Yeshiva University

Antiquity, Live in Times Square: Dead Sea Scrolls Event Invites Alumni to Explore Jewish History  

On Wednesday, February 15, alumni will have a chance to step back in time at the Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit and Reception hosted by the Office of Alumni Affairs and featuring Professors Lawrence Schiffman, Moshe Bernstein, and Joseph Angel. The evening will include unique access to YU faculty experts who will be on-hand to share their insights into the Scrolls as well as to accompany alumni guests on a self-guided tour of the exhibit...

Unique Networking Event Brewing in February: Scotch Tasting for Young Alumni 

A young alumni scotch tasting will take place the evening of Thursday, February 23, at the Roger Smith Hotel in Manhattan. Aron Ritter ’03SB, founder of the Kosher Wine Society, will have an assortment of scotch (and wine) samples, along with a tasty assortment of meat and fish hors d’oeuvres, for alumni in their 20s and 30s to enjoy. Young alumni will have the chance to mingle with YU friends and perhaps learn of a new favorite scotch (or wine) in the process.  

Faculty Fast Facts  

Dr. Alexander Kushnir ’06YC received a PhD from Columbia University in 2010 and is working toward an MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, expected in 2012. He has been an adjunct professor of biology at Yeshiva College since he was 21 years old (he is currently 26) and has received numerous grants, awards, and fellowships, as well as sponsorship by YU to present his research at conferences in Israel, Scotland, and Canada.

Ari Zoldan ’99SB and Dani Zoldan ’99YUHS Keep Family and Friends in Business 

As CEO of Quantum Networks, Ari Zoldan ’99SB travels the globe looking for the next big thing in high-tech. He also holds press credentials for the United Nations, the US Senate and House of Representatives, contributes to a Washington, D.C. newswire called Talk Radio News Service, and to national news outlets. And to think, for several months in 2000 and 2001, he was living on his mother’s couch going on job interview after interview, waiting for a position in finance that never materialized...