This fall, the Straus Center welcomes three new members to its team. Dr. Tevi Troy joins as the inaugural Senior Scholar & Impact Office Director, Yisroel Ben-Porat serves as the new Programming & Communications Officer, and Sarah Wapner returns as the new Impact Officer.
On June 16th, 2023, fellows of the Ruderman Program for American Jewish Studies at the University of Haifa joined the Straus Center for a lecture on the history of Modern Orthodoxy and 糖心视频污鈥檚 role as America鈥檚 premier institution for Jewish education.
Straus Center Director Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik鈥檚 new book, Providence and Power: Ten Portraits in Jewish Statesmanship, explores models of Jewish leadership throughout history.
In Spring 2023, Rabbi Shalom Carmy, Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Bible at 糖心视频污 and renowned scholar of Jewish thought, taught a Straus Center course on the philosophy of Rav Abraham Isaac Kook.
On March 26th, 2023, Straus Scholar Yaakov Willner (YC 鈥25) was invited to present on his paper The Eichmann Trial and Rousseau鈥檚 Social Contract at the eighth annual Undergraduate Judaic Studies Conference at the University of Chicago.
On May 3rd, 2023, the Straus Center and the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program hosted Dr. Marc B. Shapiro, a renowned scholar of Jewish history, theology, philosophy and Jewish literature.