an intellec- tual pursuit,” said President Joel. “It is about providing each and every student, undergraduate and graduate, with the knowledge, skills, opportunities and values to become a whole person and to live a life of meaning. The Campaign for Yeshiva University is de- signed to secure the resources that wi ll enable our students to fulfill their Mandate to Matter.” President Joel’s maxim, “Mandate to Matter,” neatly encapsu- lates YU’s unique role of both educating students to succeed in their chosen professions and preparing students to contribute to the wel- fare of their communities, society at large and the shaping of the Jewish future through the philosophy of Torah Umadda, the syn- ergy between Jewish law and trad ition and contemporary society. In light of YU’s distinctive values and mission, the capital cam- paign has two main goals: to advance excellence in all YU schools, while giving students the tools to live lives of meaning; and to Students, Alumni and Faculty Illuminate Annual Hanukkah Dinner S tudents, faculty and alumni who embody the mission of Yeshiva U niversity were recognized as “Points of Light” dur- ing the dinner portion of YU’s 88th Annual Hanukkah Din- ner and Convocation, held at New York City’s Waldorf=Astoria on December 16. “There are so many lights that shine brightly at Yeshiva. Tonight, we focus on individuals who serve as exemplars of the past, present and future of Yeshiva University,” said President Richard M. Joel, who invited each Point of Light on stage to light a symbolic candle on a menorah. The Points of Light included Helen Unger, a senior at Stern Col- lege for Women, and Dr. Marina Holz, assistant professor of biology. Unger grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where she attended public school before enrolling in Stern College’s S. Daniel Abraham Honor’s Pro- gram. Under Holz’s tutelage, Unger’s research in the breast cancer field has won numerous awards, including the Toby Eagle Memorial Scholarship in Cancer Biology and a position in the highly selective Sloan-Kettering Undergraduate Research Program. Unger is also the first YU student to receive the Thomas Bardos Science Education Award for Undergraduate Students. “I wanted an environment where being an Orthodox Jew wouldn’t be at odds with my secular education,” Unger said of her de- cision to attend Yeshiva University. “Moreover, I value a small learn- ing environment, and the direct mentorship I received at YU more than speaks to why I chose to come here.” Daniel Simkin, a sophomore at the Sy Syms School of Business, began his university studies in his native Venezuela, but longed for a place where “I could walk around wearing a kippa and feel Jew- ish,” he said. After discovering YU on a visit to a friend enrolled in the school, Simkin taught himself English so that he could attend. His entrepreneurship activities on campus include creating the Latin American Business Club and Hope Book, a collaboration with his YU classmates to develop an inspirational book for children with cancer, ter’s daily volunteer flow and general operations to make sure evacu- ees were cared for. Brown is featu res editor of The Commentatorand serves as the editor of the Chronos Historical Journal of Yeshiva Uni- versityas well as design editor and staff writer for Kol Hamevaser, the Jewish thought magazine of YU’s student body . During his st ud- ies in Israel, he was a full-time volunteer at Save a Child’s Heart Foundation and volunteer emergency medical technician with Magen David Adom. Grace Meng, a 2002 graduate of YU’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, was sworn into Congress on January 3, representing New York’s Sixth District. A dedicated public interest attorney and grassroots political activist, her top priorities are children’s health and education, improving the quality of life for senior citizens and helping small business owners achieve their American dream. Emily Miller is an MD/PhD student at YU’s Albert Einstein Col- lege of Medicine whose groundbreaking discovery in Ebola research may lead to the disease’s first treatment plan. The breakthrough came during her four years in Dr. Kartik Chandran’s laboratory when they Points of Light Shine Daniel Simkin, a budding entreprene ur at Sy Sy ms, left his studie s in Venezuela in search of a Jewish environment. Mandate to Matter Continued on Page 7 ç Nearly 75% of undergr aduate students re ceived scholars hip support in 2012–13 . Ye shiva University Extends $1 Billion Capital Campaign to Raise Additional $40 0 Million in Undergraduate Scholarships
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Online Master’s Brings Azrieli
Training to Educators Worldwide
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
∞ SPRING 2013
∞ VOLUME 17 • NO. 1
DR. HENRY KRESSEL
Chairman, YU Board of Trustees
RICHARD M. JOEL DR. NORMAN LAMM
President Chancellor
MICHAEL SCAGNOLI
Executive Director of Communications and Public Affairs
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The quarterly newsletter covers academic and campus lie, aculty and student research, com-munity outreach and philanthropic support. It showcases the University’s mission o TorahUmadda, the combination o Jewish study and values with secular learning, through stories
about the diverse achievements o the University community.
Stanley I. Raskas, Chairman, Board o Overseers, Yeshiva College; Shira Yoshor, Chairman, Boardo Overseers, Stern College or Women; Alan Kestenbaum, Chairman, Board o Overseers, SySyms School o Business; Ruth L. Gottesman, Chair, Board o Overseers, Albert Einstein Collegeo Medicine; Leslie E. Payson, Chair, Board o Overseers, Benjamin N. Cardozo School o Law;Froma Beneroe, Chair, Board o Overseers, Wurzweiler School o Social Work; Mordecai D.Katz, Chairman, Board o Overseers, Bernard Revel Graduate School o Jewish Studies; CarolBravmann, Chair, Board o Overseers, Ferkau Graduate School o Psychology; Moshael J. Straus,Chairman, Board o Overseers, Azrieli Graduate School o Jewish Education and Administration;Joel M. Schreiber, Chairman, Board o Trustees, (aliate) Rabbi Isaac Elchanan TheologicalSeminary; Miriam P. Goldberg, Chairman, Board o Trustees, YU High Schools; Michael Jesselsonand Theodore N. Mirvis, Co-Chairs, Board o Directors, (aliate) Yeshiva University Museum.
Board listings as o January 5, 2013.
Time and place are no longer barriers to earn-
ing an advanced degree rom the premier
institution o Jewish education in North
America. Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate
School o Jewish Education and Administration
has launched Azrieli Online, its rst online
master’s program.
The classes or this 36-credit degree are asyn-
chronous—that is, they will accommodate stu-
dents’ work and teaching schedules and ree them
rom being bound to a specic time or location, in
addition to granting them access to renowned ex-
perts in Jewish education around the world. Mostimportant, it will provide the same rigorous, high-
quality advanced training or which Azrieli is re-
nowned, including its pioneering coursework in
elds such as dierentiated instruction, cognition
and assessment, all geared toward limudei kodesh
[Judaic studies].
“In my work with schools all across the conti-
nent, teachers and administrators tell me,
‘We’d love to attend Azrieli, but we are in
Vancouver or Dallas or Miami, and relocat-
ing to New York, even or a summer, is dif-
cult,’ ” said Dr. Jerey Glanz, who directs
the master’s programs at Azrieli and holds
the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in
Proessional Ethics and Values. “Azrieli On-
line allows us to reach out to those who
can’t physically be here and enhances the
proessionalism o Jewish educators world-
wide by exposing them to our stellar aculty
and innovative curriculum.”
Azrieli Dean David J. Schnall noted
that the school already oered ve online
courses in all 2012, including two taughtby Jerusalem-based instructor Dr. Ilana
Turetsky.
“This initiative allows us to employ
ull-time and adjunct aculty rom many dierent
locations and to expand quality a nd access or our
students,” said Schnall. “In doing this we also
model or our students the use o distance tech-
nology in their own schools, encouraging t hem to
collaborate across geographic boundaries in pro-
viding a more advanced or wider variet y o classes
and projects, especially to smaller schools whose
students might otherwise be deprived.”
Candidates or Azrieli Online should possess
a bachelor’s degree rom an accredited institu-
tion, have a strong background in Jewish studies
and live in a community with an Azrieli-approvedJewish day school or yeshiva where they can
complete their eldwork and student teaching.
The application and interview process can be
completed online. n
k For more inormation, visit www.yu.edu/azrieli/online-courses or email [email protected]
Maccabees’ Halpert Nets 400th Win
YU men’s basketball coach Dr. Jonathan
Halpert has recorded his 400th career
victory—becoming just the seventh men’s
basketball coach in New York City history to do
so. The Maccabees achieved the milestone on
December 6, 2012, with a 72–50 win over Mari-
time College on the court named in Halpert’s
honor at the Max Stern Athletic Center.
Halpert, a two-time Coach o the Year winner
in the Skyline Conerence, took over the Macca-
bees roster in 1972 and is the longest tenured men’s
basketball coach in New York
City history.
He joins a select group o
New York City men’s college
basketball coaches with 400 or
more victories, including his
close riend, legendary St. John’s
coach Lou Carnesecca, who re-
tired with 526 wins.
“I have always believed that
a true measure o success is con-
sistency,” said Halpert, a ormer
Maccabee point guard, and a
graduate o Yeshiva University
High School or Boys, Yeshiva
College and Ferkau Graduate
School o Humanities and So-
cial Sciences. “Four hundred
wins means a lot to me, because
despite the constraints o Yeshiva’s dual academic
curriculum, I have been able to give countless
young men the opportunity to compete and win.”
“For our decades, Coach Halpert has imbued
the Macs and the entire Yeshiva community with
the values o sportsmanship, teamwork and Jewish
pride,” said Yeshiva University President Richard
M. Joel. “He has taught our players so much more
than how to win and how to play the game o bas-
ketball the right way—he has taught them how to
live their lives.” n
Jonathan Halpert ’62YUHS, ’66YC, ’78F, seated with his wie Aviva, celebrates
400 victories at Yeshiva.
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Ellen and Rabbi Aaron Brander ’59Rannounce the birth o their great-grand-daughter, born to Atara and Motie Edelstein.Mazel tov to grandparents Malka andMoshe Weiss and Ettie and Saul Edelstein.
Sarah ’55YUHS, ’58TI and Rabbi Hersh
Moses Galinsky ’51YUHS, ’55YC, ’58Rcelebrated the bar mitzvah o theirgrandson, David Chaim Shtul; the birth otheir great-grandson, Shiloh TzurielGalinsky; the marriage o their grandson,Evyatar Ozer Shtul; and the engagement otheir grandson, Ahiya Chovav Galinsky.
Dr. Seymour Homan ’52YUHS, ’58Fco-edited Psychotherapy o Haredi Patients:
Case Presentations (Hebrew) and Case
Studies o Unorthodox Therapy o Orthodox
Patients (Golden Sky Books, 2012).
Yeshiva University Board o TrusteesChair Dr. Henry Kressel ’55YCrecently co-authored a book,Entrepreneurship in the Global
Economy: Engine or Economic Growth (Cambridge University Press, 2012).
The book explores the tensionsand competitive advantages anddisadvantages o entrepreneurshipin both developed countries andemerging economic giants such asChina. Kressel and co-author ThomasL. Vento, ounder and president oInterComm, analyze the crucial issueso state planning versus ree enterpriseand examine specifc problemssurrounding entrepreneurship in theglobal economy through nine casehistories o entrepreneurial companies.The book also looks at how and whygovernment gets involved in economicgrowth and how entrepreneurscontribute to economic value.
Kressel is a senior partner at WarburgPincus LLC, a global private equity frm,
where he is responsible or investmentsin high technology companies. Aworld-recognized expert in electronicdevices, he holds 31 U.S. patents andled pioneering research on lasers,transistors, solar cells and otherdevices. The recipient o severalproessional awards, he was elected tomembership in the National Academyo Engineering and is a Fellow o theAmerican Physical Society. Beore
joining Warburg Pincus in 1983, he wasvice president at the RCA Corporation,responsible or electronics research.
Kressel graduated Yeshiva College in1955 and was elected chairman o theBoard o Trustees in 2009—the frstalumnus ever to serve as its chairman.
He joined the board in 2005 and hassince chaired its Academic AairsCommittee and served on the boardo the Sy Syms School o Business.
“How ortunate we are at YeshivaUniversity to have a Chairman o theBoard who is not only a pillar in thebusiness world but also a true scholarin terms o his academic and researchinvolvement,” said YU PresidentRichard M. Joel. “Overarching all othat is his passion and commitmentto Jewish lie, Jewish education, andYeshiva University.”
Elke ’59YUHS and Nachman Kupietzky ’55YUHS, ’59YC announce the marriage otheir granddaughter, Eliana, daughter oDaphne and Michael Kupietzky, to Yoni, sono Aviva ’72YUS, ’88S and Benny Adler ’86YC.
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein ’58R, ’77BR washonored with the 2012 Gershom MendesSeixas Award at the Columbia/BarnardHillel. Rabbi Lookstein’s 11 CDs on “How toDaven as a Ba’al Teflah” will be availableonline at www.ramaz.org/nusach.
Chaya (Heschel) ’59S and Elihu Marcus ’53YC, ’56R, ’99F announce the marriageo their granddaughters: Sari, daughter oYedida and Amnon Ginsburg, to Oren; andTal, daughter o Debbie and ShlomoBreitbard, to Shimon.
Marlene and Dr. Yale
Port ’53YC, ’56R, ’59Fannounce the birth otheir great-granddaugh-ter, Meitav, born to theirgrandchildren, Shoshanaand Joey Elbogen. Mazel
tov also to grandparents Evelyn ’74YUHS,’83W and Milton Elbogen ’74YUHS, ’83W,and Chaya and Chaim Korn.
Shoshana and Rabbi Hershel Schachter ’58YUHS,’62YC,’67R announce themarriage o their daughter, Shira, to AharonFeldman, and the birth o their grandson,Yose Shlomo, born to Shay and RenaSchachter.
Freida and Rabbi Elihu Schatz ’50YUHS,’54YC, ’57RE announce the birth o their51st grandchild, a son to Tziporah andPincas Schatz. Rabbi Schatz publishedthree books in Hebrew: Commentary on the
Yearly Hatorot, Commentary on the Special
Letters o the Tanach , and Prayers Based on
the Psalms and other Books o the Tanach.
Calvin Soled ’51YCannounces the barmitzvah o hisgrandson, YairNechemya, son oAmy (Soled) ’80YUHS, ’84S andElliot Wasserman
’84YC. Mazel tov to siblings Moshe ’14YC,Tziporah and Shulamit.
Rabbi Dr. JosephSungolowsky ’55YC,’58R published his article,“Bastille Day and theJews o France,” in theJuly 13 Jewish Star ,covering the signifcanceo Bastille Day, anniver-sary o the FrenchRevolution, as it relates
to Jewish history. Rabbi Sungolowsky isa proessor o French and Jewish studiesat Queens College, City University oNew York.
1960s Rena (AvRutick)
’62S andRabbi Richard
Barth ’57YUHS, ’61YC, ’64R, ’64BRannounce the birth o their great-grandchil-dren, twins born to Leia and Avi Goldstein.
Rabbi Reuven G.
Becker ’64YUHS,’68YC, ’71F, ’71Rpublished his book, You
Are Your Parents’ Keeper:
Hashkac and Halachic
Insights into Elder Care
and Kibbud Av Va’Eim
(Feldheim 2012).
Rabbi Jack Bieler ’69YC, ’74R, ’74F waspresented with the Rabbi Jacob andDeborah Rubenstein Memorial Award or2012 at the November 2012 meeting o theRabbinical Council o America ExecutiveMeeting.
Dr. Raphael Bloch ’63YC, ’63TI, ’67Epublished Healers
and Achievers:Physicians Who
Excelled in Other
Fields and the Times
in Which They Lived (Xlibris 2012). Thebook is a series o37 biographies ophysicians
throughout history, rom ancient Egypt to the21st century, with unique and lastingnon-medical achievements.
Marcia (Davis) ’66S and Rabbi Yitzhak
Frank ’61YC, ’65F, ’65R announce the birtho their granddaughter, Herut, born toShlomit and Chaim Frank.
Sonia ’62S and Rabbi Mallen Galinsky
’61F announce the b’nai mitzvah o theirgrandsons, Avraham David and MordechaiHillel, and the b’not mitzvah o theirgranddaughters, Malka and Rivka Ruth.
Dr. Stanord M.
Goldman ’61YC,’61TI, ’65E wasrecently named anemeritus proessor atUniversity o TexasSchool o Medicine inHouston, TX. Dr.Goldman alsoreceived the Albert
Einstein Distinguished Alumnus Awardin 1996 and has been chairman ovarious departments or over 23 yearsincluding John Hopkins Bayview MedicalCenter and the University o Texas
Medical Center.
Rabbi Dr. Wallace Greene ’62YUHS,’66YC, ’69R, ’79BR has been appointedmanaging director o the Adolph SchreiberHebrew Academy o Rockland (ASHAR).Ater almost 60 years in Monsey, the yeshivarecently moved to New City.
Marcia ’69S and Rabbi David Jacobowitz ’69YC, ’71R announce the birth o theirgrandson, Avraham Yeshaya, born to Batyaand Rabbi Moshe Jacobowitz ’02YC.
Dr. Eva Kahana ’62S wasrecognized by CaseWestern ReserveUniversity with the title oDistinguished University
Proessor, a top honor orits proessoriate. Dr.Kahana is a renownedscholar on elderly careissues and is known or
her research on resilience among elderly anddisabled persons.
Bob Kolb ’67YC exhibited20 o his fne artphotographs at the ArtFusion Gallery in Miamithrough December 2012.The eclectic exhibitprinted on aluminum
ranges rom Judaic to abstract.
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1930s
Rabbi Sidney Kleiman ’31YUHS,’35YC, ’36R announces the marriage ohis great-granddaughter. Rabbi Kleimanwas merited with the frst blessingunder the wedding canopy. He alsocelebrated his 100th birthday inJanuary.
1940s
Rabbi Irving Greenberg ’45YUHS was thekeynote speaker at the Ethel LeFrakHolocaust Education Conerence at Seton
Hill University. His topic was “ We Have NotBeen Saved: The Unfnished Agenda oNever Again.”
Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm ’49YC, ’51R,’66BR published a new book, Derashot
Ledorot, A Commentary or the Ages:
Genesis (Maggid, 2012).
1950s
In commemoration o the 60th anniversaryo the German government compensationprogram to survivors o the Holocaust,Rabbi Julius Berman ’56YC, ’59R,chairman emeritus o RIETS, and GermanMinister o Finance Wolgang Schäuble,signed an agreement with the Conerenceon Jewish Material Claims Against Germanyto continue the compensation programs.
Rabbi Benjamin Blech ’54YC, ’56R delivered thekeynote address at theJewish Board o Familyand Children’s Services’25th Annual Conerenceon Visiting the Sick. The
conerence theme was “Face-to-FaceMeets Facebook: Paths to One Purpose inBikur Cholim.” Rabbi Blech published twoarticles relating to Hurricane Sandy on Aish.com, “Why did Hurricane Sandy suddenlyturn average citizens into heroes?” and“Why the key to rain remains in God’shands.”
Pearl ’52YUHS and Rabbi Aaron Borow ’55YC, ’59BR, ’59R announce the birth otheir great grandson, born to Reut andMoshe Borow. Mazel tov to grandparentsMalki and Rabbi Yaakov Borow ’86YC,’89BR, ’90R and great grandather Dr.Aaron Friedman ’37YC.
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Ruth ’69YUHS, ’73S, ’77F, ’92A and RabbiElchanan Lipshitz ’67YUHS, ’71YC, ’76F,’77R announce the birth o their grand-daughter, Tchiyah, born to Kedma and EliLipshitz.
Jeanne Litvin ’69S announces that Jewish
Identity , originally edited by Baruch Litvin andSidney Hoenig and published in 1965, isavailable on the Ktav website. The newedition has a orward by Rabbi Kenneth
Brander ’84YC, ’86R, the David MitznerDean o YU’s Center or the Jewish Future, ahistorical introduction by Dr. LawrenceSchiman, vice provost or undergraduateeducation at YU, and an aterward by Rabbi
Michael Broyde ’82YUHS, ’84YC, ’93R.Jeanne also created KosherWoman.comwith a group o rabbis and proessionalwomen and continues to organize and host
Passover programs.
Cheryl (Ritter) ’68YUHS, ’72S, ’73F andChaim Nunberg announce the birth o theirgranddaughter, Tehila Rivka, born to Tamar
(Bomzer) ’96S and Dov Goldblatt ’93YC.
Chana ’67S and Rabbi Moshe Poupko ’69R announce the marriage o their son,Akiva, to Shevy David.
Cantor Seymour Rocko ’63B, ’63YC, ’68Rreceived the Dr. Karl Adler Memorial Awardor Preservation and Enhancement o JewishMusic Education at the annual convention othe Cantorial Council o America, an afliateo the Belz School o Jewish Music.
Charlene and Rabbi Dr. Bernhard
Rosenberg ’69YC, ’74R, ’74F, ’92A andJackie and Alan Kelin announce the birth otheir granddaughter, born to their grandchil-dren, Avital and Yaakov Rosenberg. Inaddition, Rabbi Rosenberg will be honored byCongregation Beth El in Edison, NJ orserving as its rabbi or 23 years and orserving the Jewish community or 38 years.The congregation is celebrating its 60thanniversary.
Dr. Gary Schi ’64YUHS,’68YC, ’68TI published In
Search o Polin: Chasing
Jewish Ghosts in Today’s
Poland (Peter LangPublishing, 2012), ahistory o Polish Jewrythat includes his ownamily’s roots going back
hundreds o years. Thebook is part o a new series o publicationsunder the auspices o the Institute orReligion, Politics, and Culture o WashingtonCollege (ounded 1782) in Chestertown,Maryland, where Dr. Schi is adjunctproessor o history and also serves ascantor and religious leader o theChestertown Havurah.
Dr. Moshe Sokolow ’64YUHS, ’69YC,’74BR published his article, “A Jewish Viewo Hurricanes,” in the Jewish Ideas Dailynewsletter (November 1).
Helen and Richard Stareshesky ’65YUHS,’69YC, ’78F were honored by the YoungIsrael o Passaic or their 40 years o serviceprior to making aliyah.
1970s
Donna and Philip Bendheim ’70YUHScelebrated the wedding o their son, Chezki,to Tamar Rohatiner.
Dr. Joel Berg ’78YC wasnamed dean o theUniversity o WashingtonSchool o Dentistry.
Rabbi Mark Dratch ’79YC, ’82F, ’82R, ’12Whas been appointedexecutive vice presidento the Rabbinical Councilo America.
Judy ’78S and Rabbi Zalman Eisenstock ’76YC have been living in Erat or 20 yearsand are proud parents o fve children andnine grandsons. Judy has been teachingand supervising special ed students both atMichlala in Jerusalem and at Migdal Oz.Zalman, who teaches at Michlelet Erata inJerusalem, published his frst book entitledPsalms: An Eternal Treasure in January .
Ann (Starkman) ’72S and Eliot Feldman ’72YC, ’76R announce the birth o their
grandson, Nosson Tzvi, born to Judy(Kalish) ’94SB and Joshua Feldman ’97SB.
Childhood riendsDebbie Solow
Ginsberg ’78S andFrady Wagner
Moskowitz ’81WSSW createdUncluttered DomainInc., a proessionalorganizing andsenior move
management business (www.UnclutteredDomain.com).
Dr. Lois (Schwartzarb) ’71S and Irving
Grabin ’70YC announce the birth o their
grandsons, Omer David, born to Rachel andYaron Rosenthal, and Netzach David, bornto Ilana and Raf Grabin. Mazel tov to theiraunt, Aliza Grabin ’08W.
Dr. Rosa Perla Resnick Helgot ’76W andRachel (Brenner) and Rabbi Nathaniel
Helgot ’81YUHS, ’85YC, ’89A, ’89Rannounce the marriage o their grand-daughter and niece, Revital Cecilia HayHelgot to Michael David Glasser.
Rabbi Ari Kahn ’78YUHS, ’83YC, ’86R,’89BR published his book, Echoes o Eden:
Seer Shmot, Salvation and Sanctity (GeenPublishing House, 2012).
Carrie and Morrie Klians ’76YC announce the birtho their grandson, SaadyaLev, born to Naomi andYehuda Kohn ’04SB.
Rabbi Gilbert S. Marks ’74YC, ’79R,’80W, author o Olive Trees and Honey:
A Treasury o Vegetarian Recipes rom
Jewish Communities Around the World (Wiley, 2004) and The Encyclopedia o
Jewish Food (Wiley, 2010) presented atKosherest 2012 in Secaucus, NJ.
Ruhama and Rabbi Elazar Muskin ’78YC,’81BR, ’81R announce the marr iage o theirdaughter, Dina ’12S, to Daniel Goldberg ’13YC.
Janet (Cantor) ’74S and Fred Rivensonannounce the marriage o their daughter,Matla, to Aryeh Schleider.
Debbie ’71S and Morris Robinsonannounce the marriage o their daughter,Yehudit Kayla ’99S, to Samuel IsaacDaitch, son o Ann and Herbert Daitch, onAugust 5, 2012. Mazel tov to Samuel’ssister, Amy Daitch, his grandmother,Elisabeth Stern, and his aunt, SandraDaitch. Mazel tov to Yehudit’s siblings andtheir amilies: Daniella ’04SB and Rabbi
Avi Robinson ’08YC, ’08R and daughterChaya Shaindel; Yael Yechiel Robinson ’07YC; Ahuva ’08S and Joshua Sclair ’05SB and children Aaron “AJ” andAdrienne; Sarah Robinson; and BrachaRobinson.
Sandy (Himmelstein) ’70S and MosheSpeter announce the birth o theirgrandson, Yisroel Dovid Velvel, to TziporahMiriam and Shaya Speter.
Annette (Altman) ’72S and Rabbi Steven
Stein ’70YC, ’73R announce the marriageo their daughter, Eliana, to ShlomoLechiani.
Dr. Miriam Tasini ’71E published thebook, Where Are
We Going (GordianKnot, 2012).
Dvorah and Rabbi Joseph Telushkin ’70YC, ’73R, ’74BR were honored atCongregation Ramath Orah’s annual dinner.
Faygie ’72S and Rabbi Mordechai Willig ’68YC, ’71R announce the birth o theirgrandsons: Hillel, born to Adina ’02S andEliyahu Wol ’09R, and Shlomo, born toShira ’08S and David Claman. They alsocelebrated the bat mitzvah o granddaugh-ters, Ella and Tova Willig, daughters oVivian Braun ’93YUHS, ’96S and Rabbi
Raphael Willig ’98R, ’00BR, ’00YC.
Ezra Wohlgelernter ’78YC was listed byThomas Reuters as a2012 Pennsylvania Super
Lawyer in PhiladelphiaMagazine.
Annette ’74S and Rabbi Howard Wolk ’70YUHS, ’74YC, ’77F, ’77R and Sharon
(Markowitz) ’75YUHS, ’79S and Jerry
Volk ’75YC announce the birth o their twingranddaughters: Ronit Ariana (Ruby) andSima Leah (Sydney), born to Talia ’08S andGavi Wolk ’07SB.
Toby ’75YUHS and Rabbi Dr. Jerey
Wool ’82R announce the marriage o theirson, Ariel, to Talya Drissman . Dr. Wooldelivered two keynote presentations to theJerusalem Working Group o the UnitedNations Ofce o Peace Studies andchaired the Orthodox Forum in Israel, aproject o YU’s Orthodox Forum in Israel,
which brought together leading rabbinic,academic and lay leaders to discuss theadvancement o Modern Orthodoxy in theState o Israel.
Sylvia ’73S and Dr. Abe Worenklein ’67YUHS, ’71YC announce the birth o theirgrandson, born to Naomi and Elie
Worenklein ’11C.
Mimi and Yehoshua (Joshua) Yeres ’77YUHS, ’81YC announce the marriage otheir son, Shaul, to Yisca Ariel. Mazel tov tograndparents,Rabbi Yizchak Yeres ’50YC,’90R and Dr. Tyra and Proessor MosheLieberman.
1980s
Malke and Rabbi Yaakov Borow ’86YC,’89BR, ’90R celebrated the marriage otheir daughter, Shlomit, to ShmulikSchneider. Mazel tov to Pearl ’52YUHS andRabbi Aaron Borow ’55YC, ’59BR, ’59Rand Terry and Dr. Aaron Friedman ’57YC.
Rabbi Kenneth Brander ’84YC, ’86Rpublished his article, “In the Eye o theStorm: Shabbat Observance during aHurricane or Severe Weather Event,” in theall 2012 Journal o Halacha and
Contemporary Society . Rachel ’84S andRabbi Brander also announce themarriage o their son Yoni to YehuditGoldberg. Their second son Tuvia ’12YC isengaged to Miriam Apter. Yoni, Yehudit andMiriam are all students at YU.
Dr. Erica Brown ’88S published herbook, Return: Daily Inspiration rom the
Days o Awe (Koren PublishersJerusalem, 2012), and lectured at AMITon “The Big Sorry: The Components oan Authentic Apology.”
Rabbi Michael J. Broyde ’82YUHS, ’84YC, ’89R,’93R, proessor o law atEmory University, spokebeore the YU StamordCommunity Kollel andCongregation AgudathSholom community on“Divorce and Modern Lie:Understanding the
Agunah Problem in the Context o FamilyLie in America” on July 30, 2012.
Lenore S. Davis ’82YUHS, ’86S, ’89C,daughter o Susan (Bogner) ’59S andRobert Davis ’56YC, ’60BR, ’60R, receivedher LLM in tax rom New York Law School.She has a trusts and estates and elder lawpractice in New York and New Jersey and is
an adjunct proesso r o law at New YorkLaw School. The New York Law Journal published Lenore’s article, “Power oAttorney in Perosi v. LiGreci : How Broad isBroad?” (August 2012). Lenore is theowner/editor o www.TheFiveTowns.com.
Rabbi David Etengo ’80F, ’80R, ’92Apublished his article, “Determining theOnset o Aveilut,” in the all 2012 Journal o
Halacha and Contemporary Society .
Rabbi Nathaniel Helgot ’81YUHS, ’85YC,’89A, ’89R published Mikra and Meaning:
Studies in Bible and Its Interpretation (KorenPublishers Jerusalem, 2012) with a preaceby Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein ’53YC,’59R.
Dr. Esther’83F and
President Richard M.
Joel ’68YUHS announce the marriage otheir son, Noam ’07YC, to Leora Goodman,who will graduate rom Einstein College oMedicine this spring.
Amy (Schwartz) ’81S and Jay Lipper ’79YUHS celebrated the bar mitzvah otheir son, Aaron Jacob.
Jody ’84C and Bob Linsky announce themarriage o their son, Matthew, on March24, 2012 to Courtney Rich . Matthew wasborn during fnal exams while Jody wascompleting law school and attended Jody’slaw school graduation as a newborn.
Alumni in Health Care Repair the WorldOne Patient at a Time
The health care industry has changed dramatically in the past ew decades and
proessional opportunities in the eld have expanded in scope to match the
new landscape. Yeshiva University alumni are seizing upon these opportuni-
ties to work in an industry that is constantly evolving and providing unique career
paths that didn’t exist 20 years ago. Read on or a look at how alumni have orged
careers in today’s health care industry.
THE GENETIC COUNSELOR:
ALIZ A SARA ( RIC KLIS ) ZID ELL ’9 8S
While most people regularly visit general
doctors such as pediatricians and inter-
nists, ewer can say they’ve been to a
genetic counselor (GC). A GC is a special-
ized health care proessional who speaks
to patients about hereditary conditions,
explaining medical concerns associated
with a given condition and discussing
implications or amily members.
Genetic counseling is a burgeoning
eld in the developed world thanks to
advances in medicine and technology,
especially with respect to the mapping o
the human genome in 2001, which helped elucidate the role o genes in our health.
Aliza Sara Zidell ’98S o Elizabeth, NJ, is a genetic counselor at Hackensack Uni-
versity Medical Center in New Jersey.
“I majored in biology at Stern and then enrolled in a graduate program in
molecular biology at the University o Medicine and Dentistry o New Jersey
(UMDNJ) with the expectation o doing research,” said Zidell. “When I wasdoing graduate work at a cancer center, however, I realized I enjoyed having
direct involvement with patients. I completed that rst graduate program at
UMDNJ and then enrolled in a second graduate prog ram in genetic counseli ng at
the University o Maryland School o Medicine.”
Zidell recalled, “Dr. Harvey Babich, proessor o biology, and Dr. Aharon H.
Fried, associate proessor o psychology and education, were sources o abundant
encouragement to me.”
A master’s in genetic counseling requires a t wo-year program encompassing
studies in bioethics, genetic science and embryology, as well as counseling skills
necessary to interact with a wide range o patients, many o whom nd them-
selves in very dicult situations.
Some genetic counselors are employed in research positions or by commer-
cial genetics labs. Zidell, like most genetic counselors, works in the clinical envi-
ronment. “Most patients that I see are interested in hereditary cancer risk
assessment,” she said. “For each patient, I review the personal and amily medi-
cal histories. I the history is suggestive o a specic syndrome, I order a genetictest and explain the results to the patient. I also see adult and pediatric patients
in conjunction with our department’s medical geneticists (physicians). In that
capacity, I obtain the medical hi story and ollow up with the patient according to
the geneticist’s recommendation.”
Like many doctors, nurses and other health care proessionals, genetic
counselors deal with people acing dicult news about their health. “Whi le most
o my cancer patients get better, some have a terminal illness,” Zidell said. “I’m
always moved when a patient refects on his or her lie and shares a lesson or
memory. Although some people nd that sad, I see it as a privilege to hear the
perspective o a person or whom many o lie ’s trivial mat ters have allen away.”
Zidell said that one o the biggest challenges or clinical genet ic counselors is
the cost o health care. “Genetic testing is expensive and GCs spend a lot o time
obtaining coverage or medical services on behal o patients.”
In 2011, Yeshiva University and its Albert Einstein College o Medicine
launched a joint initiative, the Program or Jewish Genetic Health, with the
vision that nobody in the Jewish community acing a genetic healt h issue shouldbe deprived o proper care due to lack o awareness, nancial barriers or di-
culty in navigati ng the health care system. Michael Stoler, a managing director at
the private-equity rm Madison Realty Capital, made a git in 2012 rom his
Foundation or Medical Evaluation & Detection to und several screenings or
Jewish people to get tested. The git allowed or the progra m’s rst-ever campus-
wide screening in April 2012. More than 100 students were tested and more than
one-third o participants were ound to be carriers o at least one Jewish genetic
disease.
THE EPIDEMIOLOGIST: JOSH VOGEL ’07YC
Josh Vogel ’07YC credits Jonathan Tucker’s book Scourge with leading him
to his current proession as an epidemiologist or the Massachusetts Department
o Public Health. “I was in junior high or hig h school when I read the book,” said
Vogel. “Reading about the history o smallpox and how it was eventual ly eradi-
cated made me think, ‘Hey, epidemiology is pretty cool.’ There really exists a
potential to make a dierence in a lot o people’s lives. Since then, epidemiology
was always an idea at the back o my mind.”
The idea took a ew years to come to ruition. Ater graduating Maimonides
School, Vogel, a native Bostonian, studied in the Old City o Jerusalem or a year
at Netiv Aryeh. He then attended Yeshiva College, a decision that came easily or
him. “My mother went to YU, as did my NCSY advisers. The balance o rigorous
Jewish studies along with excellent secular studies was extremely important or
me, especially ollowing my yea r in Israel,” said Vogel.
Ater beginning as a pre-med major, Vogel decided to switch to psychology,
resolute that he would still choose something within a health care eld. While
excelling in his studies, Vogel also ound the time to be an active student leader as
head o the Student Organization o Yeshiva (SOY). “Heading SOY was an inte-
gral part o my growing and learning experience at YU,” said Vogel. “It laid a
good oundation or uture communal and proessional work, because learning
about working with others and maintaining a huge responsibility are lessons that
work anywhere. These are things you can’t learn in a classroom.”
Ater graduating rom YC, Vogel quickly ound a job as program coordinator
in the Orthodox Union’s Department o Community Services where he orga-
nized events with community and social health ocuses, such as how to care or
elderly parents. “My experience at the OU really helped crystallize my desire to
enter the eld o public health,” said Vogel. “I saw how many people were inter-
ested in these tal ks and how many lives were impacted.” Not long ater, Vogel was
accepted into Boston University’s School o Public Health.
Married by then to Tama r Grun ’07S, the couple moved to Malden, a Boston
suburb, so Vogel could complete the one-and-a-hal year master’s program,
where he concentrated on health policy and mana gement.Ater Vogel was awarded his master’s, he ound employment at the Massa-
chusetts Depart ment o Public Health, as an epidemiologist I/data analyst in the
Bureau o Community Health and Pre-
vention. There, he collects data or vari-
ous ederal grants and researches data or
use in other grants and external reports;
creates computer-based tools to assist in
the collection and interpretation o health
data; and evaluates the Worksite Diabetes
Prevention Program, which links pri-
mary care a nd workplace wellness.
While Vogel is primarily assigned to
projects relating to diabetes prevention,
care and management, he notes that the
collaborative work environment in the
Department o Public Health providesopportunities to assist with other health-
related projects in reproductive health,
healthy aging, ast hma prevention, and violence and injury prevention.
“There’s no typical day or me at work,” said Vogel. “The varied natu re o my
job keeps things interesting and I couldn’t ask or a better work environment.
Everybody is open to helping one another, listening to your ideas and supporting
your projects. People genuinely like doing their jobs here and the positive cama-
raderie makes or a happy workplace.”
Vogel also said that although there aren’t too many Orthodox Jews who
work in the department, everyone respects his observance and tries to order
kosher ood or scheduled lunch meetings. Vogel also has a short wa lk to a nearby
mincha minyan [aternoon prayer service] at the oces o the Jewish Advocate, a
Boston newspaper.
Vogel is also an active community member, volunteering or both the Boston
Medical Reserve Corps, where he is on cal l to support emergency response teams
or large-scale and unplanned events, as well as the Beth Israel o Malden, thelocal Orthodox synagogue to which his amily belongs.
Vogel and Tamar, a marketing and communications specialist at the Brandeis
National Committee, have a son named Simcha.
“I nd it really rewarding that my work as an epidemiologist benets the
state and the entire country,” Vogel said. “My ather, an engineer, worked his
entire lie or the U.S. Air Force, and I guess you can say it’s a Vogel trait to take a
lot o pride in our country a nd serve it in any way t hat we can.”
THE NURSE: NAOMI SHARON ’09S
Naomi Sharon ’09S works as a nurse in the oncology department at Lenox Hill
Hospital in New York City. Every shit, she deals with patients sick with cancer—
a task that can be overwhelming at times.
“There are times when I’ve come home at the end o the day and cried,” said
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Sharon. “It’s incredibly dicult to nd the right balance o distancing yoursel
just enough to be able to do all the tasks o your job, while nding the right amounto empathy to show your patient. But at the end o the day, you need to step back
and realize the dierence you are making. The patients and their amilies oten
remind you o how much you’re doing or them, and that rea lly keeps you going.”
Sharon has a role model in her ather, a pediatric oncologist, whom she calls
“a great inspiration.” Growing up in Chicago, she observed her ather’s commit-
ment to helping those who are sick and credits him with inspiring her to pursue a
career in the health eld.
Sharon came to Stern College believing she would be a physical therapist
and majored in biology. However, ater a ew internships in the eld, arranged
through Yavneh Olami, an organization that connects American students with
Israel, she decided to change her ocus. A double stint at Hadassah Ein Kerem
Hopsital and the Macabi Clinic convinced
Sharon that nursing, with its concentra-
tion on patient care, was her goal.
Back at Stern, switching to nursing
studies was made easier by the help o
Proessors Jerey Mollin and Lea Santos,
both o whom were encouraging with
classroom help as well as with navigating
the path o applying to nursing school.
Following graduation, Sharon completed
Columbia University’s School o Nursing
and soon ound a job in the oncology
department at Lenox Hill, though it
wasn’t a specialty she had planned to pur-
sue. “Finding a good job at a New York
hospital is no easy task these days,” said
Sharon. “When I saw this job available, I decided to go or it and soon became
chemotherapy certied. I’m now studyi ng or my oncology certicate.”
Being a nurse in any department requires no small amount o vigor. “It’s a
physically demanding and exhausting job,” said Sharon. “I’m on my eet or 12
hours straight when I’m working. Additionally, at the end o the day, the nurse is
the health care provider in the hospital who has the most interaction with thepatient; because o that, you’re responsible or providing inormation and
answers to those who work both below you and above you. Though you’re not at
the top o the hierarchy, you’re responsible or the whole structure running
smoothly.”
The most taxing thing about nursing in an oncology department is not the
physical requirements but the emotional toll. Sharon shared several stories that
illustrate how she keeps going: “There was a male, middle-aged patient who
came regularly or chemotherapy treatment, along with his wie, who was his
primary cheerleader,” she recalled. “Over time, the nurses developed relation-
ships with this couple. When the husband started to deteriorate, and it was clear
his treatment wasn’t working, most o us at the hospital were devast ated, but his
wie expressed to us their combined gratitude or helping prolong his lie. I was
there until the end o this patient’s lie, and I was sitting on the foor holding the
wie as she cried when he passed away.”
She continued, “In another insta nce, there was a woman who came or treat-
ment many times and she had no visitors—no amily, no riends. When she died, Iwas the person sitting next to her bedside, showing that at times, we nurses have
to be that amily member, that close riend, or someone who has none. These
kinds o experiences prove to me that I a m in the right proession.”
Sharon will soon be attending Pace University to study to become a nurse
practitioner and hopes to continue expanding her skills and scope o authority
or care and treatment. She lives in Washington Heights with her husband, Tani
Cohn ’11YC, who works in the Oce o Student Lie on YU’s Wil Campus.
THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST:
ADI NA SAMTER LE IFE R ’03S
Adina Samter Leier ’03S never planned
on a science-oriented career, but she said
that’s part o the beauty o college—
exploring one’s options.
“I originally entered Stern thinking I
would pursue either teachi ng or law,” said
Leier, who majored in psychology and
minored in biology. “But I was enjoying
my biology courses so much and wanted
to explore health-related proessions. I
became interested in physical therapy, as
a cousin o mine was pursuing a degree in
that eld, and I decided I would intern at
physical therapy acilities to see i it was a good t.”
Ater intern ships at Lenox Hill Hospital’s rehabilitation department in New
York City and Olrin and Cohen, an outpatient sports therapy private practice on
Long Island, Leier “was hooked.”
Ater graduating rom Stern, Leier attended Touro College’s Physical Ther-
apy Program, where she earned a doctorate in physical therapy. She began her
career as an orthopedic physical therapist, mainly treating patients with sports
injuries and those who were post-surgery rom operations on their shoulders,backs, hips and knees.
“As I was looking or continuing education courses, I saw advertisements or
courses in pelvic physical therapy,” said Leier. “I had never heard o it beore. I
researched this therapeutic specialt y and soon began taking courses through the
Herman and Wallace Institute o Pelvic Rehabilitation. While it’s generally
called ‘women’s health’ physical therapy, I actually treat both men and women
who are experiencing any dysunction o their pelvic foor muscles.”
Pelvic physical therapy is a airly new technique that treats the muscles o
the pelvic foor, which are responsible or bladder and bowel control and sexual
unction. When these muscles become weakened or too tight, people experience
pelvic pain or dysunction. “Many patients who suer rom symptoms o pain ul
intercourse, or pelvic, urinary or bowel pain, oten have dysunctional pelvic
foor muscles,” Leier explained. “Pelvic foor physical therapy, one aspect o a
multidisciplinary approach to these problems, incorporates a hands-on tech-
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Rachelle (Blumeneld) ’84YUHS, ’87Sand Steven Margulies announce the birtho their grandson, Avram “Avi” NetanelPasternak, born to Rebecca and YossiPasternak. Mazel tov to great-grandmotherLois Blumeneld, who recently married Dr.Norman Sohn.
Dr. Esther ’86S, ’95F and Rabbi Meir
Orlian ’83YUHS, ’87YC, ’90R, ’93BR arepleased to announce the birth o theirgranddaughter, Tehilla Leah, born to Sarahand Avrahami Rosenberg. Mazal tov togreat-grandparents Rabbi Dr. J. Mitchell
Ariela and Dr. Je Port ’83YC announcethe marriage o their daughter, Aviva Port,to Ari Lurie. Mazel tov to grandparents,
Marlene and Dr. Yale Port ’53YC, ’56R,’59F.
Alisa and Rabbi Allen Schwartz ’85YC,’86R, ’87BR announce the birth o theirgranddaughter, born to Chani ’02YUHSand Rabbi Joel Bloom ’05YC, ’09A, ’10R.
Deena and Rabbi Morey Schwartz ’85YC,’90R, ’91BR announce the birth o theirgranddaughte r, Yuval Leah, born to Yaeland Natali Schwartz. Yuval Leah is the frstgreat-granddaughter o Esther ’56YUHS,’60S and Rabbi Ephraim Zimand ’54YUHS, ’58YC, ’61R.
Beverly and Rabbi Aharon Simkin ’85Rannounce the marriage o their daughter,Devorah, to Pini, son o Batya (Shulman) ’80TI and Rabbi David Berlinger.
Bassie and Rabbi Michael Taubes ’80YC,’83F, ’83R announce the marriage o theirson, Yaakov ’11YC, to Racheli Ratner ’12S,a Presidential Fellow at YU’s Institute orUniversity-School Partnership. Mazel tov toRacheli’s parents, Adeena ’73S, ’75BR andRabbi Avrohom Ratner. Rabbi Taubes is therosh yeshiva o Yeshiva University High
School or Boys.
Devorah Altman and Rabbi Brian Thau
’86YC, ’90R, ’98A, celebrated theirdaughter, Racheli ’12YUHS, who wasawarded the Phyllis Barnett Chessed Awardor 2012. Racheli is part o the S. Dan ielAbraham Israel Program at Tieret this yearand plans to attend Stern College in all o2013.
Ora and Rabbi Stuart Verstandig ’80YC,’82F, ’84R celebrated the bar mitzvah otheir son, Pinchus Moshe.
1990s
Rabbi Reuven
Boshnack ’99YC, ’99A,’04R, ’08A published
Avodas Yehuda:
Refections on the
Maharal’s Netzach Yisrael
(2012, Lulu Publishing).
Rachel (Lewkowitz) Ciment ’99SB is thedirector o student lie at the Israel Henr yBeren campus.
Shira ’97YUHS, ’01S and Rabbi Shlomo
Einhorn ’01YC, ’04R, ’09A were honored byWest Side Institutional Synagogue at theannual dinner.
Chavi (Sweidler) ’97YUHS, ’01S andDaniel Eisenberg ’95YUHS announce thebirth o their third son, Moshe Yehuda.Mazel tov to grandparents, Gail ’74S andNorman Eisenberg ’68YUHS, and Sonjaand Simon Swidler ’63YUHS.
Rabbi Jonah Feldman
’97YUHS, ’03YC, ’09R isan attending physician inWinthrop Hospital’sDepartment o Medicineand associate programdirector or the hospital’s
Internal Medicine Residency Program.
Seth Galena ’99YC helped put together“Tacos or Noah” (www.tacosornaoh) orSandy Hook victim Noah Pozner, whoseavorite ood was tacos.
Yocheved ’98W and Rabbi Erem
Goldberg ’97YC, ’01R announce the birtho their son, Shmuel Yisroel NossonGoldberg, who ollows six daughters.
Rabbi Barry Goldfscher ’96YC, ’01R,director o The Jerusalem Journey, Rabbi
Aryeh Lightstone ’05R, ’06SB, regionaldirector o New York NCSY (NationalConerence o Synagogue Youth), andRabbi Dovid Twersky ’70YC, ’73R, ormerNCSY national vice president, will beinducted into the NCSY Ben Zakkai HonorSociety at the annual Ben Zakkai Dinner.
Tova and Rabbi Fred Hyman ’99Rcelebrated the b’not mitzvah o their twindaughters, Raphaela and Rebecca.
Dr. Shara and Rabbi David Israel ’96Rcelebrated the bar mitzvah o their son, Ari.
Rabbi Barry Kislowicz,
EdD ’99YC, ’04Rreceived the CovenantFoundation’sPomegranate Prize orexceptional, emergingproessionals in Jewish
education settings. Only fve awards weregiven; Rabbi Kislowicz is the only Jewishday school educator selected.
YU Director oEvents Aliza
(Berenholz)
’92YUHS, ’96S andYehuda Leon Peled
announce the birtho their son, ShalomMoshe, on August
15. Mazel tov to grandparents Manya andRabbi Heshy Berenholz ’60YUHS andElana and Jack Peled.
Ayala ’96YUHS and Rabbi Dani Rocko ’01YC, ’03R, ’04A, ’08BR announce thebirth o their daughter, Ora Hila.
Deborah ’97S and Rabbi Ari Rocko ’99SB, v01R celebrated the bat mizvah oher daughter, Shoshana.
Dr. Chaya and Rabbi Elimelech Rosenthal
’98YUHS, ’02YC, ’09R announce the birtho their son, Yechezkel David. Maze l tov togreat grandparents Claire and Rabbi
Joshua Hertzberg’51YC, ’55R .
Rabbi Eliezer Schnall, PhD ’95YUHS,’00YC, ’02F, ’03R, ’06F, proessor opsychology at Yeshiva College, was ascholar-in-residence at Mt. Sinai JewishCenter, New York; Young Israel oSouthfeld, Michigan; Congregation Sons oIsrael o Allentown, PA; and CongregationAdath Israel o Elizabeth, NJ. Rabbi Schnallauthored “Satisaction and Stressors in aReligious Minority: A National Study oOrthodox Jewish Marriage,” whichappeared in the January 2013 issue o theJournal o Multicultural Counseling and
Development .
P’nina Seplowitz ’96YUHS, ’00SBpublished her frstchildren’s book,Once Upon a
Vegetable (TraordPublishing, 2012)about a wealthy manrom a small village
who yearns to fnd a new ood thatsatiates and excites him. An entertain-ing east or the visual senses and adiscovery o the many wonders ocreation—learn more at www.pninaseplowitz.com.
Julie (Ackerman) Sherry ’93YUHS, ’96Sis a New York licensed physical therapistspecializing in custom-tailored exercise
programs that rebalance the body, as wellas manual physical therapy skills that easethe body and integrate all systems toachieve optimal unction. Sherry, in practiceor 13 years, integrates mind and bodytechniques with customized therapeuticexercises or each individual patient. Sherryis a certifed yoga instructor and strengthtrainer.
Bracha and David Silverberg ’94YC, ’98Rannounce the birth o their son, YonatanMoshe. Mazel tov to grandparents Tammy ’64YUHS and Benjamin Silverberg ’61YC,’66BR.
Ilana (Fodiman) and Rabbi Yair Silverman
’98YC, ’00BR, ’02R announce the birth otheir son, Amitai Shalev. Mazel tov to
grandparents Mel and Dagmar Fodiman ’92C, and Anita Hirsch Silverman.
Rena ’97S, ’97A and Rabbi Reuven
Spolter ’94YC, ’97A, ’97R, celebrated thebar mitzvah o their son, Bezalel.
Danya ’99S and Rabbi Aryeh Stechler
’00YC, ’03R announce the birth o their son,Yaakov Oded.
Dr. Rachel Teitelbaum’s ’98E company, HervanaLTD (www.hervana-bio.com), received the Round4 Grand ChallengeExploration Grant romthe Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation. The company was alsochosen as the runner-up or the best
startup company in an annual startupcompetition sponsored by the Israel LieScience Industry, announced at the annualBiomed competit ion in June 2012.
Miriam ’90S andRabbi Perry
Tirschwell ’85YC,’89R announce themarriage o theirdaughter, Meira, toGershon Albert ’12YC.
Esther and Rabbi Etan Tokayer ’95YC,’95BR, ’95R announce the birth o their son,Yedidyah Mordechai.
Ari Zoldan ’99SB
appeared on FoxBusiness’ “Moneywith MelissaFrancis” on July26 to discuss theFacebookearnings report.
Zoldan is the CEO o Quantum NetworksLLC and senior Washington correspondentor Talk Radio News Service. Zoldan ispress credentialed at the United Nationsand on Capitol Hill.
Rabbi Aaron Levitt ’99YC, ’05R becameprincipal o Judaic studies at Robert M.Beren Academy in Houston, TX.
2000s
Aliza ’05S and Rabbi Dovid Asher ’06YC,’09R announce the birth o their son,Yaakov.
Yardena ’08S and Ariel Bannett ’09YCannounce the birth o their daughter, AhuvaNeima.
Pnina Baim ’09A published her book,Choices (CreateSpace IndependentPublishing Platorm, 2012).
Yiska (Jessica Levine) ’04S and MoshehBen Avraham announce the birth o theirdaughter, Pnina Yocheved.
Anna ’03S and Rabbi Avi Billet ’96YUHS,’01YC, ’06A, ’08R announce the birth otheir daughter, Temimah Pearl.
Shonnie ’05S and Rabbi Jonathan
Chambre ’04YC, ’07R announce the birtho their daughter, Yael Elisheva. Mazel tov tograndparents Dr. Susan and RobertChambre, and Alisa and Rabbi Allen
Schwartz ’85YC, ’86R, ’97BR.
Dr. Susan Ciardiello
’07W published hersecond book, ACTivities
or Group Work with
Adolescents (MacroProducts, 2012). Her frstbook was ACTivities or
Group Work with School-Age Children
(Marco Products, 2003).
Rabbi Jeremy Donath ’08YC , ’11A, ’11Rmarried Shira Kandel ’13S.
Jody ’03S and Rabbi Amichai Erdarb ’94YUHS, ’99YC, ’02R announce the birtho their son, Yehuda Menachem.
Meira ’09A and Ari Federgrun ’10YCannounce the birth o their son. Mazel tov tograndparents Edna ’64YUHS and ErnstBechhoer.
Robin Mitchell ’02S andJerey Feit announce thebirth o their son, Marc(Moshe).
Aliza and Rabbi
Yaacov Feit ’02YC,’05R, ’05Aannounce the birtho their son.
Azadeh and Rabbi Ezra
Frazer ’01YC, ’04A, ’05R,’05BR announce the birtho their daughter, TamarAvigayil.
Sara ’09S, ’12BR and Rabbi Adam
Frieberg ’09SB, ’12A announce the birth otheir daughter, Rina Menucha.
Abby (Calm) ’03S and Rabbi Joe Hirsch ’04YC, ’09R, ’09A announce the birth otheir son, Elisha.
Rebecca ’05SB and Rabbi Avi Hochman ’05SB, ’07A, ’08R announce the birth otheir daughter, Shulamis Basya (Shulie).
Dr. Arielle (Glueck)
’03S, ’08E andJoshua Hay ’03YCannounce the birtho their son, SamuelIsrael.
Erik Kessler ’04W is director oadmissions, communications, and humanresources at the Moriah School inEnglewood, NJ, where he mentorsstudent interns rom the WurzweilerSchool o Social Work.
Chaya Sima ’06S, ’08BR and Rabbi
Akiva Koenigsberg ’98YUHS, ’04YC,’08R, ’10BR announce the birth o their
daughter, Leah.
Elana (Naider) ’01S and Rabbi Yonatan
Kohn ’07R announce the birth o theirdaughter, Aderet Tehilah.
Daniel S. Kokhba ’03C has madepartner at Kantor, Davido, Wole,Mandelker, Twomey, & Gallanty, P.C.
Lavie Margolin ’02SB published hisbook, I Know Someone. What Now? (CreateSpace Independent PublishingPlatorm, 2012).
Dovi Meles ’09YC was selected to theU.S. Army’s Public Aairs Fellowship
Program. Meles will start his training inPhiladelphia with the Army Corp oEngineers, then move to Fort Meade inMaryland to attend the DeenseInormation School, ultimately ending upat the Pentagon in Washington D.C.
Jon Minkove ’02YC was profled by theBaltimore Jewish Times (July 27, 2012)or ounding the Tour de CourtCompetition in Baltimore. Modeled aterthe World Cup, the basketball competi-tion is in its 18th year and raises moneyor leukemia and lymphoma.
Jenny ’03S and Rabbi David Nachbar ’02YC, ’05R, ’11BR announce the b irth otheir son, Chananya Baruch.
Rabbi Eli Ozarowski’01YC, ’04R, ’05Apublished the article, “Scriptural
Inscriptions on Jewelry,” in the all 2012Journal o Halacha and Contemporary
Society .
Aviva ’08S and Rabbi Uriel Rabinovitz ’05YC, ’10R announce the birth o theirdaughter, Tzipora Chaya Rachel.
Avital and Yaakov Rosenberg ’09YCannounce the birth o their daughter.Mazel tov to grandparents, Jackie andAlan Kelin, and Charlene and Rabbi
Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg ’69YC, ’74R,’74F, ’92A .
MichelleRosengarten
Kramer ’07Cmarried GaryKramer in BalHarbour, FL.
Upon graduating rom the MedicalSchool or International Health(MSIH) o Ben-Gurion University othe Negev, Ayol Samuels ’08YCreceived the Gold Humanism Award,an award given to graduating medicalstudents or commitment to service,outstanding compassion in thedelivery o care, respect or patients,and demonstrated clinicalexcellence.
Aliza ’04SB and Rabbi Yechiel Shaer
’07YC, ’11A, ’11R announce the bir th otheir son, Bentzion Meir Yitzchak.
Immanuel Shalev ’08YC marriedDavina Wadler.
Ayelet and Rabbi Michael Shore ’03SB,’07R announce the birth o theirdaughter, Neely.
Rabbi Gidon
Shoshan ’02R,’09A receivedHarvardUniversity’sLeadership inEducation Awardrom the GraduateSchool o
Education,awarded to only13 o several hundred applicants romaround the world.
Joey Small ’05YC is director oinstitutional advancement at YULA HighSchool in Los Angeles, CA.
Mirel ’04S and Rabbi Moshe Stavsky’99YUHS, ’04YC, ’07R, ’09BR announcethe birth o their son, Yaakov Mordechai.
Talya and David Stein ’08YC announcethe birth o their son, Ilan Amichai.
Rabbi Rami
Strosberg ’03YC,’07R, ’09A is now thehead o school o the
newly ormedWestchester TorahAcademy.
Sarala and Daniel Turkel ’06YUHS,’12YC announce the bir th o their son,Simcha Mayer.
Dave Weinberg ’05YCwas highlighted by the
Washington Post (Nov.20) or his HurricaneSandy relie eortsincluding establishingthe Web site,gitcardrelie.org.
Tamar ’09S and Dov Weinberger ’03YUHS, ’08YC announce the birth o
their son.
Rebecca ’02S and Rabbi Yose
Weinstock ’97YUHS , ’01YC, ’04W, ’05Rannounce the birth o their son, EitanChaim.
Yaf (Spodek) ’08S and Rabbi Matan
Wexler ’05SB, ’09A, ’09R announce thebirth o their son, Shlomo Zalman. Mazeltov to grandparents Paula ’72YUHS andRabbi Ira Spodek ’71YC, ’74BR, ’74R.
Sara and Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank
’03YC, ’05R, ’10BR announce the birtho their son, Yose Mordechai.
Rabbi ShmulyYanklowitz ’09BR wasinterviewed by NBC’sChannel 4 ActionNews about YomKippur observance.
Ilana Schechtman-Yehaskel andJoshua Yehaskel
’06YC announcethe birth o theirdaughter, Alyssa.
Chani ’08S and Menachem Yondor
’12YC announce the bir th o their son.Chani is a student at Einstein College oMedicine.
Sharon ’01SB, ’08W and Rabbi Elie
Zwickler ’93YUHS, ’88YC, ’00R, ’04A,’09W celebrated the bar mitzvah o theirson, Yitzy.
2010s
Lauren (Abramowitz) ’10S and Yonah
Bardos ’08YC, ’12E ’13R, ’13E announcethe birth o their son, Gavriel Noam.
Shoshana Blackstein ’10S, ’12Amarried Rabbi Avraham Engelson ’07SB, ’12R. Mazel tov to Brenda andRabbi Darren Scott Blackstein ’79YUHS, ’83YC, ’86R.
Natan
Brownstein ’12YC marri edJessie Busch.
Melissa ’10S and Rabbi Zev Ele
’09YC, ’11R announce the bir th o theirdaughter, Meital Shoshana. Zevpublished an honorary Kuntres Iggerot
Halevi to mark the occasion.
Miriam and Yair Frankel ’10YCannounce the birth o their son,Ephraim Ever.
Benjamin
Glueck ’10YCmarriedAliza Lipschitz.
Jesse Glueck ’11YC, marriedSara Feigenaum.Jesse is a studentat EinsteinCollege oMedicine.
son o Debbie ’72YUHS, ’76S and Marc Horowitz ’72YUHS, ’76YC and grandson oRabbi Dr. Edmund Neiss z”l ’45YC,’48R, ’67BR.
Shalom Isaacson ’10YC teaches yogaclasses around the Houston area to Jewso all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.
Leora (Stroh) ’12S and Alan Katz ’12YCwere married on September 10 andmade aliyah three days later. They planto live in Haia.
Suri ’11S and Jeremy
Katz ’08YC announcethe birth o their
daughter, Ayelet Faiga.
The June 26 Delta Democrat Times oGreenville, MS, profled the photographyo Jakob N. Layman ’10YC. Layman andellow photographer Phyllis B. Dooneyare documenting the ways high schoolbands teach discipline and responsibilityto students in the South. More inorma-tion on the project can be ound at www.themightymuddy.com.
Dov Lerner ’11YC rom London marr iedMiriam Weiss ’12S rom Passaic, NJ.
Daniella (Ginsburg) ’10S and Sam
Weprin ’10YC announce the bir th o theirdaughter, Liana Meira.
Aliza (Kranzler) ’11Sand Stephen Zeren ’11YC announce thebirth o their son, EvanZackary.
In Memoriam
Rabbi Dr. Zevulun
Lieberman ’51YC,’54R, ’57YC, ’59F
Rabbi Dr. Jay Braverman ’54YUHS,’58YC, ’61R, ’70BR
Dr. Beatrice Carson ’82FAzriel Cohen ’92YCDr. Ephraim Frankel ’46YUHS, ’50YCDr. Mordecai Gabriel ’34YUHS, ’38YCAlter Goldstein ’60YUHSRabbi Abraham I. Halbfnger ’52IB, ’58RRabbi I. Fred Hollander ’46RRabbi Dr. Edmund Neiss ’45YC, ’48R,
’67BRRabbi Bernard Lipschitz ’30RRabbi Morris B. Margolies ’43R
Rabbi Stanley Metzger ’47YC, ’49RDr. Sylvia Robb ’60FRabbi Morris L. Rubinstein ’51YUHS,
’55YCRabbi Louis Tuchman ’40YUHS, ’44YC,
’47RIrwin “Yechiel Yitzchak” Wenger
’51YC
Legend for school abbreviations:
A: Azrieli Graduate School o Jewish Education
and Administration • BR: Bernard Revel Graduate
School • BS : Beler Graduate School o Science
• BZ: Philip and Sarah Belz School o Jewish
Music • C: Cardozo School o Law • E: Albert
Einstein College o Medicine • F: Ferkau
Graduate School o Psychology • R: Rabbi Isaac
Elchanan Theological Seminary • S: Stern College
or Women • SB: Sy Syms School o Business • TI:
Teacher’s Institute • W: Wurzweiler School o
Social Work • YC: Yeshiva College YUHS :
Yeshiva University High Schools
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