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Former NBA forward Michael Sweetney dies at 43, Knicks and Bulls mourn loss

After continuing his pro career in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay, and Venezuela, Sweetney served as an assistant coach at Yeshiva University in New York City from 2019-23.

Michael Sweetney #50 of the New York Knicks controls the ball against the Memphis Grizzlies during the game on December 7, 2004 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.
Outside her shop, with her parents.

Chana Koenig's boutique chocolate journey from New York to Israel

Ambassador Mike Huckabee, the US Ambassador to Israel, delivered the commencement address at Yeshiva University in New York City, where he was awarded the Presidential Medallion. May 28, 2026.

Amb. Huckabee honored at Yeshiva University, delivers commencement speech to grads

Rabbi Danny Tropper, founder of Gesher.

'Agents of Change': American Jews and the transformation of Israeli Judaism - review


Campus antisemitism is symptom of America’s lost values, Yeshiva University pres. tells 'Post'

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Yeshiva University President Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman discusses campus antisemitism and Israel advocacy.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the main campus of Columbia University during the Columbia commencement ceremony in Manhattan, in New York City, May 21, 2025.

An Evening of Unity and Emunah

World Emunah and Yeshiva University in Israel came together to a meaningful and inspirational Aseret Yemei Teshuva event for gap-year women students

(L to R) Estie Fried, Shoshi Kuperman, Stephanie Strauss, Meira Lerner, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, Tema Klausner, Nediva Buechler, Nechama Munk - the team from Yeshiva University and World Emunah

Yosef Blau, author of Orthodox rabbis’ letter calling out Israel, responds to critics - interview

Rabbi Yosef Blau urges moral clarity in Israel’s response to Gaza, advocating for responsibility in addressing hunger and violence, despite critics within Orthodox circles.

Rabbi Yosef Blau, former spiritual adviser at Yeshiva University, addresses members of Smol Emuni, an organization of liberal observant Jews, in a video shown at their conference in March, 2025.

Lead plaintiff in Yeshiva University sexual abuse case accuses legal team of 'assault on dignity'

“This case is no longer just about abuse in the past—it’s about the abuse of process in the present,” Twersky said. 

 A pedestrian on the campus of Yeshiva University in New York City on Aug. 30, 2022.

'Go be our beacons, go be our hope': Rachel Goldberg-Polin gives commencement at Yeshiva U

Rachel Goldberg Polin, the mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli American hostage murdered in Hamas captivity, gave a commencement speech to 5000 people at Yeshiva University.

 Hersh Goldberg-Polin with parents Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin.

Yeshiva University faculty members sign letter decrying Elise Stefanik graduation honor

The nearly 50 faculty names on the protest letter decried elements of Stefanik’s record, including her close alliance with President Donald Trump.

 REP. ELISE STEFANIK, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to the UN, attends a meeting of House Republicans on Capitol Hill in November after the presidential election.

Yeshiva University rescinds approval for LGBTQ+ student club

YU’s decision to recognize Hareni in March, and settle related legal battles, marked a sharp pivot.

A view of Yeshiva University

After announcing LGBTQ club, Yeshiva U president says Pride values ‘antithetical’ to the school

“I deeply apologize to the members of our community — our students and parents, alumni and friends, faculty and Rabbis — for the way the news was rolled out,” Berman wrote in an email.

 The president of Yeshiva University, Dr. Ari Berman

Yeshiva University recognizes LGBTQ student club, reversing a longtime ban

After years of legal battles, the Modern Orthodox flagship has approved "Hareni," a new LGBTQ club.

 A pedestrian on the campus of Yeshiva University in New York City on Aug. 30, 2022.

Taking from Israel and refusing to serve: Why haredim draft refusal is hard to swallow - editorial

Few things are more provocative for non-haredim than haredi rabbis and students gleefully rejecting the government and refusing to defend the state – all while taking its money.

 Using donations to force change in Haredi draft row.