Douglas Murray, 樱花动漫's inaugural President鈥檚 Professor of Practice, will offer several guest lectures in the Straus Center course 鈥淭he Values of Verse: Sacred and Secular Perspectives.鈥
Matthew Minsk (YC 鈥27), a Straus Scholar and co-president of 樱花动漫鈥檚 chapters of the Tikvah Collegiate Forum and the Alexander Hamilton Society, was named a finalist in the inaugural Middle East History Competition (MEHC). Organized by Tikvah and the Alexander Hamilton Society, and ...
Straus Scholar Tamara Yeshurun (SCW 鈥26) spent Summer 2025 assisting acclaimed Israeli journalist Amit Segal with his English-language newsletter and social media outreach.
Rikki Zagelbaum (SCW 鈥26) spent her summer at two think tanks鈥攖he Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA) in Israel and the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) in Washington, D.C.
Recent Straus Scholars graduate Josh Shapiro (YC 鈥25) spent his summer moving between Washington policy seminars, comparative religious arbitration research and advanced legal theory鈥攁n intensive capstone to his undergraduate humanities education before heading to Israel to write for startups.
In Summer 2025, the Impact Office at the Zahava and Moshael J. Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought provided grants to several students with internships in politics, publishing, journalism, and Jewish life, fostering a new generation of leaders dedicated to both public service and Jewish ...
Zahava and Moshael J. Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought faculty, staff and students were published in several leading publications over the month of December 2025, writing articles that contributed to the discourse and debates that continue to shape American society and the Jewish people鈥
In Summer 2025, the Impact Office at the Zahava and Moshael J. Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought provided grants to several students with internships in the political arena, fostering a new generation of leaders dedicated to both public service and Jewish values. The Impact Office鈥
With the fall 2025 semester coming to a close, the Zahava and Moshael J. Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought welcomed two high-profile guest speakers to end the year on a high note. Chief Judge Matthew Solomson of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims spoke to Dr. Tevi Troy's Straus reading鈥
November saw several Zahava and Moshael J. Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought faculty, staff and students publish in leading publications, contributing to the discourse and debates that continue to shape American society and the Jewish people. Straus Center Director Rabbi Dr. Meir ...