Yeshiva University - Masmid Yearbook (New York, NY)

Page 24 text:

Studies Dr. Moshe Reguer, Insirucior in Bible Rabbi Asher Siev, Instructor in Bible and Hebrew The haunting sounds of these long, twisting shofrot echo in the Judean hills in a solemn salute on Independence Day. The faces of the men standing on these hills are subtly alike, yet strangely different. The bearded Yemenite, the dark-eyed Morrocan, the uniformed European, these faces, these men should all stand out, framed against the sky in their uncompromising individuality, yet they remain fused, somehow, in one image: an Israeli mosaic. A great experiment is being attempted in Israel: the flint-like cast- offs of the world ' s cultures are being forged in the fires of a new idealism, in the hope of producing a whole which is greater than the sum of its parts. There is great promise and great danger in this experiment: the promise is of a new spirit and vitality which will set ablaze the cooling embers of Jewish thought; the danger is of a neglect of the wisdom and the traditions of the past. Without roots we cannot grow; without a respected past we can have no significant future. Study of our heritage and of those things we hold as holy will provide us with the knowledge, the confidence and the faith needed to advance into our destiny. Rabbi Harry W ohlberg, Asst. Prof, of Bible Dr. Samuel L. Sar, Deon of Men and Prof, of Bible

Page 23 text:

Dr. Bruno Z. Kisch, Prof, of Philosophy and fiislory of Science Dr. Shelly R. Saphire, Prof, of Biology Dr. Eli Sar, Instrucior of Hyg ene Mr. Jonah Mann, Insirucior in Mafhematics SCIENCES Dr. Arnold Lowan, At a time when great technical competence in dealing with new sources of energy has been achieved, there exists a danger that the underlying and supporting theoretical knowledge will be lost. That system of education which involves deep study of basic principles and a concentration on basic concepts and problems remains our only, assurance that such will not be the case, that there will be significant progress in scientific thought. Moreover, our faculty at Yeshiva, be- cause of their awareness and understanding of the religious person- ality, can supply a subtle perspective of the spirit to the cruder out- lines of such thought, and transform what might have been a technical exercise into a human art. Dr. Meyer Atlas, Prof, of Biology 19 Dr. Henry Lisman, Assoc. Prof, of Mathematics

Page 25 text:

Rabbi Michael Katz Insirucfor in Bible Dr. Sidney B. Hoenig, Professor of Jewish History Dr. Irving A. Agus, , Prof, of Jewish Hisfory Dr. Hymen B. Grinstein, Prof, of Jewisfi Hisfory Dr. Gershon Churgin, Professor of Hebrew Dr. Milton Arfo, Assisiar)t Prof, of Hebrew Dr. Leo Jung, Prof, of Ethics