<![CDATA[The Commentator RSS]]> /se/the-commentator-rss-1.235958 en-us Wed, 8 Feb 2012 60 <![CDATA[Student Pulse: Purim, Housing Changes, and the Wall of Lies]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/student-pulse-purim-housing-changes-and-the-wall-of-lies-1.2163890
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250 students took this issue's Student Pulse Purim What kind of Purim Chagiga and or Seuda did you attend? (Select all that apply) YU- 56.4% Non-YU Mixed- 39.4% Non-YU Separate Sex- 15....

]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 1.2163890 The Commentator The Commentator <![CDATA[What Are Manners For, Anyway?: A Response to Miss Middot]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/what-are-manners-for-anyway-a-response-to-miss-middot-1.2163877 Yedidya Gorsetman
By: Yedidya Gorsetman

In the last issue of The Commentator, Talia Kaufman wrote an article entitled 'Miss Middot: Manner Up. Don't Date Down.' Kaufman argues that manners in dating have become neglected among 'YUskies and Sternzies,' and as a res...

]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 1.2163877 The Commentator Yedidya Gorsetman The Commentator <![CDATA[Silly Semantics]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/silly-semantics-1.2163871 Jina Davidovich
By: Jina Davidovich

As an English major, I have been instructed to be very careful about my words. Words carry immense significance and power, whether political, ideological, or religious. What I recently learned, however, is the power of words at Ye...

]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 1.2163871 The Commentator Jina Davidovich The Commentator <![CDATA[Survival of the Frummest: Darwinism and Judaism on Dating, Mating and Procreating ]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/survival-of-the-frummest-darwinism-and-judaism-on-dating-mating-and-procreating-1.2163858 Talia Kaufman
By: Talia Kaufman

We Jews are well aware that our decisions are not purely the product of our own desires. Between the demands of our Creator, our Rabbis, our Jewish mothers, our communities and our respective cultures, there is little left for our...

]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 1.2163858 The Commentator Talia Kaufman The Commentator <![CDATA[Play Review: Peter and the Starcatcher — How an Orphaned Boy Became Peter Pan]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/play-review-peter-and-the-starcatcher-how-an-orphaned-boy-became-peter-pan-1.2163851 Jina Davidovich
By: Jina Davidovich

One of the most striking memories of my childhood is when a few of my friends and I would come together, extend our imaginations, and put on a performance for anyone who would watch. Living rooms became magical forests, and couches became boats on an a...

]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 1.2163851 The Commentator Jina Davidovich The Commentator <![CDATA[‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’ YCDS Play Review]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/picasso-at-the-lapin-agile-ycds-play-review-1.2163847 Aaron Berkowitz
By: Aaron Berkowitz

The twentieth century was rife with innovation. The growth of technology and urban dwelling, new schools of art and philosophy bombarding the masses at an unprecedented rate, and of course the advent of Jell-O. Picasso at th...

]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 1.2163847 The Commentator Aaron Berkowitz The Commentator <![CDATA[Book Review: Crazy U]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/book-review-crazy-u-1.2163843 Jonathan Schwab
By: Jonathan Schwab

Crazy U is Andrew Ferguson's year-long record of the trials and tribulations of getting his sometimes-intransigent son into college. Though claiming itself as a memoir, the book really serves as an introduction to the wild w...

]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 1.2163843 The Commentator Jonathan Schwab The Commentator <![CDATA[From One Yeshivat Rambam Red Storm Player and Fan to Another ]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/from-one-yeshivat-rambam-red-storm-player-and-fan-to-another-1.2163796 Mollie R. Sharfman (YRHS ‘06)
By: Mollie R. Sharfman (YRHS ‘06)Our team. Our players. Our colors. Our school.

By Mollie R. Sharfman (YRHS and lsquo;06) 'In the final game in Rambam Baltimore history, the Red Storm defeated the Weinbaum Yeshiva Storm 44-31 to capture the Tier III championship title at the 20th annual Yeshiva University's Red Sar...

]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 1.2163796 The Commentator Mollie R. Sharfman (YRHS ‘06) The Commentator <![CDATA[Shabbat Project: NYU’s Shabbat for 2000]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/shabbat-project-nyu-s-shabbat-for-2000-1.2163774 Roni Zemelman
By: Roni Zemelman

NEW YORK, NEW YORK and ndash; Covering over 142,000 square feet and containing five levels, NYU's enormous Coles Sports Center serves as the central workout facility for NYU students, and houses the basketball court for NYU's basketball team, the Vi...

]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 1.2163774 The Commentator Roni Zemelman The Commentator <![CDATA[Shabbat Project: Johnson & Wales — Shabbat on the Island]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/shabbat-project-johnson-wales-shabbat-on-the-island-1.2163748 Simeon Botwinick
By: Simeon Botwinick

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND and ndash; I should perhaps start by noting that a weekend at Johnson and ' Wales is not for the casual Shabbat traveler. The distance alone is enough to scare off anyone who thinks the east side of Manhattan might as well be in Azer...

]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 1.2163748 The Commentator Simeon Botwinick The Commentator <![CDATA[A Response to the Interview with Yousef Zeidan]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/a-response-to-the-interview-with-yousef-zeidan-1.2163733 Yitzhak Bronstein
By: Yitzhak Bronstein

I would first like to express thanks to Udi Greenboim for reaching out to Mr. Zeidan, and to Mr. Zeidan for taking the time to interview with Udi. The significance of understanding the perspective of someone on the other side of a...

]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 1.2163733 The Commentator Yitzhak Bronstein The Commentator <![CDATA[A Modest Encounter An Interview with Yousef Zeidan]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/a-modest-encounter-an-interview-with-yousef-zeidan-1.2163727 Udi Greenboim, Introduction By Micah Stein
By: Udi Greenboim, Introduction By Micah SteinLegal Adviser at the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations

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]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 1.2163727 The Commentator Udi Greenboim, Introduction By Micah Stein The Commentator <![CDATA[The Holocaust in America: Yeshiva College during World War II]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/the-holocaust-in-america-yeshiva-college-during-world-war-ii-1.2163683 Elie Friedman and Adam Zimilover
By: Elie Friedman and Adam Zimilover

The Commentator is beginning a series on the response of Yeshiva College students to the crisis of European Jewry in the 1930s and, subsequently, to the Holocaust. The first piece focuses on YU students' ignorance of the gravity of...

]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 1.2163683 The Commentator is beginning a series on the response of Yeshiva College students to the crisis of European Jewry in the 1930s and, subsequently, to the Holocaust.   The first piece focuses on YU students' ignorance of the gravity of...]]> Elie Friedman and Adam Zimilover The Commentator <![CDATA[A Theology of Grades at YC: The Case of Prof. Snozzeldörf]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/a-theology-of-grades-at-yc-the-case-of-prof-snozzeldorf-1.2163679 Jesse Lempel
By: Jesse Lempel

What resides in a student's mind, above all and throughout, is a colony of grades; they are the merchandise of his intellect, the artifacts of his consciousness. Sometimes he juggles the letters he is given, then puts them in his ...

]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 1.2163679 The Commentator Jesse Lempel The Commentator <![CDATA[Letter from SAAC to the Student Body]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/letter-from-saac-to-the-student-body-1.2163676
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Dear Fellow Students, The Student Academic Affairs Committee (SAAC) is happy to announce that, for the first time in the history of Yeshiva College, we will be collecting and publishing course evaluations for ]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 1.2163676 The Commentator we will be collecting and publishing course evaluations for The Commentator <![CDATA[On Making Choices: A Response to The Commentator’s ‘The Case for a Flexible Morning Program’]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/on-making-choices-a-response-to-the-commentator-s-the-case-for-a-flexible-morning-program-1.2163667 Jerry Karp
By: Jerry Karp

I was pleased to read The Commentator's recent staff editorial, 'The Case for a Flexible Morning Program.' I agree that the Jewish Studies administration might well look into ways of making the morning program more fl...

]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 1.2163667 The Commentator The Commentator's recent staff editorial, 'The Case for a Flexible Morning Program.'  I agree that the Jewish Studies administration might well look into ways of making the morning program more fl...]]> Jerry Karp The Commentator <![CDATA[Student Pulse: Purim, Housing Changes, and the Wall of Lies ]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/student-pulse-purim-housing-changes-and-the-wall-of-lies-1.2163652
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250 students took this issue's Student Pulse Purim What kind of Purim Chagiga and or Seuda did you attend? (Select all that apply) YU-1.2163652 The Commentator 250 students took this issue's Student Pulse   Purim What kind of Purim Chagiga and or Seuda did you attend? (Select all that apply) YU- The Commentator <![CDATA[7 Up, 7 Down]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/7-up-7-down-1.2163595 Editorial Staff
By: Editorial Staff

7 Up
  1. Door-close buttons on elevators. Presto! You hereby slam shut a large metallic wall, barring awkward acquaintances of yours from joining what is now a lively, productive ride with just your three best f...

    ]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 1.2163595 The Commentator 7 Up
    1. Door-close buttons on elevators. Presto! You hereby slam shut a large metallic wall, barring awkward acquaintances of yours from joining what is now a lively, productive ride with just your three best f...]]> Editorial Staff The Commentator <![CDATA[More Majors Benefit Everyone ]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/more-majors-benefit-everyone-1.2163586 Editorial Staff
      By: Editorial Staff

      Yeshiva doesn't offer enough majors. The problem would prove more challenging, and more fundamental, if Yeshiva did not offer enough courses to provide those additional majors. But that's not the case: in our small university, most of the de...

      ]]>       Wed, 13 Apr 2011 1.2163586 The Commentator Editorial Staff The Commentator       <![CDATA[Stop Complaining About the ‘Off-Campus Fee’ ]]> http://www.yucommentator.com/stop-complaining-about-the-off-campus-fee-1.2163580 Editorial Staff
      By: Editorial Staff

      We've heard all the arguments already: students and parents vociferously rail against tuition or activity fee increases, while the university's administration responds that to maintain the level of education and experience Yeshiva is providi...

      ]]>       Wed, 13 Apr 2011 1.2163580 The Commentator Editorial Staff The Commentator