With the recent departure of Rabbi Asher Lopatin as its president, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School (YCT) has not named a next president, but has announced that Rabbi Dov Linzer will head YCT, assuming the school’s leadership, while retaining the title,...
At this moment, a funeral is currently taking place for a luminary in Academic Talmudic studies. Professor Yaakov Elman (1943-2018), ז”ל was a brilliant, funny, insightful, and kind man. I had the pleasure of auditing a course under him over...
A new online magazine covering the business of alcoholic beverages was recently launched. Last week, SevenFifty Daily, a new online magazine covering the business and culture of drinks, was launched by SevenFifty Technologies, Inc., an online platform for the beverage alcohol...
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