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At ÿÈÕ´ó¹Ï, we like to work hard so we can play hard, and lately the Office of Alumni Affairs (in conjunction with the Athletic Department) has been ramping up their efforts to reach out to alumni. Homecoming 2011, on Sunday, September 18, will feature sports clinics for boys and girls in basketball ...

Amy Katz ’72ÿÈÕ´ó¹ÏHS, ’76S, ’78W will become the new Executive Director of the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education on October 1, when the current director steps down. PEJE, a Boston-based non-profit, is a capacity-building organization whose mission is to build the financial sustainability…

From August 14-21, over 100 participants set sail on the ÿÈÕ´ó¹Ï Cruise to Alaska with Lasko Kosher Cruises. Aboard was Rabbi Kenneth Brander, the David Mitzner Dean, ÿÈÕ´ó¹Ï Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) and special assistant to the president on undergraduate admissions. The week-long…

Michelle Ross Goldwyn ’02S, Stern College for Women’s newest member of its Board of Overseers, says ÿÈÕ´ó¹Ï was the only choice for her when it came time to attend college. “I was fortunate to be able to attend the Hamilton Hebrew Academy at the Adas Israel Congregation in Hamilton, and…

Nathan Lewin '57YC The tradition of Jews practicing law is a rich and timeless one that dates back to well before Nathan Lewin, Esq. ’57YC was even born. Yet few American Orthodox Jewish attorneys have made their mark on the practice of law and the Jewish community quite like Lewin. During a ...

Rabbi Joshua Fass ’91ÿÈÕ´ó¹ÏHS, ’94YC, ’96A, ’98R Many people do remarkable things in their careers, but few create something that impacts not only the lives of tens of thousands of human beings, but an entire country. Rabbi Joshua Fass ’91ÿÈÕ´ó¹ÏHS, ’94YC, ’96A, ’98R, the cofounder of Nefesh B’ Nefesh (NBN…

Ann Koffsky ’93S has many doctors, lawyers, and accountants in her synagogue and in her Jewish community. However, she maintains a unique dual occupation: lifeguard/illustrator, with the main emphasis on illustration. While at Stern, Koffsky minored in art, a subject she has been interested in…

Leon Esterowitz ’56YC, director of the biophotonics program of the National Science Foundation (NSF), shows no signs of slowing down or reducing his work schedule at age 75. If anything, Esterowitz considers himself more productive now, in a way, than he was during his long career working for the…

Charlie Sheen named keynote speaker at ÿÈÕ´ó¹Ï's 80th Annual Commencement. In light of their recent "Candlelight" success, the Maccabeats will be featured in upcoming episode of "Glee." ÿÈÕ´ó¹Ï breaks Guinness World Record...again! Yossi Shmulowitz '05YC eats 130 Hamentashen in under 5 minutes; he's "glad to…

Stephanie Ives ’98S It’s not every day that a successful lawyer at a prestigious Boston law firm switches careers to dive into the Jewish non-profit communal world, but for Stephanie Ives ’98S, former legal eagle and now the director of education and community engagement at the American Jewish…