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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


Who are the Samaritans? Washington exhibit to showcase the biblical people

The groundbreaking exhibition The Samaritans: A Biblical People will open on September 16.

Members of the Samaritan sect take part in a traditional pilgrimage marking the holiday of Shavuot, atop Mount Gerizim

US Supreme Court's Sotomayor lets Yeshiva University prohibit LGBT club

YU determined that granting an LGBTQ student group official status would be "inconsistent with the school's Torah values."

A view of Yeshiva University

YU asks Supreme Court for stay on order to recognize LGBTQ+ student club

YU warned that recognizing an LGBTQ+ student club would cause "irreparable harm" to the Yeshiva, its students and its community.

Department of Communications and Public Affairs, Yeshiva University

Yeshiva University student sues school for allegedly covering up her rape

The student also alleged that the university has created and fostered a “rape cover-up culture.”

A view of Yeshiva University

What’s next for undrafted Yeshiva University basketball star Ryan Turell?

Turell is considering a move to Israel or the NBA’s minor league organization, according to ESPN.

Yeshiva University Maccabees in the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball tournament

Jewish Queer Youth praises YU pride ruling as 'victory for human dignity'

“The ruling is a victory for human dignity, mental health and safety on campus,” said Rachael Fried, executive director of JQY and a YU alum.

 Yeshiva University's Stern College for Women, on 34th and Lexington. The all-male campus counterpart is in Morningside Heights.

Yeshiva University now obligated to host LGBTQ+ club on campus

YU, as a non-religious organization, is subject to the New York City Human Rights Law. As such it must immediately grant plaintiff YU Pride Alliance the full equal accommodations," the ruling reads.

A view of Yeshiva University

'We must abhor antisemitism irrespective of where it comes from' - Lipstadt

More than 1,700 YU students from undergraduate and graduate programs were awarded degrees during commencement season.

  Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, President of Yeshiva University.

Providing English mental healthcare at the Jerusalem Mental Health expo

A clearer picture of the range of mental health services available in Israel to the English-speaking community.

 Jerusalem Mental Health Expo (logo).

US Jewry shifting away from religious streams - YU president

Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman informed me that the terms I’ve been using aren’t relevant to modern Jewish life in the Diaspora.

 YESHIVA UNIVERSITY president Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman speaks at the Jerusalem Post conference in London.