Guide to the Yeshiva The Undergraduate Torah Experience

7/22/2019 Guide to the Yeshiva The Undergraduate Torah Experience

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/guide-to-the-yeshiva-the-undergraduate-torah-experience 1/20

Guide to the Yeshiva

The Undergraduate Torah Experience



Our Yeshiva has a long and

proound history and legacy

o Torah scholarship and

spiritual greatness. Our

roots stretch back to the

Torah o Volozhin and Brisk

and continued in our Yeshiva

with such luminaries as

Rav Shimon Shkop and Rav

Yose Dov Soloveitchik. As

you enter Yeshiva, you will

not only partake o the great

heritage o our past but,together with your rebbeim,

will orge a glorious uture.

For answers to all your Yeshivaquestions, email [email protected]



Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary

Welcome to the Yeshiva!We have assembled in one Yeshiva an unparalleled cadre o Roshei Yeshiva,

Rebbeim, Mashgichim and support sta to enable you to have an upliting

and enriching Torah experience. We hope you will take ull advantage o

all the Yeshiva has to oer.

Hatzlacha Rabbah!

President Richard M. Joel Rabbi Zevulun Charlop

Dean Emeritus and SpecialAssistant to the President

Rabbi Menachem Penner

Acting Dean

Glueck Center, Room 632

212.568.7300

[email protected]

Rabbi Chaim Bronstein

Administrator

Glueck Center, Room 630

[email protected]



Yeshiva Program/Mazer

School of Talmudic Studies

(MYP)

This program oers an advanced

and sophisticated classical yeshivaexperience. Students engage in

in-depth study o Talmud with our

world-renowned roshei yeshiva.

The most extensive o the programs,

MYP oers the deepest exposure

to traditional learning.

Isaac Breuer College of

Hebraic Studies (IBC)

Intended or students seeking an

advanced and structured—yet

exible—program in the major

areas o Jewish learning and

practice, IBC oers a wide range

o Jewish studies courses, including

Jewish philosophy, Jewish history,

Halacha, Talmud, Hebrew

language and Tanach. Students

are empowered to attain thebroad knowledge base and skills

necessary or serious study o

classic Jewish texts.

The James Striar School

This path is intended or students

new to Hebrew language and

textual study who aspire to attain a

broad-based Jewish philosophical

and text education. Led by a

dynamic, caring aculty and with

daily mentoring rom students at

YU’s rabbinical seminary, the

Mechinah Program provides

nurturing and support, inspiring

students to appreciate the beauty,

warmth and wisdom o traditionalJudaism.

Irving I. Stone Beit Midrash

Program (SBMP)

This program oers classic Yeshiva

learning typifed by morning seder

with a chavruta in the beit midrash

and an in-depth shiur o the text by

an exemplary and warm rebbe,

while expanding its curriculum to

include Tanach, Halacha and

Jewish philosophy. Schedulesaord students greater exibility

or their college studies.

Undergraduate Torah Studies Programs



Undergraduate Torah Studies

We look orward to getting to know you and working closely with you toachieve your goals at Yeshiva University. Feel ree to come to us with any

issues regarding your shiurim, your academic schedule or program; or to

let us know how the Yeshiva can serve you better.

We are here to help!

Rabbi Yosef Kalinsky Associate Dean

Undergraduate Torah StudiesGlueck Center, Room 632

[email protected]

Rabbi Daniel RappAssociate Dean o Students

Undergraduate Torah StudiesGlueck Center, Room 606

212.568.7043

[email protected]

Rabbi Yonason ShippelDirector

James Striar School

Glueck Center, Room 627212.568.7052

[email protected]

Rabbi Ezra SchwartzBochein

Glueck Center, Room [email protected]



Rabbi Yosef BlauSenior Mashgiach RuchaniFurst Hall 419 and Glueck Beit Midrash

[email protected]

Rabbi Moshe WeinbergerMashpia

Glueck 609212.568.7300

Rabbi Ely BaconMashgiach RuchaniGlueck 313 and in Glueck Beit Midrash

[email protected]

Rabbi Josh BlassMashgiach Ruchani

Glueck 314 and inHarry Fischel Beit Midrash

917.623.4711

[email protected]

Mashgichim

Yeshiva is your place to continue to grow as ovdei Hashem—and we are

here to help in any way we can. We serve an important role as you adjust to

a dual curriculum while maximizing your learning and spiritual growth.



Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Weinberg

SBMP Mashgiach Ruchani

Glueck 311 and inHarry Fischel Beit Midrash

201.803.2749

[email protected]

Rabbi Yehuda Willig

SBMP Mashgiach Ruchani

Harry Fischel Beit Midrash646.509.9040

[email protected]

Rabbi Yonason Shippel

IBC Mashgiach RuchaniGlueck 627

212.568.7052

[email protected]

Rabbi Simon Basalely

Edmond J. Sara Sgan Mashgiachor the Sephardic Community

Glueck Beit Midrash516.244.4229

[email protected]

Mashgichim



Nachum Cooper

Shaalvim

201.527.5380

[email protected]

Charlie Wollman

Kerem B’Yavneh

[email protected]

Daniel Scherman

HaKotel

[email protected]

Tuvy Miller

Har Etzion (Gush)

443.204.3411

[email protected]

Avi Feder

Ohr Yerushalayim

[email protected]

Madrichim

Your peers and mentors rom your Israeli yeshiva are here to help you

orient to Yeshiva University.

Rabbi Gary Beitler

Director o Madrichim Program

Mashgiach or rst-time on campus students347.461.2153

[email protected]



Josh SchultzMevaseret

551.497.8334 [email protected]

Gilad Rosenberg

Netiv Aryeh

516.941.7270

[email protected]

Zack Katz

Toras Shraga216.299.2071

[email protected]

Ari AckermanReishit

[email protected]

Noah Cohen

Lev Hatorah

561.789.5399

[email protected]

Aryeh Sklar

Yisodei516.984.4485

[email protected]

Orel WeizmanDerech

[email protected]

Madrichim



Rabbi Adler

Josh Herbert: 201.956.2364

[email protected]

Rabbi Ben-Chaim

Oren Heskia: 516.330.8092

[email protected]

Rabbi Ben-Chaim

Asher Abittan: 516.455.5144

[email protected]

Rabbi Cohen / TBD

Rabbi Feldman

Jonathan Maik: 973.476.3368

[email protected]

Rabbi Feldman

Efrayim Clair: 773.230.0969

[email protected]

Rabbi Goldwicht

Noam Tokayer: 201.577.4643

[email protected]

Rabbi Hirsch

Daniel Reich: 732.715.1115

[email protected]

Rabbi Horwitz / TBD

Rabbi Kahn

Adam Friedmann: 646.669.4242

[email protected]

Rabbi Kahn

Jake Abitbol: 561.789.3475

[email protected]

Rabbi Koenigsberg

Yair Hillman: 248.912.2039

[email protected]

Rabbi Koenigsberg

Adam Ginsberg: 516.655.6482

[email protected]

Rabbi Neuberger Alex Landsman: 201.421.5960

[email protected]

Rabbi Neuberger

Yisrael Apfel: 201.838.3947

[email protected]

Rabbi Reichman / TBD

Rabbi Rosensweig

Meir Itamar Rosensweig:

347.287.7461

[email protected]

Rabbi Sarfaty / TBD

Rabbi SchachterIke Sultan: 973.202.7268

[email protected]

Rabbi Schachter

David Roth: 857.234.6434

[email protected]

MYP Shiur Assistants

Will answer all your MYP shiur related questions, set up chavrusos, assign

seating, give out maarei mekorot, and more.



Rabbi ShulmanShmuel Shulman: 314.313.6506

[email protected]

Rabbi Simon

Noah Cohen: 561.789.5399

[email protected]

Rabbi SimonMichael Friedman: 843.696.8540

[email protected]

Rabbi Sobolofsky

Ashie Schreier: 516.242.7467

[email protected]

Rabbi Sobolofsky

Reu Berman: 914.806.4914 [email protected]

Rabbi SteinSammy Aronson: 503.706.3279

[email protected]

Rabbi Tendler / TBD

Rabbi Twersky

Jonah Steinmetz: 516.672.3940

[email protected]

Rabbi Weider

Cheski Kopel: 516.209.7230

[email protected]

Rabbi Willig / TBD

Rabbi Yankelewitz / TBD

MYP Shiur Assistants



Rabbi Etan Berman

or Rabbi Shmuel Maybruch’s shiur

R. Yitzi Kleinor Rabbi Yaakov Werblowsky’s and

Rabbi Meir Goldwicht’s shiurim

R. Yaakov Taubes

or Rabbi Dani Rapp’s shiur

R. Michael Hoenig

or Rabbi Yehuda Willig’s shiur

R. Daniel Elsant

or Rabbi Etan Schnall’s shiur

R. David Glassbergor Rabbi Shmuel Marcus’s shiur

R. Ari Pruzansky

or Rabbi Aharon Ciment’s shiur

SBMP Shoelim Umaishivim

Each shiur has a shoel umaishiv who is interested in making a kesher with

you and who will work with you during seder to answer your gemara

related questions and help you prepare or shiur.

Rabbi Eli Belizon

or Rabbi Sobolosky’s

shiur516.382.7596

[email protected]

Rabbi Aryeh Westreich

or Rabbi Elyakim

Koenigsberg’s shiur443.844.7604

[email protected]

Rabbi Yechiel Weiner

or Rabbi Simon’s shiur

[email protected]

MYP Assistant Rebbeim

Several larger shiurim have assistants who are interested in making

a kesher with you and will help you explore the intricacies o the

gemara b’iyun.



Minyan information

The Yeshiva Minyan takes place

in the Glueck Beit Midrash at the

ollowing times:

• Shacharis: Mondays and

Thursdays, 7:35 a.m.;

Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays

and Fridays, 7:45a.m.

• Mincha: Sundays, 1:30 p.m.;Mondays – Thursdays, 2:33 p.m.

• Maariv: Sundays – Thursdays,

10 p.m., during Elul 10:15 p.m.

For a ull list o minyan and selichot

times and locations, visit

www.yuzmanim.com

Yomim Noraim

Nothing can compare to a Yeshiva

davening. Join Roshei Yeshiva,

beautiul baalei tefllah and ellow

talmidim or an upliting and

moving yom tov experience.

To sign up or seating, visit

www.yu.edu/riets/yomimnoraim

Meals will be available in the ca.

Shabbat Umoadim

Shabbat, Hanukkah, Purim,

Shavuot—lie in Yeshiva is only

complete when experiencing

Shabbat and moadim in the

Yeshiva. Indeed some o your most

upliting, powerul and memorable

moments will take place during

these special times o the year.

Shabbat on campus has special

programming every week o thesemester with Roshei Yeshiva

Rebbeim and Mashgichim staying

on campus. Special In-Shabbatot

eature multiple personalities,

special minyanim and the camara-

derie o more than 500 o your

ellow talmidim. In addition, Rabbi

Etan Schnall ([email protected]) is

present every Shabbat, acilitating

the meals and tisch and supervising

shiurim. He is always available to

help make your Shabbat experi-

ence more enjoyable!



Programs

SHIUR EVENTS

Learning rom your rebbe outside

o shiur is a vital component o a

Torah education. Shuir lunches,

melave malkas, Shabbatonim,

special question and answer

sessions, and Chanukah and Purim

mesibot are just a ew o the many

opportunities you will have tobond with your rebbe throughout

the year.

SICHAS MUSSAR

Once a week, a special sicha is

given in the Glueck Beit Midrash

at 9:40 p.m. by a Mashgiach orRebbe ocusing on areas o

personal growth and mussar.

ELUL PROGRAMMING

Special sichot mussar, mussar seder

rom 10 – 10:15 p.m., with mussar

chaburot and vaadim in hilchot

reshuva beore lunch.

MISHMAR

Thursday night cholent mishar

once a month with divrei Torah

and singing.

YESHIVAT BEIN HASEMESTERIM

During winter break, make Yeshiva

your home. Learn in your beit

midrash with your chevera in a

relaxed setting. Hear great shiurim

rom Roshei Yeshiva and Mashgi-

chim, share delicious meals with

your riends and take a special

trip to visit with renowned Torah

personalities. Bein Hasemesterim

is the ultimate rejuvenating winter break.

JUNE ZMAN

College may end in May, but

learning never does. Regular

shiurim continue throughout June

as the batei midroshot continue to

resound with the voices o Torah.

Take the opportunity to learn a

ull three sedarim without the

additional pressures o college,

or eel ree to take summer courses

on campus as you avail yoursel o

all the Yeshiva has to oer.



Chaburot with Mashgichim

Rabbi Ely Bacon

Michtav Meeliyahu

Mondays – Thursdays,11:50 a.m. – noon

2nd foor, Glueck Beit Midrash

For new students: Alei Shur, and onceevery three weeks a special lunch and

learn in practical hadracha

Tuesdays and Thursdays,noon – 12:15 p.m.

2nd foor, Glueck

Maharal Chiddushei Aggados on

Masechet Shabbat

Sundays, 9:30 – 10 p.m.2nd foor Glueck lobby

Rabbi Simon Basalely Alei Shur Chelek Ale

Wednesdays, noon, Glueck 518

Rabbi Josh Blass

Amud Yomi Masechet Shabbos

Mondays, Wednesdays and

Thursdays, 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Harry Fischel Beit Midrash

Emunah and Bitachon

Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

2nd foor Glueck lobby

Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Weinberg

Avos Derebbe Noson

Tuesdays, 8:15 – 9 p.m.

Glueck, 2nd foor lobby

Rabbi Moshe Weinberger

Toras Eretz Yisroel rom the seer

Mimaynei HaYeshua

by Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Charlop

Mondays, 12:15 – 1 p.m.Glueck 308

Introductions to Toras HaBaal Shem Tov

For undergraduate students

Mondays, 9 – 10 p.m.Glueck 308

Tallei Chaim by Rav Chaim Cohen—

Mevo LePnimiyus HaTorah

For semicha studentsTuesdays, 8 – 9 p.m.

Glueck 308



MORNING

• Sundays – Thursdays,

8:55 – 9:05 a.m., Mishna

Berura Chabura withRabbi Cohen,

1st oor Glueck Beit Midrash

• Mondays – Wednesdays and

Thursdays, 11:55 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.,

Avos Drebbe Noson with

Rabbi Cohen,


• Mondays – Thursdays,

2:45 – 3 p.m., Rambam SeerHamadah shiur with

Rabbi Twersky, 1st oor Glueck

Beit Midrash

• Wednesdays, lunch, 39 melochos

shiur, rotation by roshei yeshiva,

Glueck 307

• Fridays, noon, bekiot chabura

in masechet Shabbos withRabbi Twersky and masmidim

honors rebbeim, Glueck 417

EVENING

• Sundays – Thursdays, 9 p.m.,

Da Yomi Shiur with Rabbi

Kalinsky, Glueck second oor• Sundays – Thursdays, ater

10 p.m. maariv, Orchos

Tzadikim with Rabbi Cohen,

1st oor Glueck Beit Midrash

• Mondays, 9:25 p.m., Presidential

Bekius Program Chabura,

beginning with Perek Kol Kisvei,

with Rabbi Zylberman,

Glueck Room 303

• Mondays – Wednesdays,

8:15 – 9 p.m., SBMP night seder

with Reb Yoni Mandelstaum,


• Mondays – Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.,

(post kollel seder) Mussar

Chabura with Rabbi Cohen,

Glueck Beit Midrash• Thursdays, 9:40 p.m., mussar

with Rabbi Cohen, Glueck 419

• Thursdays, ater maariv,

machshava shiur with

Rabbi Twersky, Glueck 308

Additional Chaburot and Night Seder Options

Chazal teach us that a person’s main kinyan haTorah comes rom learning

Torah at night. Yeshiva night seder takes place every evening rom

8 – 10 p.m., culminating with a Yeshiva-wide maariv at 10 p.m. Many

talmidim will be learning gemara bekiyut in masechet Shabbos, but the

choice o limud is up to you. Please see below or many chaburot and

shiurim oered during the evenings.

In addition Rabbi Simon Basalely, Edmond J. Sara Sephardic Sgan

Mashgiach, will be available Mondays to Wednesdays in the Sephardic

Beit Midrash (Morgenstern Building) rom 8:30 – 10 p.m. to acilitate

night seder or talmidim who wish to learn with him.



How do I fnd a morning program

or register or a shiur?

Contact Rabbi Yose Kalinskyat [email protected]

In which Beit Midrash does my shiur

have seder (YP and BMP)?

Glueck First Floor: Rabbi Ben Haim,Rabbi Neuberger, Rabbi Rosensweig,

Rabbi Schachter, Rabbi Shulman,Rabbi Tendler and Rabbi Wieder

Glueck Second Floor: Rabbi Adler,Rabbi Feldman, Rabbi Hirsch, RabbiStein, Rabbi M. Willig, Rabbi Marcus,Rabbi Maybruch and Rabbi Rapp

Fischel: Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldwicht,Rabbi Horwitz, Rabbi Kahn, Rabbi

Koenigsberg, Rabbi Reichman, RabbiSobolosky, Rabbi Twersky, RabbiCiment, Rabbi Schnall, Rabbi Weinberg,Rabbi Werblowsky and Rabbi Y. Willig

Klein Hall: Rabbi Simon andRabbi Saraty

How do I fnd a seat in the

Beit Midrash?

The rebbe or the shiur assistant oryour shiur will assign you to a seat inyour shiur’s designated location.

How do I fnd a morning

seder chavrusa?

The ideal way to nd a chavrusa isto network amongst your riends.However, your rebbe or shiur assistantwill also assist you in nding anappropriate chavrusa .

How do I fnd a night Seder Chavrusa?

Contact Raphael Karlin [email protected]. Raphael will help yound a chavrusa that matches your skilllevel, time specications and interests.He can be ound in the Glueck BeitMedrash on most nights. Or you cancall him to set up a time to meet. Youcan also sign up online at

www.soyjsc.com/chavrusa.html

How do I switch morning programs?

I you would like to switch morningprograms, please see Rabbi Kalinskyin G632 or e-mail [email protected].

How do I switch shiurim?

For MYP, please see Rabbi EzraSchwartz in G628 or the Glueck BeitMidrash in the mornings or [email protected]. For SBMP, pleasesee Rabbi Kalinsky in G632 or [email protected].

Is there a website that I can fnd

all o this and other inormation?

The RIETS website contains a loto inormation and documents youcan download. The address iswww.yu.edu/academics/torah-studies/men/new-students

Frequently Asked Questions



For answers to all your Yeshiva questions,email [email protected]

Guide to the Yeshiva The Undergraduate Torah Experience

Documents

Transcript of Guide to the Yeshiva The Undergraduate Torah Experience