THEThe Official Newspaper of Stern Col. for Women•Yeshlva U~ ,•o:,, ]\'lay 26, 19113 Hain Announees Council ElectiOJ1s Decision to Leave by lleMrly Barr M*A~li · lash ~ ~ved By Diane Feldman After an exchltlg campaign, ll1!1dl11_,.l1', . was doing this type of thing on Stern College St~den1$ ole~ted Bfflfflfa. iJ .Wlj;)'·· •. ~ about With somewhat mixed emo­ the. lower levels · at Stem.:; Brenda Time as Pt~dent of the noxt year ·,11,it ~. "to in­ tions, Rabbi Kenneth Hain has developing a special rapport with Student Council for the 1983-84 trod!ICC new and exdting com­ a:nnouno:d his decision to leave students, helping them grow · year. mi1*1,.~.. ~." She fetla his teaching position at Stern religiously and in their knowledge she <ll\ll-~11 with Jeff Katz, College, following five years as a of Torah," Rabbi Hain says. Brenda, who was Vice· the now!{ ,;lccted Y.C. l'Aildent, Judaic Studies faculty member. 0 I'm not turning away from this the huma~ side of a rabbi." In President-of-the Junior class this and bopaa that this. will .leld to a Rabbi Hain will assume the commitmenti but rathert chan­ fact, there is little oppo~nity for past year, has always led ·an very . good ·and•· iQIIOVatlll!l .year duties of Director of Synagogue neling it in a different direction." student-faculty. interaction other active life in the various schools for both seho6it;. Slli is also Services for YU as of Fall 1983. He expressed . the hope that than in the cafeteria. Rabbi Hain which she has attended. impressed wit.h her follow.hoard Stem remains committed to susgests informal student-faculty members anti l'ecl! I~.. all be The Department of Synag_ogue serving the educational and meetings for such interactions. Born and raised in Dallas, great· assets to the·~. Services helps communities es- overall religious needs of students Rabbi .Hain noticed a more Texas, she was Student Council Whon asked about ~lier plans tablish new Orthodox synagogues who come from non-observant serious attitude towards learning President of her dayschool before for the coming year Brenda did by providing them with Sifrei backgrounds. Rabbi Hain on the part of students over the moving on to spend two years at not wiab to comment, She Torah, Smicha students as tern- susgests that there be a specific years, and a definite increase in the Bais Vaakov of Denver. She explained that when ·• became porary rabbis, programming advisor at Stern for students who observance. He feels a· certain graduated from high school in vice-presi<lont ''all . ·t11e Oilier ideas, and general guidance. feel lost coming to a new ambivalance about · leaving Dallas and then went on to spend claues anlll>U~ ••.. ~ '.lJlans. Synagogue Services also develops environment • a person to serve because he has learned as much a year in Israel at Sharfmans. · but ROillllc (~t} l!ld· I programs for smicha and pre- as a role model. from students as they have ,.._ quiet. In tbe -1, the Junior slmicha students who are in- "Students have a lot of learned from him. As Vice-President of the Junior class wtlll obvi11ual), a·~ and terested in learning more about questions, but little opportunity Dr. Raffel, a .:oUeasuc of class she )1elped organize and ~ proll!ld to ~. tbal _It's the field. to get answers and discuss them Rabbi Hain, sums up his feelings: make potlible exciting · events better not tniliei and Rabbi Hain explains, "I feel a with faculty," he says. "It is "We are going to miss this man. su~h ~ CtiiC11go·City Limits.the. dc1iy ·.~•• speclal commitment in bringing important for rabbis to be humljll We won't be the •me." .. the . message of contemporary as well as acce.ssible." J-{e "1(!1111<1 'foralrfudaill!Tr1<r~tttJtlF'·tife--i:o: •·see~·lfevel~-pf bers of people." He is presently.a more of a student-re'bbe pulpit rabbi at .Orech· ~bairn relationship. "Students can l~am Synagogue on 94th Street and more from a rabbi than· his Lexington Ave, and has previously academic knowledge. Only in served as a Rabbi in Houston. "I rare situations can they explore by llevffly Barr Speed! Arts Forum. lSbe . spent .... Michale. Liberman, an active thls year as OP,ED Ediwr of 7'k . member of the student body, has Ohlerwr, !lllil has' h! the ,past :. Raffel Receives First been elected Valed victorian of contributed to 'the Htmti181rMfl, "'. this year's graduating class. The 0/JHMY. ™ ;fbs,ml;i• illl\f:' Sowullng Board. , Erna· Michael Chair During her three years at Michale is a history tna_i9r !1114.Y ;stem, .Michale has led an active plans to attend ~lll!!liil!'(" University, at Machseke Torah life as a member c9f the Israel Graduate School of Arts· and .,; Institute of Boston, and at the Affairs Committee, TA<;:_. and the ·Sciences' Department of History;,,, New England Hebrew Academy. His major field of interest is Medieval Jewish Philosophy, in which he is recognized as an expert. Editor Appointed Dr. Raffcl received his B.A. from Wesleyan in 1972 and his Activities Committee's Tzedakalt M .A, and PhD from Brandeis C11mpaign. She bas also been University. In addition to bis named to the Dean's List for all Dr. Chalfes Raffel recent honor; Dr. Raffel has six semesters of her attendance at By Miriam Soholofsky received numerous awards and S!ein. Dr. Charles . Raffel has recently rcllowships from such· organiza­ Deena looks forward to a been named as the fi~t recipient tions as the National Foundation productive year as Editor-in­ of the Ema Sondheimer Michael for Jewish Culture at Brandeis Chief. She says, "I would like to Chair. This chair was established Univcrsity and the religious set 77,e Obuner be recogni1.!cd as by the Michael family for the department of Wesleyan Univer­ a Jesjtimate publfc forum where purpose of recognizing and sity.· He received an official letter ·Editor·~·~ students can express ideas arid encouraging "a p~omising yQung from Dr. Lamm announcing bis have them taken soriously i,,, scholar in Judaica." It is. in newest recognition. by · F.sdler Sllefel their. peers, the faculty 111d the memory of their mother, Erna Deena Epstein, a Stern College administration." .Deena'• goal for Sondheimer Michael, a noted Dr. Raffel is presently an senior has been appointed the year is, "to continue . tile philanthropist and co-founder of active member of both ·the Stern Editor-in-Chief.of ~ ObHr#r pr8- of upgrading the quality Albert Einstein College of CoDege Faculty Senate and of the for the 1983-84 school year. Ms. or T1,e Oli#mr." Medicine and Hebrew University. Student Life Committee. He is Epstein is an education major with Ms.· l!psteiJI is from ~ also executive, secretary of the a minor in psychology. Milford, New Jmy 111d auended Dr. Raffel has been teaching Yeshiva Universily Mellon fund In addition to her work as the f'risch 'Yeshiva ijlgh School Jewish Philosophy at Stern , committee. This committee News Editor and staff writer for of Nortbom NJow. ,lor.aey. SIMI is College si~ce 1980. He previously awards grants to faculcy meJDbers 11,e Observer, Ms. Epstein . also considering ~ law school ·taught· at the Hillel Lchrhaus of each seme-. to sponsor un­ served as Junior Class Scnat<!r after completing her year a• Brandeis University, at Boston dergraduate curriculum. revisions. and Chairman of the T!'f&b Editor. · May 26, 19113 Excellen~.~~ps§~em 11111 This past week the National Commission on individuals to enhance the educallonal atmosphere Excellence in Education came out with a rather at Stern. The find!n~s also conclud~ that _the bleak report on tho nation) educational policies quality of teachers ,s made~uate and ,n hght of and institutions. The New York Times dedicated a this the University must realize that teachers "'.ho Executive Board series of articles to the commission's report and give and demand excellcn~ _must not be_ denied Deena Epstein New.nwek magazine's cover story dealt with the tenure despite the financial burden this may Editor~ln..Ch~f issue of "Can the Schools be Saved?" Both impose. Diane Feldman Beverly discussed the impact of the Commission's report The Commission also reports that on the Barr on our educational system and what changes must secondary level students are taking a ·greater News Editor Features Editor be instituted to overcome what the commission number of elective courses and are staying away Sharon Gottesman Sara Kosowsky has called "the tide of mediocrity" in education. from the basic academic courses. While many of Asroci1te News Editor Associate Fcamres Editor While much of the Commission's findings deal us loathe the idea of having to take a year of with eiementary and secondary school education, science or a semester of English Compositon, the Sima Bernstein Mattice Rubenstein there are some major points which affect us as requirement system at Stem insures that we do Op. Ed Editor Cultural Arts E'ditot college students and Yeshiva University as a indeed receive a basic liberal arts education. While whole. it is possible within the requirement system to opt Nomi Voroba Michelle Listhaus The Commiamon reports that Universities are for less demanding courses, we are only· doing Managing Editor Copy Editor becoming less selective that they have been in the ourselves a disservice if we do so. No matter what Technical Board past, and that °-maintaining enrol1ments is of is required of us acadcmically1 we are each great6r day-to-day concern than maintaining ultimately responsible for how much we get, or do Suzy Weiss Meryl Small rigorous academic standards." Being a private not get, out of our education.