Guide to the The Undergraduate Experience For answers to all your Yeshiva questions, email [email protected] Our Yeshiva has a long and profound history and legacy of Undergraduate Torah Studies Torah scholarship and spiritual greatness. Our roots stretch back to the Torah of Volozhin and Brisk and continue in WELCOME TO THE YESHIVA! our Yeshiva with such luminaries as Rav We have assembled in one Yeshiva an unparalleled cadre of roshei yeshiva, rebbeim, mashgichim and support staff to enable you to have an uplifting and enriching Torah experience. We hope you will take and Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik. As you enter Yeshiva, you full advantage of all the Yeshiva has to offer. will not only partake of the great heritage of our past but, Hatzlacha Rabbah! together with your rebbeim, will forge a glorious future.

Rabbi Dr. President Dean Emeritus Special Assistant to the President

Rabbi Menachem Penner Rabbi Dr. Yosef Kalinsky The Max and Marion Grill Dean Associate Dean Glueck Center, Room 632 Undergraduate Torah Studies 646.592.4063 Glueck Center, Room 632 [email protected] 646.592.4068 [email protected]

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

1 Undergraduate Torah Studies Programs

Yeshiva Program/Mazer School The James Striar School (JSS) of Talmudic Studies (MYP) This path is intended for students new to and textual study who aspire to attain This program offers an advanced and sophisticated a broad-based Jewish philosophical and text classical yeshiva experience. Students engage education. Led by a dynamic, caring faculty and in in-depth study of with our world- with daily mentoring from students at YU’s renowned roshei yeshiva. The most extensive rabbinical seminary, the program provides of the programs, MYP offers the deepest expo- nurturing and support, inspiring students to sure to traditional learning while at the same appreciate the beauty, warmth and wisdom of time providing opportunities to interact with traditional . roshei yeshiva outside the beit midrash, thereby nurturing a special -talmid relationship.

Masmidim Program Irving I. Stone Beit Midrash Developed for students with the potential to become genuine talmidei chachamim, the Program (SBMP) Masmidim program offers a rigorous, structured learning schedule and curriculum in order to This program offers classic Yeshiva learning maximize religious and spiritual growth. typified by morning seder with a chavruta in the beit midrash and an in-depth of the text by an exemplary and warm rebbe, while expanding its curriculum to include Tanach, Halacha and Jewish philosophy. The program affords students Isaac Breuer College of Hebraic greater flexibility for their college studies. Studies (IBC)

Intended for students seeking an advanced and structured—yet flexible—program in the major BA/Semicha Program areas of Jewish learning and practice, IBC offers a wide range of Jewish studies courses, including Developed for exceptional aspiring with Jewish philosophy, , Halacha, a passion to maximize their Torah learning, Talmud, Hebrew language and Tanach. Students the BA/Semicha Program enables participants are empowered to attain the broad knowledge to earn a bachelor’s degree and semicha while base and skills necessary for serious study of fully immersing themselves in Torah scholarship classic Jewish texts. that will lay the foundation for their future. Participants will learn three daily sedarim and participate in a unique Halacha curriculum tailored toward the future rabbi.

2 Mashgichim Administration Masmidim Program

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 Rabbi Moshe Rabbi Ely Bacon Rabbi Josh Blass Rabbi Aharon Rabbi Simcha Hopkovitz Rabbi Zvi Romm Rabbi Rabbi Ariel Diamond Senior Mashgiach Weinberger Mashgiach Ruchani Ciment Torah Studies Bochein Director [email protected] Ruchani Assistant Dean of Glueck 314 and in SBMP Mashgiach Academic Adviser Glueck 506 Glueck 407 Furst Hall 419 and in Glueck 609 and in Undergraduate Harry Fischel Beit Ruchani Glueck 625 [email protected] [email protected] Glueck Beit Midrash the Batei Midrash Torah Studies Midrash 201.233.1683 [email protected] 646.530.1482 [email protected] Glueck 313 and in 917.623.4711 [email protected] [email protected] Glueck Beit Midrash [email protected] 917.623.4714 [email protected]

Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Rabbi Binyamin Rabbi Dan Cohen Rabbi Benjamin Rabbi Ari Zahtz Rabbi Michoel Zylberman Weinberg Krohn Edmond J. Safra Sgan Rofeh Glueck 408 and in Glueck 506 SBMP Mashgiach Mashgiach Ruchani Mashgiach for the IBC Mashgiach Glueck Beit Midrash [email protected] Ruchani Glueck 310 and in Sephardic Community Ruchani 917.584.2823 Glueck 311 and in Harry Fischel Glueck 319 Glueck 619 [email protected] Harry Fischel Beit Midrash 917.442.4791 917.957.4939 Beit Midrash 201.527.5548 [email protected] [email protected] 201.803.2749 [email protected] [email protected]

4 5 ROSHEI YESHIVA and REBBEIM: Mazer Yeshiva Program (MYP)

Rabbi Rabbi Rabbi Dr. Moshe Tendler Rabbi Mayer Twersky Rabbi Elchanan Adler Rabbi Eliyahu Ben-Haim Rabbi Yitzchak Cohen Rabbi Daniel Feldman

Rabbi Rabbi Rabbi Dr. Dovid Horwitz Rabbi Aharon Kahn Rabbi Yaakov Werblowsky Rabbi Dr. Rabbi Netanel Rabbi Wiederblank

Rabbi Eliakim Rabbi Rabbi Rabbi Dr. Michael Rabbi Yehuda Willig Koenigsberg Rosensweig

Rabbi Avi Sarfaty Rabbi Rabbi Eliahu Baruch Rabbi Shulman Stone Beit Midrash Program (SBMP) Isaac Breuer College (IBC)

Rabbi Eli Belizon Rabbi Etan Moshe Rabbi Aharon Ciment Rabbi Meir Goldwicht Rabbi Hayyim Angel Rabbi Benjamin Blech Rabbi Yosef Bronstein Rabbi Gabriel Danieli Berman

Rabbi Daniel Rapp Rabbi Etan Schnall Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Rabbi Reuven Fink Rabbi Meir Fulda Rabbi Zev Reichman Rabbi Benjamin Rofeh Schachter Weinberg

SBMP Shoelim Umaishivim

Each shiur has a shoel umaishiv who is there to make a kesher with you and will work with you during seder to answer your related questions and help you prepare for shiur.

R. Jacob Braun R. Azriel Kuschnir R. Dani Caplan for Rabbi Meir Goldwicht’s for Rabbi Moshe Tzvi for Rabbi Etan Moshe Rabbi Zvi Romm Rabbi Allen Schwartz shiur Weinberg’s shiur Berman’s shiur [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] R. Hudi Chinskey R. Yisrael Apfel R. Zac Katz for Rabbi Etan Schnall’s for Rabbi Eli Belizon’s shiur for Rabbi Jonathan shiur [email protected] Schachter’s shiur [email protected] [email protected] R. David Kornbluth R. Shmuel Lesher for Rabbi Dani Rapp’s shiur for Rabbi Shmuel [email protected] Maybruch’s shiur [email protected]

8 James Striar School (JSS)

Rabbi Yonason Shippel Rabbi Mordechai Becher Rabbi Dr. Daniel Lerner Rabbi Matt Levee Director, Glueck, 627 Campus Counselor 646.592.4024 773.203.9560 [email protected] [email protected]

Madrichim

Your peers and mentors from your yeshiva in are here to help you orient to . Rabbi Yitzchok Liberman Rabbi Uri Orlian Rabbi Zev Reichman Professor Harvey Sober

AISH GESHER KBY ORAYTA TRUE FRESHMAN Yosef Goffstein Jeremy Teichman Daniel Raykher Pfeiffer Binyamin [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Chaim Gerson DERECH LEV HATORAH REISHIT [email protected] Brock Bader Simon Italiaander Isaac Beletskiy [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Etan Vann [email protected] MEVASERET SHAALVIM Yonatan Glicksman Elisha Hagler GUSH [email protected] [email protected] Avraham Wein Jonathan Weinstein Ariel Reiner Rabbi Simcha Willig Rabbi Benjamin Yudin [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

HAKOTEL NETIV ARYEH TORAT SHRAGA Jed Zaslow Eric Grossman Marcus Sammy [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Josef Lasevski Eitan Rolnick [email protected] [email protected] Zach Berger [email protected]

10 11 Minyan information

The Yeshiva Minyan takes place in the Glueck Beit Midrash at the following times: • Shacharit: Mondays and Thursdays, 7:35 a.m.; Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 7:45 a.m. • Mincha: Sundays, 1:30 p.m.; Mondays – Thursdays, 2:30 p.m. • Maariv: Sundays – Thursdays, 10 p.m., during Elul 10:15 p.m. MYP Shiur Assistants For a full list of minyan and selichot times and locations, visit www.yuzmanim.com. Shiur assistants are available to answer all your MYP shiur related questions, set up chavrusos, assign seating, and more. Additional Chaburot and Rabbi Adler Rabbi Koenigsberg Rabbi Schachter Rabbi Twersky Night Seder Options ADAM BERMAN SAM ROCHLIN MORDECHAI DJAVAHERI JONAH STEINMETZ (203) 243-0682 (201) 566-8277 (516)410-0496 (516) 672-3940 The gemara in Kiddushin (30a) stresses the Rabbi Adler Rabbi Koenigsberg Rabbi Shulman Rabbi Wieder importance of a well-rounded limud HaTorah. MENACHUM POLACK YAAKOV SCHRIER URI HIMELSTEIN YAIR LICHTMAN Our many varied chaburot given throughout (617) 997-9528 (516) 404-4853 (516) 305-3026 (917) 698-2293 the day and night are designed to supplement your core learning in the morning to give you Rabbi Ben-Haim Rabbi Neuburger Rabbi Simon a full learning experience. In addition, JONATHAN LIVI YONI STONE MOSHE DECHTER teach us that a person’s main kinyan haTorah (516) 220-0477 (201) 693-1753 (516) 574-3374 comes from learning Torah at night. Yeshiva Rabbi Feldman Rabbi Rosensweig Rabbi Simon night seder takes place every evening from JED ZASLOW SHUA KATZ JESSE SILVERMAN 8 – 10 p.m., culminating with a Yeshiva-wide (215) 964-3772 (201) 951-1314 (201) 953-9100 maariv at 10 p.m. The Beit Midrash is staffed in the evenings with Night Seder rebbeim, Rabbi Goldwicht Rabbi Rosensweig Rabbi Sobolofsky shoelim umaishivim and roshei chaburah— EZRA MILLER ISAAC SHULMAN ELLY DEUTSCH (773) 951-8001 (201) 663-0602 (501) 319-6661 all available to answer questions and forge relationships with talmidim. Many talmidim Rabbi Kahn Rabbi Sarfaty Rabbi Sobolofsky learn gemara bekiyut in the Yeshiva’s masechta, AVI WESCHLER MICHAEL KAYE BINYAMIN PFEIFFER but the choice of limud is up to you. (917) 805-1670 (201) 638-2724 (201)390-9937 In addition, Rabbi Dan Cohen, Edmond J. Safra Sephardic Sgan Mashgiach, is available Mondays to Thursdays in the Sephardic Beit Midrash (Morgenstern Building) from 8:30 – 10 p.m. to facilitate night seder for talmidim who wish to learn with him.

12 13 Programs Yomim Noraim

SHIUR EVENTS Nothing can compare to a Yeshiva davening. Join Learning from your rebbe outside of shiur is Roshei Yeshiva, beautiful baalei tefillah and fellow a vital component of a Torah education. Shiur talmidim for a moving yom tov experience. lunches, melave malkas, Shabbatonim, special To sign up for seating, visit question and answer sessions, and Chanukah www.yu.edu/riets/yomimnoraim. and mesibot are just a few of the many opportunities you will have to bond with your Meals will be available in the cafeteria. 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 or rebbe focusing on areas of personal growth and mussar.

ELUL PROGRAMMING During Elul, we offer specialsichot mussar, mussar seder from 10 – 10:15 p.m., with mussar chaburot and vaadim.

MISHMAR Thursday night cholent mishmar throughout the semester with divrei Torah and singing.

YESHIVAT BEIN HASEMESTERIM Umoadim During winter break, make Yeshiva your home. Learn in your beit midrash with your chevra in Shabbat, Chanukah, Purim, Shavuot—life in a relaxed setting. Hear great shiurim from Roshei Yeshiva is only complete when experiencing Yeshiva and Mashgichim, share delicious meals Shabbat and moadim in the Yeshiva. Some of with your friends and take a special trip to visit your most uplifting, powerful and memorable with renowned Torah personalities. Bein Hasemes- moments will take place during these special terim is the ultimate rejuvenating winter break. times of the year. Shabbat on campus has special programming JUNE ZMAN every week of the semester with roshei yeshiva College may end in May, but learning never ends. rebbeim and mashgichim staying on campus. Regular shiurim continue throughout June as the Special In-Shabbatot feature multiple personalities, batei midrashot continue to resound with the voices special minyanim and the camaraderie of more of Torah. Take the opportunity to learn three full than 500 of your fellow talmidim. In addition, sedarim without the additional pressures of college, Rabbi Etan Schnall ([email protected]) is present or feel free to take summer courses on campus as every Shabbat, facilitating the meals and tisch and you avail yourself of all the Yeshiva has to offer. supervising shiurim. He is always available to help make your Shabbat experience more enjoyable!

14 Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find a morning program How do I find a morning seder ? or register for a shiur? Many talmidim network amongst their friends. Please see Rabbi Kalinsky in G632 or email However, your rebbe or shiur assistant will also [email protected]. assist you in finding an appropriate chavrusa.

In which Beit Midrash does my shiur have How do I find a night Seder Chavrusa? seder (MYP and SBMP)? Rabbis David Weiss and Yitzchok Radner will Glueck First Floor help you find a chavrusa that matches your Rabbi BenHaim, Rabbi Neuberger, skill level, time specifications and interests. Rabbi Rosensweig, Rabbi H. Schachter, They can be found in the Glueck Beit Medrash Rabbi Shulman, Rabbi Tendler and Rabbi Wieder at night, or you can email them to set up a time to meet: [email protected] or Glueck Second Floor [email protected]. You can also sign Rabbi Adler, Rabbi Y. Cohen, Rabbi Feldman, up online at www.soyjsc.com/chavrusa.html Rabbi Stein, Rabbi M. Willig, Rabbi Maybruch, Rabbi Rapp, Rabbi Wiederblank, Rabbi Y. Willig and How do I switch morning programs Fischel or shiurim? Rabbi Belizon, Rabbi Goldwicht, Rabbi Hirsch, Please see Rabbi Kalinsky in G632 or email Rabbi Horwitz, Rabbi Kahn, Rabbi Koenigsberg, [email protected]. Rabbi Reichman, Rabbi J. Schachter, Rabbi Sobolofsky, Rabbi Twersky, Rabbi Schnall, Rabbi Weinberg, Rabbi Werblowsky and Kollel Is there a website that I can find all of this and other information? Klein Hall Rabbi Simon, Rabbi Sarfaty and Rabbi Taubes The Undergraduate Torah Studies website contains a lot of information and documents you can download. The address is www.yu.edu/ How do I find a seat in the Beit Midrash? academics/torah-studies/men/new-students. The rebbe or the shiur assistant for your shiur will assign you to a seat in your shiur’s designated location.

YURIETS 2016–17

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