Official Undergraduatenmmtntat�r Newspaper of Yeshiva College
November 25, 1992/ 29 Cheshvan 5753 YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, NY Volume LVII, No. 5
standard that will comeleft to Tenure Revisions Proposed of tenured faculty members destroy the city" if it is upon the closing of the Belfer unadclressed. The plaintiffsnot Part 2 of a Series on Faculty -- Administration Relations Graduate School of Science. reiterated that they are .,, affiliated with any political by Sender Cohen At YU, tenure is granted on committee that evaluated Dr. the basis of three criteria: [ party or candidate for mayor Horowitz, said that he "doesn't publications, research and other : and that the suit has not been One of the least well-known know specifically why he creative achievements; teaching �i filed to affect next year's . and least understood policies [Horowitz] was denied." effectiveness; and service to the mayoral election. at our university is the one Executive Vice President Dr. university and profession. To � To characterize the suit as a governing tenure. Most Egon Brenner declined to receive tenure, a professor must racist attack on an African students have heard the term, discuss the issue, stating that he be outstanding in two categories American Mayor is but do not understand the "cannot discuss personnel and competent in the third. "inaccurate," claimed Snitow. serious implications it has for matters." Dr. Horowitz stated However, many faculty He further remarked that the the faculty and for their that he too is unsure exactly members noted that in reality, Crown Heights Community has educations. A university's why tenure was denied: "The publication has been repudiated a poster of Mayor tenure policy gives it the division was kind enough to emphasized more than the other by Jonathan Schloss Dinkins that reads "Wanted for opportunity to fosteracademic · send me a copy of the letter they two criteria. murder." While Snitow agrees excellence, reward outstanding sent to the administration; that Despite the importance of that Dinkins is not a murderer, Calling the Crown Heights1 professors, and protect is the extent of my knowledge publication, it is unofficially he believes that it is a "damnable riots a pogrom, Norm n academic freedom. accepted that less quantity is lie" to say that the NYPD could of the decision." YCJunior Eyal Rosenbaum, the brother f The University only awards expected at YU than in many not react to the violence in Feiler expressed amazement at murder victim Yank 1 tenure to full-time appointees other universities due to the Crown Heights for three days. the denial of tenure.as "It seems Rosenbaum, addressed a with the academic rank of unusually heavy teaching load "He [Dinkins] is accountable silly that a teacher good as he, capacity audience of over 6 0 professor, associate professor placed on many professors. and it's not racist to call him is not rewarded for his efforts." students, alumni, faculty, a d or assistant professor. Seven Because of time constraints, accountable for his failure to One professor, who members of the press in t e years of teaching experience is articles in scholarly journals are act." requested anonymity, pointed aftermath of the acquittal f required for tenure, including more .commonplace than For his part, Rosenbaum out that due to YU's censure murder S\!Spect Lemri k monographs and books .. Other � . called t-he riots the "most prior service at other by the American Association of Nelson. Crown Heigh s universities with comparable universities, such as Harvard, repugnant example of Anti UniversityProfessors (AAUP), attorney. Frank Snitow spo]Fe standards. Recently, which impose lighter teaching Semitism ever to confront us a faculty member who is denied prior to Rosenbaum at tl\e Dr. Avery Horowitz, a loads on their professors, .. . notwithstanding the lessons tenureisunabletofollowAAUP Monday night lecture, focusi�g professor of economics, was require publication of two of Hitler." He said that his grievance procedures, as is an on the basis for the laws it denied tenure by the University. books before a professor can � outspokenness since Lemrick . accepted option at most other which the Crown Heighfs The reasoning behindthe denial even be appointed to the Nelson's acquittal is solely in universities. Community has filed aga · st is unclear. Dr. Joshua Bacon, a position of tenured associate the interest of justice. Asserting member of the division YU was put under censure New York City. professor. J that the principles of justice are for not complying with AAUP continued on page 11 Snitow stressed that t e rules, whenitreleasedanumber necessary for society to survive, purpose of the lawsuit filed la�t he, therefore, claimed that the arations week against the City of Nek issue at hand is not Jewish MillerObtains Re p York, the New York Poli{e African American relations. Department, the Mayor, a d "Every time the Mayor wants theformer Police Commission r for WWIIVictims g, to divert [attention from the � by the estate of Yank 1 real issue] and is supported by i� · Rosenbaum and the Cro n self-interested, self-elected President of the Conference of celebrations commemorating Heights Jewish Communi y Jewish 'leaders', I'll drag 'em ij Presidents of Major Jewish the 750t.h anniversary of Berlin. Council is to "strip away, o back to that continuedissue [justice] on page .... If9 � Organizations. When the U.S. He accepted on the conditions bare, so that all can see a doub e ,- r , � initiated diplomatic relations that he be granted an audience 0 by Joel Haber with the German Democratic with Hoenecker and be Republic (East Germany), he permitted to visit Buchenwald. Dinner / met with then Secretary of State "I had qualms about going_ 'so) �-. I \' _,.,· / ,...��- i .• Throughthe personalefforts Henry Kissinger and Assistant into Germany. I feel that Jews, 'lo'., I of YU SeniorVice President Dr. Secretary of State forEuropean if they don't have to go to to Honor ► .•� Israel Miller, the German Affairs David Hartman to . Germany, should not go. But if - .it' \ ,, -'. J ,,, £1 i; l- ◄·-•.. • "' governmentrecently signed an discuss. American indifference you go ...you ought to pay � . ,_, J• - ...... ·. . • v �. agreement to compensate to East · Germany's gross tribute t()the kedoshim." Powell an � Jewish Holocaust victims from negligence regarding its. post- · Little was accomplished in I Russia and Eastern Europe. war duties. Miller termed this the negotiations with Herzog r,y Miller, acting as Chairman oversight an "immoral act on Hoenecker. Then,following the of the Conference on Jewish the part ofourcountry." Dueto destruction of the Berlin Wall by Eric M. Creizman honorary doctoral degrees will Material Claims Against his intervention, a paragraph in 1989 and the reunificationof be granted to distinguished Germany, announced the was added into the treaty, thetwoGermanies, Miller again recipients. This will be followed accord on November 6th.· forcing the GDR to agree to approached the State Following its tradition , f by the banquet, which will securing high-profil , Signed in · Bonn, the conversations with the Jewish Department, He met with then feature an address from one of arrangement will benefit those community on a non Secretary of State James Baker influential speakers, the Y the honored guests. The war victims from Communist governmental level. and current Acting Secretary of Hanukkah Dinner will hon r purpose of the Hanukkah countries who were previously Before becoming the Claims State Lawrence Eagleburger, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs� f Dinner is to raise funds for the unable to apply for reparations. Conference Chairman who was then Assistant Staff General Colin Powell, a�cl school, although Zysman The West Germ.an (followingthe death of previous Secretary of State for European Israeli President Chaim Herzdg explained that "most of the government began restitution chairman Nachum Goldman Affairs. They assured him that at a December 20 dinner at t e funds are raised in advance of in 1952, and over 160,000 Jews eight years ago), Miller the U.S. would insist that East elegant Waldorf Astoria hot I the event." still receive monthly payments. accepted, on behalf of the Germany honor their in midtown Manhattan. T e Although someAdministrators The East German government, Conference, · the responsibility obligations to the survivor dinner, which costs $500 p r initially expressed concern that while compensating the few of representing the survivor community. As a result, Article person/$5000 per table, is "t e donations would decrease due Jewish and gentile war victims community in their talks with II was written into the German culminating event of the ye, r to the recession, Zysman on their own territory, never the Germans. Very little Unification Treaty, naming the forthe development of YeshiJa expressed his satisfaction with paid its fair share in the transpired in the following Claims Conference as the University," according to M ( . this year's returns. "We ·are worldwide reparations. years until Miller met with "heirs" to any unclaimed David Zysman, Vice Preside1 t running way ahead of last year I . Miller's actions on behalf of President Hoenecker fouryears communal Jewish property, for Development. in terms of fundraising. We The evening will begin wi�h Jewish Holocaust victims began ago. Miller received an continued on page 11 would havecontinued done better on without page 10 16 years ago when he was invitation to attend the a convocation, at which . I a e 2 November 25, 1992 P____; g�______m�t,
original report of any violent disturbances caused by Rabbi Weiss. Multi-custom The editors of the Commentator accused Rabbi Weiss of behaving in an Education aggressive, rash manner "unbefitting a God fearingJew" which "caused a chillul To the Editor, Hashem." Indeed it is they who are Your article "Sephardic Students guilty of such charges. They reacted to Allege Bias" notes that there are no the NBC report too quickly, too eager coursesinSephardiccustomsorhalakha. fora hot story, and fired off an editorial To my mind, that is not the problem in the heat of the moment. We are all with regard to teaching "Sephardic aware of the terrible punishment for Halakha." public embarrassment of afr iend- how The question of teaching Ashkenazic much more so forpublicly embarrassing and Sephardic Halakhot separately was a prominent Orthodox Jewish Rabbi. settled centuries ago by the Ramo and I hope the printing of a retraction endorsed by centuries ofTorahscholars. will be sufficient to atone for the Ashkenazic and Sephardic rulings injustices done, but at present the appear on the same page of the Shulhan damage seems irreparable. Perhaps Aruch and should be studied by all the resignation of the editors would be students of halakha. more appropriate. At our school (the Yeshiva of Flatbush), we have carefully mapped Yitzchak Weiss out our halakha curriculum so that every SSSB '88 discussion in every class encompasses Ashkenazic and Sephardichalakhot and To correct some of the factual minhagim. Every student must know inaccuracies of the above letter: The the customs of both communities, lest Commentator did not rely on "a single one group think that they are normative source" when writing our editorialand a and the other a second-bestalternative. week ofresearch is hardly quick or overly In a high school without a central eager.-ed. curriculum or a yeshiva where every rebbe is an independent teacher, the emphasis must be placedon educating Dinkins: everyteacherthateveryshiurinhalakha encompassesAshkenazic and Sephardic minhagim and halakhot. Any other More Friend presentation is unauthentic and damaging to the social fabric of our Torah community. It should make no Than Foe difference if the majority of the shiur is from one community or the other. To the Editor, The accusations are flying and the Rabbi Raymond Harari Commentator has joined the fray. I am Chairman, Halakhah Department, extraordinarily disappointed with the Yeshiva of Flatbush editorial "Graceless at Gracie." The charges that David Dinkins has "antisemiticleanings" and is a "rascal" Actively are pernicious and irresponsible, as was Councilman Noach Dear's charge Sephardic that Mary Pinkett is an antisemite for blocking a resolution condemning the To the Editor, Crown Heights verdict. I read the article entitled "Sephardic The anger against Dinkins is Students Allege Bias", and as president probably a result of the belief that oftheSephardicClub,lfeelanobligation Dinkins held back the police in Crown to express my personal view on how I Heights. Yet there is no evidence that view the happenings in our Yeshiva. any such restraint occurred. In fact, Firstly, I would liketo start by saying mostagreethattheacquittalcameabout that I have a lot of respect for Adam as a result of the bungled police Anhang, the author of the article. handlingofthecase,suchasthemurder Through several talks we've had weaponbeing passed.around by officers . together, I found him to bea fineperson (thereby eliminatingfingerpr ints) and who possesses excellent character traits. conflicting police testimony. In I fully understand that the article addition, the confusion of the riot scene submitted was not a reflection of his constitutional rightsand have confiscated commit their opinions to writing must certainly did not help in the gathering personal view. It is important to keep in theCommentator. bear the responsibility of their actions of evidence. All of these things need to mind that the piecewas not an Op-Ed. It ThosepeopJewhohaveamfiscatedoopies when falseaccusations are made. · Any be looked intoquite seriously,and the was an article based on several of the Commentator should be strongly good journalist will tell you that you celebration by jury at the invitation of interviews. oondemned,andrealizethattherearegreater cannot rely- on a single source of Nelson'slawyerthenightafteracquittal Although there are always a few ramifi�tions. informationbefore goingto press with a is a damn outrage that should bear the narrow-minded individuals who do not story that willdo irreparable damage to bruntof our criticism. possess ideal character traits, Baruch Yehuda Poupko thosespecifically mentioned. To condemn Dinkins, in fact, has been one of the Hashem in Yeshiva's community there YC '93 a person in writing without confirming few African American allies of Jews in aremanypositivethingshappeningthat the factsis irresponsible journalism. The all ofNew York. Moderatevoices such we can never disregard. During the The first amendment only guarantees integrity of the editors and the as his are_ needed to counteract such period that I have been president of the that the rights of free press cannot be newspapers is called into question: Has menasLouisFarrakhan,SonnyCarson, Sephardic Club, I have come to realize threatened by the fe deral and\or state The Commentator become one of the and Al Sharpton. If Jews reject Dinkins more and more that Yeshiva and its governmentsand does not apply to private "tabloids"? based on his handling of Jewish issues, administrators have done a marvelous institutions such as a private college. -ed. Rabbi Avraham Weiss is a prominent and not based on a critical examination job helping the Sephardicculture flourish member of the Jewish community who ofhisrecordasmayor, thenweareonly on our campus. I am personally aware Editorial has always promoted non-violent foolingour selves. Whoever takes his of Dr. Lamm' s sincere concern for the demonstrationsfor worthy causes. Didn't place in the position of leader of the needsofournewSephardicimmigrants. it appear incongruous to the editors AfricanAmericans in New York might I can proudly announce that he is well Irresponsibility that one who preaches non-violence be a real antisemite. respected in the different Sephardic To the Editor, would himself resort to that mode of communities in New York and outside · Theeditorial page ofa newspaperis just expression? As we are all aware, Jason Muss the Metropolitan area. I can tell you that -an editorial. However, those who WNBC News/New York retracted their YC '93 continued on page 9 Page 4 November 25, 1992
Spirits, Sparks, Easier way and Soups ima e st de s atApproxe ed on t ndaly 30 YCo beu ntto to Get an "A" g h r Mo y, N vem r 9 ea o ic a an o e Monday, November 30: h l rer Dr. Dn minte k oPupure e o, De edicf the e s as e ba M n' B k t ll dd ess a lass oo o ostl Ade� t Eia es in e C onll g def Melo inent, s e e e e A r ing c r m f m y v . N w J rs y T ch f es ma a d so o o e st d n s a dhver d ersil ctur e theos e ve pml des a r h n n ph m r u e t l Aw y, 8:00 p.m. d n l b o o sda and d iva a tys aof No ura ciednc t . S i ma urio e g be c u · h abbur n e Thurda y,e � ne ta i gr m onsocc mped lecni eheentitled Sig n s en alle e N v m r 12, R i Y hu Fin , ; AT&T I ve tm t Ch ng t e al o ce a sc olas c D robl Rhoe ssp and r turect, e n a e e s a o eadl highlighted h v ue f rt in h ti � L t R gi tr ti n D ine s a e es d t e o la acade i "Pe oscl me Persp iv s i e t tr t gi foun in h p pu r mic 1-800-5455-1975 x . 12 sel e deo a e e e e e s N urr i nce".a aced t e e o ment f-h lp vi t p 111•''Wh r Th r ' A e e s n YU Remem· be· rs f tDe. Purpd our tre os ienh deve d l dp t Wednesday, December 2: Will,ab Th r ' eAa 'A a e co nselo h fiel f N ur c c , ivi ing i o e ti e ane ? to t _ e eriods e st e od otR bie Fin ,o YCance guido b ncd e u on r,s m hree tnn p . Th fir p ri , M ovisoNighted b - "Ci sz n onoK s" c e Rabbi Paretzk t e ao irits s anned o class a �meedth andimp st rtd n f actu g tingl e'e y h Er fSp , p fr m ic l Spo n ro ye Engli h H r So i ty t to d t cen e ti u yi g ive y. H e o . al c e on a i M rg L ung , 8:00 p.m. e ed a e s a e embe simes nethe olmi -18 he ctury.sed Thon xplain th tpeopl u u llyr m r Aa ma iem ri a eter m ly foras eRdbb n t eate cla t e st a d las tu�y ofto emour ogye e th sn iritsfo u o up e ea e Shr g F vel P r zky z" w h l o wiecesh gr o dar a rityst d hed fir ene o et ed sda o n o ember trying r v vil p fr m th SSSBe Spono kabler ose o dste n W ne y m r ing, N v 18, od e a t e o on f t e apico d f o t e us id . Th sr fa re , be e a imatel st dent b y by xtr cting h p rti o h Th oH e r eJ deph o Gt le ei c for pprox y 250 u s, a e t e e as onc n a ·c er ingts t Fin , e tuentying eain mo lle r l me e s and o ei es a br in wh re h . vil w c e tr ted. "Fre m th Oth r Si f h B n h" facu ty mb r , R sh Y hiv in a o r ended times lunis witho efr quic ebrt ksemo ft n e ain eit ed as e ident The Er f Spa ks, which in B lfer 411, 8:00 p.m. th m B M i h. Pr s cen e n t e s d o sc e ar sou t onin t ma r o effe ei etn oemn a ery o an a e a 1952, t red o h tu y f mu l en s en N rm Lamm,M z rYeshiv Program t m ation i t at eriod bo orptit e h nio f sn ewc res o nog gstoin ean a e n a o a i s u . Dur ng h p , Ms ' nF e cingo e e D R bbi Z vulu Ch rl p, R bb c� en �ists tensi el esea c ed stw rn hr e h ur tr t h f n p aro o e tc a d a s ael s i t ex v y r r h v . Hua t r C ll g A n Sol v i hik, n R bbi I r el a onandne e c on tudyi g. s dents o a e t e a e a e ed t e la e a and ectricalstimul ti rv fun ti . Aw y, 7:00 p.m. P r tzky ll ulogiz h t r v e a e od labeled e e od o ti Urginge e tul tt mt t ximize mo ht oir boc en o ass a a e Th fin l p ri , th P ri f e s s n e h , wh p ed w y inOctob r. o s esea c ed emi al m ,an Fine a exp ainede e son ha s hndsa unait f es ea er to do a i a e S up , r r h ch c Ms n' Wreo stli g Mest Th p k s l fR bb P r tzky's t an s i n ese a s ons �m�ne vo rago pt or e s pee e wa inge d ff t l e n ro e and is r smi s o s; Th tr nsmis i v . St. J hn' Univer ity i icul if i Eu p h o e amon ot er t s t e e ease mea li s thrd�sg� � n o' eselif tque ls fivo s e en ad t e t li e in · inv lv , g h hing , h r l MSAC, 7:30 p.m. _ u s qu t jus m n to f o e a a n na tic e t sy r . By 1 c1�1irungse astedn lf time<.:> mpl foy - �e a tat t at a i f ch mic l re ge ts in sy p cl f s. e s as e ba Am ric . RabbiLamm s ed h R bb r ura d t e seco d a memouch �t�erw1data s wd n can e a r are ea es a a o D . Purp devote h n h lf Ms n'a Bd ko let ell P tzky's gr tn s w s his bility "t i al o i r i l o e anzmgs o e , odtu ec tse pr p re d e t lo di d o r e of h s t k t h s 10 P inc p es f v . Ba r C l g b g _ he m sh worl f Eu op e en e ese i de ner e for xeam ema r p� e u a tively. e e ts � t e o d d o merica N urosci c . Th nclu . v Aw y, 8:00 p.m. , with h l m ish worl f A ." im e sensor n mation 'Tre et ax msd like thlasitic nv nt ,"e i a et s on ab i srae ei puls s, y i for , Thursday, December 3: . Rabb P r zky' s , R b I l M r m ta a s s e o o and �m o rancem rkeo e ,te mpha eziamg eh ar s o e o t e s e ho eos ticmech ni m , rn ti ns, la t o P etzky, p k f his fa h r' "fi ry a io rmpe edrt os f e n a ?°ga non x anow ll-e o a d a ence beh v r. P oy -o"O hell " s ono s e _ _ T r h yn mic pres ." --Avigdor Butler cr ��ca . Pas itivt o sffirmc essti tesis ta th r i aret er a ta Spea nsl redeate by Engli h H r Soci ty Rabb P zky's form ch vru , P r Th r, 8:00 p.m. nhcco dl peco � eu c fulco t- nking,ed a eit e r s d e _ Rav A ron Solov chik, xp e se th � r t mgo tt Fma. Het mmeo t , eelin_ s a t e ea ers Pesak,.the s t _ _ f g of ll h sp k , simply Turki h Nigh ma'Wh� y uo �t eabou m y ur mind, s o so ed b a d l b nifests u m r lity." tating, "I miss him." Sp n ro y Sephd to r ic C u - MartyGoldberg - l.Jlvi Greenspan Sephardic Way SCW K ch Au i rium 8:00 p.m. ard l o i s e The Seph ic Candub kickede a iffnal t Sunday, December 6: veningro culturala e d�ca t o n s as e a p grams with "D rk Pesak," l�turent Mes ' B ok etbell Rabbi a v . City C ll g by Eliahu Benhaim,o prominea di MSJ\C,7:00 p.m. Rav in thei aNewd a Y nrk Seph r dc Communtty n rou dd othe worl d. Mo ay, December 7: sew �, Speaking o ad �edcrow f e an YCo undergra uatesa about i � processi o o f nreachinga Hali chic decis ons,t · Rabbin SSSBa We s rkshn ntp e en s i and Be h im adel vereda e reh1s lec ure t "Ca rel r is E s r pr eur h p Heba rew, a l ngu gdhe ndmarked, "tha Femi y Bu ines " B lfer 411, 8:00 p.m. ll YU studentsi uni erstar siden." o Daniela i Hak m , P le _ d tt atf thet en s est n t M ' Wr li g Mee Seph rd c Club,e eexp aine t h a hea s o a o e e purpose of th ev nt was " o h ve ,. v . Ja hn J y C ll g d e e a d a s a Aw y, 7:30 p.m. aiff er nt type of T tlmi Chachea ma peonk· at th nYeshiva t and o incrm se interi cti t Tuesday, December 8: mo g s udents fro all d fferen e s e l backgrounds." Gene A perovich, a · Ms n' eF ncing e s o ro ro ine sophom re f m B okl ven. Drn w Univ r ity e s a e ar e Pesak': Massachus tt , ttend d "D k F sci gas Room,ent a a ardi rs e ti e n Fur t B em , 7:30 p.m. to hea r Sephtter peand p ca v noto Hal chic ma t s,o t t wass e · Wednesday, December 9: disappointed. "I h ugh i w pr tty e s as e all r e inte esting," h . remarked. Ms n' B k tba e t e d or an Al hough th crow filled m e th v . SUNYa M ritim o a Aw y, 8:00 p.m. tw thirdso e oft rthe Rubinati iShul, Hi kimit was n t n i ely s sf ed w th he a o a t a o b t e ec ed n turnout. "I w s g od, u I xp t Shiure Ha aT r ha c en a m r e o s a eat o e peopl to sh w for uch gr · TheaH h m B ru h B H yim, a bi a i o s o a R b ." H k mi lo k f rw Spo kerso ed b e a d c o n ram o e e rdan to upc mi g prog s, h w v r, · d Sp bn r l y S ph r i Club e e t a die ces o o as e ea Ru in Shu , 8:30 p.m. xp ces eu n t gr w th . .y r progr ss s. --Eric Creizman _ _2 9_ C_h_e _sh_v a_ n_ 5__7,_ 53 ______1 ij!4e armmnenfatnrl------'-P-O .....ge 5_
SSSB To Offer Business Minor
by Adam J. Anhang Corporate Finance 1408 as the survey finance course, it will cover the Citing student demand and a SSSB fundamentals of financial management, i Senate sub-committee report released financial analysis, and the securities last spring, SSSB Dean Harold marketswithout theintensive focus on the � � Nierenberg recently announced that mathematics of 1408. Students working � � effective immediately, SSSB will offer a towards a finance degree will then � e a r ems with "land fo r peace" Glen Mon s m ps out pobl � business minor to YC and SCW students. continue with Corporate Finance 1408 The minor requires completion o f 18 and Advanced Corporate Finance 2409. Tagar Trio credits of a 24 credit modified business Nierenberg is quick to point out that Educating core. To amass the 18 credits, students students working towards a business willchooseatleastfourandatmaximum minor "will be taking the same courses ·Stress: No Land six three-credit courses from: as SSSB majors; the course_s are not Jewish Accounting Principles I and II (ACC 'watered down' for liberal arts majors." For Peace 1001, 1002), Management Information The introduction of a business minor, Educators Systems(INF 1020), PrinciplesofFinance according to Nierenberg, enjoys the (FIN 1001), Principles of Management support of SSSB faculty in that it allows by Michael A. Dyckman (MAN 1020), Principles of Marketing liberal arts majors to get a taste of by Ari Rosenstein (MAR 1020), and a maximum of two business. In addition,Nierenberg believes A group of Jewish educators three-credit elective courses in that a business minor will be an effective representing day schools from across On Tuesday night, November 17, the accounting, business law, finance, recruiting toolfor both5&5B and YC: "The the country met in YU's Belfer Hall on TAGAR Club presented a group of marketing,management,andmanagement more options we can offer Monday, November 16, for a "leadership speakers and a visual demonstration on information systems. Upon completion undergraduate students, both men and mission" geared towards improving the the topic, "Can Israel Survive Peace?" of the program, "Business Minor'' will women," said Nierenberg, "the better it currentstatusofJewisheducation. Rabbi The three speakers addressed be noted on the student's transcript. is for the students and the university." Morton J. Summer, Coordinator of YU' s approximately 50 students regarding µnder the new program, students tal by Rabbi M. Serels and Dr. Gaon then Under the enthusiastic and Sephardic Clubs at Yeshiva College and The Origins Dobrinsky traveled throughout North America to munificent leadership of the late Col. Stern College for Women as regular meet with Sephardic communal leaders J.S. Elyachar, the late Mr. Salvo Arias, Council members. When I first entered Yeshiva This year, Sephardim around the to promote the program and to involve and Dr. Joseph Ades, the world's first these leaders in advancing their Professorial Chair in Sephardic Studies University, there were only six Sephardic world mark a most significant milestone students throughout the University. in their history-the 500th anniversary of distinctive heritage. was established at Yeshiva University. Now there are 145 at Yeshiva College the expulsion of the Jews from Spain. Dobrinsky then enlisted Hyman J. Prof. Hayyim Cohen of the Hebrew and 86 at Stern College, with others Sephardic Jews take great pride in the Campeas in launching The American University in Israel was the inaugural throughout the University. fact that they survived that terrible Sephardi, a publication of the University's occupant. The Haham, Dr. Solomon Additionally, there are now 478 period and have since thrived and Sephardic Studies Program, of which Gaon, also occupied the chair until his Sephardic Alumni. In my days as a prospered, all the while preserving the Mr. Campeas wasFounding Editor. The retirement this past May. Thanks to the student, we did not have enough rich traditions which comprise their publication gradually developed into a participation of many generous leaders Sephardic students to make a minyan. glorious heritage. major scholarly journal under the of the Sephardic community, the chair is Today, students meet regularly for Yeshiva University has been a prime brilliant editorship of Professor Herman fully funded .. learning and tefilot in the beautiful force in the development of educational P. Salomon. The Sephardic Program The magnanimous efforts ofEdmond Sephardic Bet Midrash. and service programs to preserve and itself gained equal recognition in the J. Safra enhanced the University's ability The Sephardim Reference Room on foster these wondrous traditions. Just community-at-large. to sustain Sephardic programming as the growth of Yeshiva University Rabbi Marc D, Angel and I were its through his gift to endow the Sephardic the fourth floor of GottesmanIt Library is epitomizes the postwar resurgence of first two graduates. He received an Studies Program as the Jacob E. Safra a preeminent resource. houses the the Jewish people, the growth of largest Ladino collection outside the Sephardic programming at the State of Israel. Thirty-seven different University represents a renascent professors have taught Sephardic Sephardic Jewry as a historic and vital courses at the various schools. While component of the Jewish community. more courses are offered now than ever Joseph M. Papo, the noted authority befor�, . there is still room for on the Sephardic Jewish Community in improvement. America, reports that the early vision While a student at RIETS, I was. one of for the founding of theSephardicStudies two Sephardim. Today there are programs at Yeshiva came from the fourteen students. Our rabbinic alumni Sephardim themselves who expressed serve major communities in Seattle, Los their deep concern for the need to ensure Angeles, Washington, Deal, Brooklyn the survival of Sephardic culture and and elsewhere. Sephardic Rabbinical Conferences, the Sephardic religious heritagethrough � the training of Sephardic rabbinic B' Academic Conferences, and "Semana leaders. This hadbeen expressed in the � Sepharad" have made Yeshiva 1950' sand early 1960' s by the leadership � University a focal point of the Sephardic j Community. The series of lectures on ofThe CentralIt Sephardic Community of America. took some time for the · ''The Sephardim and the Holocaust," impact of these needs to be effectively , originally published as a paperback, is· appointment as Assistant of Institute Sephardic Studies, communicated and understood. Minister of in being expanded into enlarged, Congregation Shearith Israel, The memory of his revered father. Ultimately, it was Yeshiva University hardcover volumes. "Spanish-Portugese Synagogue" Now, aswe that responded in a direct and dramatic , in beginour secondquarter Furthermore, funds were raised to New York. �abbi prolific manner to fulfill these noble needs. Angelisalsoa century, builder, developer, and provide additional scholarships to author and adisti guishedrabbinic and philanthropist, The University's Sephardicprograms n Ebrahim Eshaghian, enable students to attend Yeshiva communal leader. continues this were founded in 1964 through the He was recently eminent legacy of College ana"Stem College forWomen. elected as t e first Sep ardi Presi ent of gr visionary wisdom and l�adership of The _ � � � !eadership through his .visionary Butthepro amsneedto bereviewed, The Rabb1rucal Council of Amenca. J,llvestmentin the future. Mr. Eshaghian Haham, Dr. SolomonGaon, then Chief criticized, aridgr improvedupon in order Rabbi of Sephardic Congregations of . I b �ame the Rabbi of Congregation has bestowed a Benefactor's gift of . to meet the ' eater demands of today's the British Commonwealth, and the Bet-El m Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. scholarships for Sephardic students to sophisticated Sephardicstudents and to Later, I became spiritual leader of the undergraduate divisions of the meetthecriteriaofinterestedAshkenazi stalwart efforts of Dr. Herbert C. gr Dobrinsky, now Vice President for Con?r�gation Petah Tikvah Anshe Universityand to the Semichaprogram . students.The eatest pleasure forall of Casti � . University Affairs and Consultant to lamToronto, Ontario, beforebeing of RIETS. usistoseethemanySephardicstudents the Sephardic programs. invited by Yeshiva Universitytobecome . In thelast year and a half, Dr. Lamm learning, studying, and developing at Assistant Director of the Sephardic has empowered the Sephardic Council Yeshiva University. see Sephardic Professional Leadership gr · To Community Pro am at the University. of Overseers (SCO) to review, stud ents assume lead ership roles In 8 19 0, I was named Director of the strengthen, and maintain the Sephardic thr oug h out campus lifemakes me think programandhavesinceworkedtobuild programs at Yeshiva Un.iversity. Mr. o f t h e 1 dea ers hi'p role they will assume It was in 1964 that The Haham, Dr. gr Gaon, was invited as Visiting Professor t h e program as well as to serve as Davi,dEshaghianischairmanoftheSCO aft er they aduate. These Sephardic A ssociate• D irector · u. of Practical Rabbinics at RIETS. The of The Jacob E. Safra and Mr. · Norman Belmonte . serves as men and women of Yeshiva niversity, Institute · of pSe har d ic Studies. I am also c Haham was to undertake the .o-Chairman; the SCO meets regularly de d'1cat ed to their heritage and proud of th e spmtua· · I 1 eader of Magen David with the Administration. At the establishment of a program to help t heir institution, are our future,· and preserve and perpetuate the Sephardic Sep h ardic Congregation of Scarsdale, foundingoftheSCO,Dobrinskyinsisted they ensure our continuity. heritage, train Sephardic rabbis and N • y . on including the Presidents of the educators, and develop a learned lay leadershipcommitted to the propagation of Sephardic life. Dr. Gaon agreed to visit the University for one or two months a year to oversee the formulation of the academic program. Dobrinsky was then appointed Director of the Sephardic programs. He began to develop a program of service, cultural events, and educational and informational activitiesfor the Sephardic community, and to coordinate the courses on Sephardic history, culture, and traditions which were to be integrated into the curricula of the various schools. Rabbi Mitchell Serels is Director of Sephardic Community Programs 29 Cheshvan 575 3 0 ,lii:..;g e�1_.;..· I 'm�e Abounds at YU The Haham, Dr. Solomon Gaon by Robert Fagin to 1982, and has been associated with Yeshiva University since 1964, when the Today, there are approximately 200 Safra Institute was founded. In the spring Sephardic students in the undergraduate of this year, Rabbi Gaon was honored at division of Yeshiva University, about the Inaugural Dinner ·of the newly 16% of the total undergraduate student formed Sephardic Council of Overseers. body. YU statistics show that one of In 1991, Dr. Gaon made an emotional four entering freshman last year was return to his ancestral homeland, five Sephardic. Accordingly, there are a hundred years after the Jews were variety of programs designed to expelled from the Spanish region of highlight Sephardic culture and enrich Aragon. At Cortes, in El Jeferia, the the life of Sephardic students on campus. former palace of King Ferdinand and Most of the Sephardic programs at Queen Isabella (which now houses the Yeshiva University fall under the aegis Aragonses Parliament), Dr. Gaon of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological received an award and addressed a Seminary (RIETS), a Yeshiva University special session convened to mark the affiliate founded in March, 1896. 507th anniversary of the first execution RIETS sponsors the Jacob E. Safra of Marranos. by Joey Nussbaum Lebanon, and South America (just to Institute of Sephardic Studies, founded In 1990, Dr. Gaon was honored by the name a few)have looked to the Sephardic 28 years ago. According to the RIETS Spanish Royal Family on behalf of the Boasting approximately 150 Club to aid them in their social and catalog, the Safra Institute of Sephardic world's Sephardic Jews. He received members, the Sephardic Club is the educational transition to life in America. Studies is "designed to educa te the equivalent of the Spanish Nobel Prize largest on-campus club at Yeshiva Hakimi explained that "it is our job to Sephardic youth in their traditions and - the five million peseta (about $50,000 College. On a day to day basis, they are • acculturate them, to provide a warm serve the needs of Sepha rdic American Dollar) Prince of Austurias extremely active around YU, scheduling community, and to help teach them communities; the Institute also enables Concord Prize - fromPrince Don-Felipe two daily minyanim, one for Shacharit English." This year, four new Syrian Ashkenazic students to study this . in Oviedo, Spain. and one forArvit, held at the Sephardic immigrants have come to YU (thanks in venerable component of Jewish shul. Taking advantage of the shul's part to the efforts of many individuals tradition." Course offerings this past The Institute of Yemenite Studies, a dual _role as a Beit Midrash, every night around YU who fought for the freedom year consisted of 20 courses, including branch of the Safra Institute, was n a a a d a a after. Arvit a number. of students sit and of Syrian Jews), a d every effort is being Sephardic . philosophy, H l khah, est blishe several ye rs go to offer learn in the shul. Also, every Tuesday made to make them feel comfortable music,jurisprudence, history, and ·courses on Yemenite history, culture night after Maariv, one of YU's many here. In fact,Hakimi isworking closely · languages. Thirteen of these courses and tradition. The Maybaum Sephardic Roshei Yeshiva delivers fifteen minutes with Admissions to get more foreign were offered through the Philip and Fellowship Program provides financial of Mussar related to the week's Parasha. students to YU. Sarah Belz Schoolof Jewish Music. The assistanreto RIETSstudents of Sephardic · Surprisingly enough, despite their However, the Sephardic Club is not remaining seven courses are given at the heritage who plan to serve as rabbinic large membership and busy schedule, nearly finishecl. In a recent interview, James Striar School of General Studies leaders in Sephardiccommun al life. This the SephardicClub doesnot request an Hakimi stressed the fact that despite (JSS-twocourses),the Yeshiv aProgram/ and other programs provide a total of abundance of funds from YCSC. what the name might indicate, the club MazerSchoolofTalmudicStudies (MYP over one million dollars in financial aid However, Hakimi was quick to add that -is not ;only open to Sephardim. ''The - one course), SternCollege for Women to Sephardic students each year. he enjoys an excellent working purpose of the Sephardic Club is to (two courses) and RIETS (two courses). Under the direction of the Max Stern relationship with the YCSCofficers, and promote Achdut and interaction among The Safra Institute maintains a Division of Communal Services, the he is grateful fortheir generous support. all· students," Hakimi stated. Hakimi SephardicReferen _ce Roomin the Mendel service arm of RIETS, the Sephardic In many ways, the most important expressed the hope that in the future Gottesman Library, which is the largest Community Activities Programsponsors service that theSephardicClub provides many more students will a ttend collection of Sephardic Judaica in North about20 conferencesand seminars a year, is its assistance to new immigrants that Sepha�dic Club 'events and thereby America. promotes Spanish-language Jewish have joined the YU community. For expose themselves to a rich culture they The Institute has also sponsored a · material, and helps develop Sephardic years, students just arriving from may presently know little about. This, lecture series, "Sephardim and the congrega tions and communities a d a Holocaust," which culminated with the worldwide. The Sephardic Community locations such s Iran, Iraq, Morocco, \lebelieves, will help all stu· ents inter ct Israel, Egypt, Spain, Turkey, Syria, better. publication of a book on the impact of Program may best be known for its the Holocaust on various Sephardic "Semana Sepharad" cultural festivals, communities. MoSt recently, the Safra a a a usu lly ttended by one to two thousand Egypt!a�d cutlery 'from Sypa: • Silver · discussion, children · le rn how these 0 people. These seminars have been held m,an�\es 1 a and ;fqr�h froxnlzmfr ¾'eighing·· person iitie�spapedJeWishy history, !;:::!�!�n!� s;':0:::� :n ;�: ::� throughout the United States, including seyeraipoundsaredisplayedwithTorah . 'how .• , the'< made : monumental Judeo-Converts of Spain, sponsored a a a a a d · n New York, C liforni nd Rhode Isl nd, �hi.el �in the �hapeofthecrescentmoon. co tributions to religioµs Hfe, the arts, series of presentations held at Yeshiva and as far away as Spain. The Sephardic ,f a a �ost ; proJl\ineritly· displayed is ' ri&schol rship. A inovie' titled "The University and at several otherlocations Community programs are directed by pl'iceless .trk cover rescued from a SephardicJoum.eyBegins," whichtraces throughoutNewYorkCity. The lectures Rabbi Mitchell Serels. Seplia��ic sy#agogtte:inVierinad uring the Jewish presence fa Spain.from the . were delivered by experts in the field of The most recent addition to Sephardic I Weiss Editorial Stirs Protest regarding the ramifications of further After confirmingthat theeditorial was distribution of our editorial, I feel that based on false information, The by Jamin Koslowe once the retraction/ apology has been Commentator posted letters on Monday then confiscated all issues of The issued, the merit of the rest of that edition night acknowledging its mistake, and Co111111e11tator in the midtown school of The Commentatorshould outweigh the · apologizing to Rabbi Weiss for the' An editorialmistak in the enlylast issue of The building. possible harm of the misleading "grievous error and injustice done to Commentator criticizing Rabbi Berman, an associate and friend editorial." Kelhnariadded that he "hopes him." Later that night, The Commentator Rabbi Avi Weiss, Professor of Judaic of Rabbi Weiss for over 20 years, stated we can put this incident behind us as received a letter from Rabbi Weiss' Studies at SCW, for an alleged "attack" that he was "outraged" when he first soon as possible." lawyer, Stanley Langer, outlining Rabbi on WNBC News/New York reporter read the editorial, claiming that "to Although Rabbi Weiss would not Weiss' demands for: a mutually agreed Lou Young precipitated a flurry of accuse Rabbi Weiss of such an attack is comment directly about the editorial, he upon letter of retraction and apology; student and faculty protest. The incomprehensible given his past record." expressed desire for a personal meeting the impounding and destruction of all Commentator's claim that Weiss caused a Rabbi Berman explained his decision to with Commentator editors: '1 am hopeful, issues of The Commentator not yet "Chillul Hashem" by protesting the confiscate the newspapers at SCW by in the spirit of Teshuva, that those distributed; and the printing of the Yankel Rosenbaum killing in a violent likening the editorial to a piece of involved sit down with me, so they retraction and apology on the editorial manner, spurred the outburst. pornography, which is "[forbidden] to understand how deeply pallledI am." page of the next issue of The Commentator. Within 12,hours of publication ·on read, and [forbidden] to distribute." Even before the assembly, petitions The Commentator subsequently November The Commentator began Rabbi Berman later returnedObserver, the demanding that TheCom mentator print a removed the initial letters of receiving calls fromstudents protesting confiscated newspapers- to The retraction and apology to Rabbi Weiss retraction and apology, and solicited the Weiss editorial. Several students which is responsible· for distributing The forthe editorial were circulated among the legal services of attorney Charles sew 175 disputed the facts cited in the editorial, Commentator on the campus. He SCW students. womenTheCommen signedtator the Sims of Pro.skatier, Rose, Goetz and stressed, however, that he remains while others criticized The Commentator plannedpetitions before printru mors a that and Mendelsohn to represent its interests in for publicly criticizingMr. Rabbi Weiss even opposed to further distribution of that to letter of retraction negotiations with Rabbi Weiss' lawyer. if he had attacked Young. issue of The Commentator. apology began to spread prompting the The next day, The Commentator On Monday, November 16, Rabbi The Commentatormaintains that they recallof the petitions. posted a letter to its readers stating Weiss and Rabbi Saul Berman, Professor onlychastised Rabbi Weiss for the attack, On the Uptown campus, second year . its intention to print retractions as of Judaic Studies at SCW, summoned which occurred during a protest on the Semicha student Nosson Leiter, one of soon as lawyers for the two sides SCW students for an assembly in the night of the Crown Heights verdict, the most outspoken critics of The could agree upon a text for a sixth floor Beit Medrash. According to after the initial news report by Lou Commentator, reprimanded those retraction. SCWSC President Adeeva Laya Young, and after corroborating the story responsible for the editorial for Later in the week, anonymous open Graubard, approximately 80 women with several sources. Acconting lothe "intolerably gross negligence." Because letters to the Editorial Board of The. attended the assembly, during which newspaper, theyattempted lo contact Rabbi of halachic considerations, Leiter Commentator appeared on the uptown Weiss but Rabbi Weiss and Rabbi Berman strongly before going lo press, callsto his maintained that even had the factsbeen campus. These letters contained a new office were and were condemned The Commentator for falsely not returned they true, the editorial should not have been demand -- that the Editors-in-Chief and unaware accusing Rabbi Weiss. At the assembly, that Mr.Young had laterretracted printed"unless a reliable and objective Executive Editor of The Commentator his initialslocy. Rabbi Weiss reiterated his commitment rabbinicit." authorit y would have allowed resign. Another unidentifiedprotester . to non-violence and claimed that The Commentator Co-Editor-in-Chief He further suggested that "those shredded issues of TheCommentator for Commentator had violated many halachot Michael Z. Kellman stated, 'While I responsible [for the editorial] should do use as toilet paper on the secondfloor of by printing the editorial. Rabbi Berman recognize Rabbi Berman's concern the honorable thing, and step down." Muss HalL ONLYSeul• la •NYU24-.luly 2 OPEN AN Seulon 111 .Julyr.,., 6•A119uat _ 13 . THIS SUMMIII, YOU CAN ••• · ., ....,witha. ....,._ ...... ,,.1,000 fllUl'I.....,. •• CCOUNT TODAY!! • Live In 119wYOik at,hr• . lltlle ,r------,...... ------.. ·-- Makethe NYUSummer - .. 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To the Editor, students recently met with Mr. Nahum The students also discussed the lack about our Senior Vice President, Dr. I was very dismayed to read the report Gordon, Chairman of the Jewish Studies of attendance in certain shiurim. Rabbi Israel Miller. He deserves a lot of credit of Dr. Reynold's departure from the Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) of Charlop explained that the present for bringing the Syrian Jews to this PsychologyDepartment(TheCommentator the YC Board of Directors, to discuss system puts certain students with low country, not to mention his sincere effort 10/5/92). No, I don't mean I'm sorry he what invitations to the meeting termed attendance on a probation list. These to help new students once they come to left; I knew he was planning to leave and "[the students] perception of the [MYP] students are monitored carefully and YU. Everybody knows that despite the hemadeawisedecision. Whatdismayed program." disciplined if the need arises. He pointed fact that Dr. Herbert D_obrinsky is the mewasthereportitself. Theperfunctory According toGordon, a YU alumnus, out that a student was recently expelled Vice President for University Affairs, he style of the article indicates both a the AAC was formed by President for failing to attend shiurim. He did spends most of his time dealing with shortage of thought and a lack of Norman Lamm approximately seven admit, however, that an enforceable rule Sephardic communities and students. investigation -- two things that no years ago. The committee deals on a regarding grade or credit requirements The list keeps going, and I haven't journalistic article should be without. rotating basis with the MYP, IBC, and would be helpful. mentioned every single person's Moreover, it is cowardly and unfair to JSS programs. Gordon explained that Turning to space constraints, the contributions. But my question to all of portray someone negatively when he the first step is a series of informal student representatives claimed that the the students, whether Ashkenazi or isn't given an opportunity to defend meetings between board members and Beis Medrash is too small for all of the Sephardi, is: don't these people all himself. Certainly, the writer should students which allow the students to students and some may stop attending deserve a big hazak u'baruch for being so have spoken with Dr. Reynods and at bring to the committee's attention their seder because of the lack of seats. wonderful to all of us? Why not talk leastgivenhisopinionsthesamecursory concerns about the school. .The Additionally, the students maintained about the· wonderful things constantly attentionthatwasgiventohisdetractors. committee then meets with that tests should be taken more seriously happening around us? Maybe this way Journalistic methodology aside, the administration and faculty, produces a and given with more structure. As Flatto we can encourage the few negative . claims of the article are, at best, one report,andmakesrecommendations for explained, "students should not be able individuals among us to appreciate these sided and at worst, wrong. I took two of improvement. Programs such as the to take asylum inshiurim with easy or good incidents rather than dwell on the Dr. Reynolds' advanced courses during Torah U'Madda project were created in non-existent testing methods." bad. his first and my last semester at YU. part as a result of these Although the students admitted that Reviewing my club membershii:,list, They were among the best courses I ever recommendations. they entered the meeting filled with which is the longest club list on the took. After a year of graduate study at Thestudentrepresentativesattending skepticism, most said that they came campus, I find that a good number of one of the best Psychology Departments the meeting were: SOY president Hillel away with a positive feeling. Mr. Gordon Sephardim hold high positions in in the country, I can say unhesitatingly Scheinfeld, Gedalyah Berger, Eitan stated that after the committee has met Yeshiva's student council. The V.P. of that Dr. Reynolds is up to par. The Mayer, Ari Pinchot, Tzvi Shiloni, Jason with the Administrationand faculty and YCSC, President ofJSS Student Council, disappointment of unnamed "faculty Schwartz, and David Flatto. Gordon prepares a report, he will make the President of IBC Student Council are all members and Administrators" is had asked for ten students who would report's details known to the student Sephardim. Well, what does this tell us? certainly out of place given their own constitute a representative cross-:section body. This past Thursday night, Mr., Aren't these people elected by the uninspiring performances. Did they of students in the MYP program and Gordon delivered a preliminary report student body of Yeshiva? Isn't this the honestly expect Dr. Reynolds' breath of include· student leaders as well. The on the discussion at a regular meeting of best proof that our. students are life to singlehandedly re,vive the seven who attended were from a list of the Yeshiva College Board of Directors. interacting very well with each other? moribundPsychology'Department? The ten students submitted to Dean of MYP I emphasize this to the readers outside factthattheyallowedamanwhobecame Rabbi Zevulun Charlop's office by the YC community. We are happy to be one of the stronger arguments for Scheinfeld. Two students were unable in s�ch a friendly respectful Yeshiva, mandatory retirement, to . head the to attend and one did not receive an simply because of the many dedicated department for forty years clearly invitation because of an oversight. people that make it possible. demonstrates their desire for adynamic Scheinfeld explained that he attempted Forthoseveryfewindividualstudents educational environment. Anyone who to gather a group of students who would who only think about themselves and ha!;no-dozed through a semester of Dr. "reflect the spectrum of philosophies don't respect other students from a Adler and his crumbling yellow notes and Yiddishkeit in YP" and "show an different background, I would like to . (and psychology majors are practically interest in improving the YP program." ask why Rav Moshe Zt''l became the forced to, given the impoverished Duringthemeeting,studentsdiscussed gadol and the biggest posek in America· smorgasbord of professors they face) what they felt were deficiencies in the . and nobody else? No one can deny the should be outraged· that criticism is . YP program. Gordon did not wish to greatness of a Rabbi like the previous leveled at Dr. Reynolds. To Ephy Gopin reveal thespecificsof thetopicsdiscussed SatmarRav, but nonetheless the pesak who complained that "[Dr. Reynolds] because he felt that it might hamper his of Rav Moshe was much more widely did not seem at all interested in the effortson behalf of the students. He did accepted. The answer is very simple .. students" I can onlysay that I managed state, however, that the goal of the Rav Moshe respected everybody. He to develop a terrific relationship with meeting was to improve the "quality of did not start his own chasidic movement Dr.Reynoldsinonlyonesemester. How life" for YP students. or a Feinsteinic sect; he respected all did I do this? Well, who can be sure Among the issues discussed was a Jews equally. The Satmar Rav on the about anything these days, but I suspect letter written. by·· Scheinfeld to Rabbi other hand, belonged to his own sect ithad something to dowithshowingup Charlop beforethe school year. In the and mostly associated with only that to class, reading the material, involving letter, Scheinfeldexpressed his concern sect. Yes, if you respect everybody myself in class discussions and other that "the absence of rebbeim in the Beis regardless of who they are, then sorts of things that seem to only get in Medrash during seder may contribute everybody will respect you too, and the way of the sprint towards a a�cept . your pesak, like Rav Moshe's. · rewarding accounting position. · But, ifyou want to fence yourself in and As a final note, I should say that Dr. YO FF E · only respect your own circles and claim Reynolds is one of the most interesting that what you have is the only acceptable people I have ever met. He has a CHA I thing, thennobodywillacceptyou either. fascinatinglife story and is an excellent 210West 14th street Mutual respect is very important, and it Glatt Kosher Restaurant source of information and discussion on (bet. 7th & 8th Ave.) NYC is the main way to strengthen achdut a wide ·· variety of subjects. My American & Chinese Cuisine among theYe hudim. relationship with him has proved to be Catering For All Occasions I thereforerequest native students to veryenriching. A school whose student WEEKDAY LUNCH Private Room seats 200 People SPECIAL FROM 11-3 help their fellow Jewish immigrants body consists almost exclusively of •Weddings • Bar/BatMitzvahs adjust to this country. They need a lot of sheltered American Orthodox Jews • Farties• Meetings•AU FREEPA RKINGAFrER help with language which can be best could have benefited greatly from Slmchas • Sheva Brochos 6PM WITH MINIMUM$40 provided by caring friends. someone like Dr. Reynolds. Instead of • Pldyon Haben •Etc. .--�• PER TICKET May the importance of Achdut and denigrating him, YU students, faculty, under the supervlsloo or people of significance in both the Altercation at Stern College American and the Israeli community." Remarkably, both General Powell and by Commentator Staff President Herzog are attending the event Rosengarten stated that "No without a speaker's charge. They are statements taken at the time of the corning,according to Zysman, "because On Thursday, November 19, incident have mention of a gun. There they are honored to receive degrees and Associate Director of Facilities was no evidence that a gun was in any speak at Yeshiva University." Zysman Management Jeff Socol and another way involved." He added that itwas an explained that the prestige of Yeshiva supervisor were reportedly punched by "unprovoked and unexpected attack University, as well as its leadership's a maintenance employee during a heated which took place as they f the familiarity with influential figures dispute at the SCW school building. supervisors] were leaving." throughout the world, entices high According to sources requesting Rosengarten maintains that Socol's quality speakers to attend YU functions. anonymity, sometime in the late attacker, whom he refusedto name, was Dinner Others slated to receive honorary afternoonSocol began yelling at Patrick a second time offender. He insisted doctoral degrees at this year' sHanukkah Agron for painting the wrongwall. Socol that, according to witnesses, the attacker Dinner are Nobel Prize nominee Dr. allegedly then proceeded to call Agron "actedweirdly and aggressively.. .lunged continued from page 1 Jack Fishman, Earl Mack, Phil Rosen, a "crack-head" and a "dope addict", at the two supervisorswith his fistand hit and Anita Solies. President Herzog will during the heated argument which both men." the recession, but because of major gifts· not receive an honorary degree because ensued. According to Agron, Socol then Agron, who has been suspended we are in a very desirable position." he has received one from Yeshiva reached for his gun, at which point indefinitelypending an investigation of Powell and Herzog join a stellar list of University in the past. However, he will_ Agron, feeling threatened, punched the incident and a hearing, claimed that past speakers at the Hanukkah Dinner be granted the first "Second Century Socol in the face. Director of Supporting Socolisa "nasty man who is disrespectful which has, in past years, featured Award". Services Jeffrey Rosengarten to a lot of people and workers." Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek, Approximately 1000 guests willbe categorically denied all of the charges However, Agron was unwilling to President George Bush, Vice President invited to the dinner, including: major and asserted that the painters were found discuss the event in detail before Dan Quayle, and former Secretary of donors to the University, famousJewish in a part of the building differentfrom speaking to his union leadership. State George Shultz. According to personalities, Board members, YU where they were supposed to be and Socol refused to comment on the Zysman, PowellandHerzogwerechosen leadership, and · a select group of that they were simply asked why they incident. because,"YU has always tried topresent students. were not in their assi ed lace. TheSt u ent Counci -o Ye shiva College and Stern College forWo men present their · starring Yerachmiel Begun and the Miami Boys Choir . and Featuring Kol Achai Thursday, December 17th, -1992, 7:30 p.m. , Nathan Lamport Augitorium Yeshiva University Amsterdam Ave. & 186th St. N.Y. N.Y. Tickets $18.00 General Admissio11-, $25.00 ReservedSe ating, $40.00 V.I.P.Sea ting 29 Cheshvan 575 3 page 11 Individuals will receive monthly payments of 500German Marks (about , , -· ·· ' : : . •, ,,-,-, · .·.- . · . -_.,., :: :·· : ... ·:. - · ·. · · : · ... : .. $315)beginning inl995. Additionally, Tenure . . ari· · . 1.18 .· ...... e. :...•·•···p: , ..•.. ·.·.·•·· ., ..·..··ati . .•• : ,,: .·> The second criterion, teaching effectiveness, is measured in a number of ways. A portfolio containing recommendations bystudents, statistical summaries of student evaluations, and information on courses introduced and taught by the particular professor is submitted to th� tenure committee. Dr. Will Lee, professor of English, feels that Dr. Brenner has modified this evaluation procedure for the better; "[Dr. Brenner] has already changed the tenure procedures ...by asking fora teaching portfolio for -undergraduate· appointments which automatically places more emphasis on teaching. I within the professor's division. Their and play a more prominent role in exist here. As a result, in the words of agree that teaching should be the first recommendation is then passed on to guiding students. Moreover, the Senate one professor, "since YU has no salary consideration in an undergraduate the deans and the Executive Vice would like to place more emphasis on scale, no one is supposed to know what tenure decision." President who make their own teaching in the tenure criteria. According anyone makes, it is not a:matter of public The Student recommendations are recommendations. These are all then to Rabbi Shalom Carmy, Chairman of record, so YU makes the decisions about essentially the same as those written by forwarded to the President. In cases the Senate Subcommittee on Faculty who gets what." faculty forstudents applying to graduate where the division committee and the Student Interaction, the goal is to foster Many professors expressed regrets schoo\., Usually, junior and senior majors deans/Executive Vice President both greater faculty involvement in student that YU does not adhere to AAUP in a particular professor's discipline are recommend the granting of tenure, the matters without teachers having to standards. One faculty member asked by him to write these letters. With President virtually never disagrees. worry about hurting their tenure chances commented that "a private university regard to student evaluations, data is When the reports are split, with one because they will have less time to devote willing to undergo AAUP sanctions and compiled that shows where a professor recommending tenure and the other to scholarship. However, Carmy suffer the consequences has a great deal stands vis-a-vis, the statistical average of recommending denial, the President will emphasized that "no matter what the of power over tenure." Another faculty the college on a question by question at times override the negative Senate recommends, if the people member commented that YU has been basis. recommendation and grant tenure. making the decisions don't believe in hurt academically as a result of the Peer reviews are also conducted in The uptown Senate .. is currently these suggestions, they won't be factors censure. He said that YU has lessprestige which deans or fellow facultymembers debating how much weight should be in the tenure decision." nationwide, and quality professors "may observe classes and submit a report to placed on teaching and general In addition to tenure, there are other be turned off from corning to YU as a the evaluation committee, interaction with students. Many areas where Yeshiva does not meet result of the censure." This professor Information regarding the ..three, Senators would like to encourage AAUPstandards. The AAUP advocates emphasized that ''YU is a high quality criteria is compiled and evaluated by a , professors to help. the clubs, be more the establishment of salary scales at [college], but it could be better." committee composed of colleagues involved in extracurricular activities, universities, somethin which does not Maccabees 1992-'93 -- The Pla ers . com iled b Michaely Glass and Yoni E stein NAME # POS. HT. WT. HOME KEY COMMENTS J;l�l ��fo�� :,i� to'.a'.p�in _t ��- J3ri�:s;a���el �f in�nsity to the _atµia) abilicy. 'A Pi:oj ect, , . , .. ' ' : -.- ,, , ',> , ·· · . ' " j .. , � , , ' Must take Wallach, Israel 30 Guard 5' 10" 155 lbs. Brooklyn, NY A rookie with a potent outside shot and superb ability to take the ball to the hole. Tough on defense. Should help add quickness and scoring to the guard spot. mber 25, 199 2 a e 12 Nove P ...... :.::g� �______, ijj;�t d!Ultllllttthdnrl .y E s H I v A Macs Show Promise By Michael Glass and Yoni Epstein the team should be able to cut-down on sloppy plays and improve their With the eagerly anticipated Yeshiva communication. Barring any major Maccabees basketball season only two injuries, the combination of experienced weeks away, we wish to take a final pre veterans and promising newcomers season lookat the team and its prospects. should add some more victories to their Coach Jonathan Halpert (21st season) record. and his squad are looking to improve on The loss of multi-talented guard last year's 13-10 record. Despite getting Elisha Rothman, combined with a tough off to a quick l 1-2start, the '9_1 -'92Macs schedule that has the Maccabees playing Veteran Volleyball Macs Look For More faltered down the stretch because of 11 out of 19 games on the road, may injuries to key players. Significantly,ten prove to be difficult obstacles for the by Commentator Sports Staff out of the fourteen Macs have returned Macs to overcome. However, should all in his already solid game. from last year. With that extra year of the pieces fall into place, and if the team Neil Bromberg -- Also a third year experience under their belts, and their can stay healthy, look for the 1992-93 Following last year's average Macs player, the Macs hope Bromberg will familiarity with Halpert's styleof play, · Yeshiva Maccabees to make a return to Volleyball performance, a newer, play a major role in their offensive attack. the I.AC. playoffs. younger team is seeking to improve on Although he has not been utilized in a The season kicks off against the New the 7-7 record of the 1992 season. With starting role for the past two seasons, Jersey Institute of Technology, on the departure of veteran players like arduous practice should raise him to the November 30th. Let's go Macs! Zevi Adler and Aaron Katzman, the level of a starter. �--� Macs find themselves vulnerable at Avi Marocco -- Marocco, playing his ankle pick. He continued his assaults many positions, most notably at setter. second season, hopes to see a good deal and pinned him with a "chicken wing" Macs Volleyball coach Omar Vargas of playing time during the 1993 season. -combination. Against_ Farmingdale, remarked, "A · good setter . is He has become a fearsome spiker and Bessler ag�in dominated, executing a important ...training for a new setter intends to put an abundance of kills series of tilts and arm-bars and winning has already begun." Team players were down this year. With additional game his match 9-5. hesitant to comment on the situation, experience, M;arocco will be a fierce Seth Gerszberg (150 lbs.) started an but inside sources say that rookie competitor for the team. impressive season with pins against both sensation Noah Lindenberg has been Ari Pinchot - Although Pinchot is Fordham University and SUNY endlessly setting a ball against the walls not sure if he will fully participate this [ Farmingdale. He controlled his of his Rubin dorm room. season, he continues to practice with the � opponents with sheer will and Veteran players such as Jeremy team and has shown vast improvement � determination. Gerszberg's trademark Bandier and Avi Steinlauf are returning in his game. If he does decide to resolve � is liftinghis opponents into the air before for their third and fourth seasons his tennis team conflict, Pinchot can be a slamming them into the mat and he respectively and seem optimistic about definite force at middle hitter. overpowered his foes with "half this year's team. With the departure of Avi Steinlauf - "Lauf", the zeide of nelsons" from both sides and worked four 1992 starters, the 1993 Macs find this youthful ball club, returns for his WrestlersSplit his way to a pin. themselves with six team spots still fourth and final season of Macs Josh Bernheim(1 58 lbs.) rendered his available. However, the present practice Volleyball. In the past three seasons, firstopponenthelpless. Heimmediately team abounds with talent with many Steinlauf has won every possible team FirstTwo took him down with a "double-leg" former high school athletes joining the award and has served adeptly as team by Commentator Sports Staff takedown.,. Despite his tremendous club. Among the newcomers are Noah · captain. The Macs need Steinlauf's · power Bernheim confounded his Weisberger,a skilled playeroutofSilver sturdy and consistent play at the outside opponent by utilizing finesseand skill. Spring,Maryland and Noah Lindenberg. hitting spot if they want to improve on The wrestling season is off to an He executed a picture perfect "arm The veteran picture shapes up as last seasons .500 winning percentage. exhilarating start with two matches bar", setting him up for the p� early in follows: With the newly painted, fan which have highlighted the team's the second period. In his second match, · Jeremy Bandier -- Bandier is a third conducive, center court, the Macs hope strengths. The Macs have performed Bernheimfought hard to defend against' · year player from Silver Spring. As 1992's that the Yeshiva fanswill back them in impressively, both on the road against the relentless attacks of his opponen� floor captain, Bandier brings an their quest for a triumphantseason. Fordham University and at home versus but was unable to extracta victory ag�t unmatched intensity to the court, while SUNY Farmingdale. the former state champion. this year he looksto maintain consistency Co-Captain Effy Zinkin (134 lbs.) Teddy Pearlman (Hwt) is undefeated jump started the Macs in their season · this season. After accepting a forfeit opener with an intense, hard fought 6-0 versus Fordham, Pearlman used his Intramural Recap shutout. He countered his opponents unbounded energy to force a "single first attack and proceededto take control. by Daniel Gelbtuch leg" takedown against his Farmingdale backcourt of Jeremy Bandier (23 pts.) For the rest of the match, Zinkin opponent. He rebutted his opponent's and Donny Davis (3 Tri-fectas) were dominated his opponent with arm-bar attacks and eventually pinned him with CELTICS 36 JAZZ 29 able to build a 30-21 halftime lead. series and other upper body moves. In :01 left to the first period. The Celtics were finallydefeated on However, with 6:25 remaining in the Zinkin's second match, against· As a team, the wrestlers fought Monday night, November 16, partly due game and the Sonics up by 17, the Farmingdale, he fought a tough battle · admirably. They beat Fordham to the hectic midterm schedule which Clippers wentona 16-2 run. Despitethe that went the distance. He ran out of University with a team score. of 33-24 permitted only 5 Celts to attend. The spirited play of Assaf Tzur (18 pts.) and time and lost on points at the buzzer. and, despite a valianteffort� lost21-28to Jazz, sparked by the frontcourt of Moshe Bennaroch, Bandler was able to Co-Captain Barry Bessler (142 lbs.) Farmingdale. ''They were one of the Silbiger, Bromberg, and rookie star thwart the incredible Clipper comeback started the season with a second period toughest teams we will face this year," · Daniel Gibber, dominated the weary with clutch free throw shooting down , pin against Fordham. From the commented Zinkin. Celtics down the stretch. The Celtics the stretch. beginning, Bessler overwhelmed his The Wrestling Macs next meet is kept it close until halftime but were opponent, taking him down with an December2,againstSt.JohnsUniversity. unableto keepupwith theJazzand their HEAT 61 PISTONS 48 deep bench despite solid efforts from The winless Pistons, struggling m�e a.tnnnnenfafnr Jason Horowitz (12 points) and Brian despite their plethora of talent, were 500 West 185th Street Kardon (14 pts.). unable to contain the Heat, the best outside shooting team in the league. New York, NY 10033 SUPERSONICS 55 CLIPPERS 53 The emergence of former MTA star, The first game of Tuesday night's point guard Mitch Weiser, was the key doubleheader provided spectators with factor in the Heat victory. Weiser, who the most dramatic and exciting game of scored 9 points, balanced the Heat attack the season. The Sonics, despite their with excellent ball distribution to undersized frontcourt (who had the shooters Sam Maryles (8), Avi unenviable task of defending Moshe Greenbaum (11), and Noam Cohen (16). Bennaroch), were able to hold their own Kenneth Weider led the •Piston effort down low. Meanwhile, the Sonics' with 13 points.