Yeshiva University - Masmid Yearbook (New York, NY)

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The yearly cycle or Yeshivo is rhe Jewish cycle. Our college doys ore filled wirh Jewish legrnir g and values; our yeshivo doys ore filled wirh rhe (Iberol orrs ond in- volvemenr in Western sociery. The whole atmosphere is sorurored wirh rhe Holocho as o lorke is sorurored wirh oil. If you wonr on ideologicol exominorion of Toroh U ' nnoda, rake a look or Robbi Cormy ' s excellenr Toroh U ' nnadQ reader. If you wonr a mindless gloriflcorion of rhe concepr, YUPP, con provide you wirh sufficient moreriol. If you would like a poetic description, Cynrhio Ozick has a beautiful one in her lorest novel, The Can- nibal Galaxy. But if you wont to understond, or ro remember, how Toroh U ' modo offecrs us srudenrs os we study ot Yeshivo, take o simple look at any aspect of student life. Stop ond consider: this college is not like oil other colleges. There is something very special obour it; wirh oil its foults this ottroction mokes it sometimes irresistoble. That is Toroh U ' modo.

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Campus conrroversy is on imporronr aspect of col- lege life. In the weeks before Meir Kohane came to speak here, orgumenrs raged about whether he should be allowed to speak, whether he should hove been in- vited, whether we should react strongly to his coming. The evening he spoke, students formed o moss protest rally, voicing objections not to his presence but to his views. The protest was so strong that Kohone hod fo be slipped in o bock door to ovoid a confrontation with the protesters. The scene could hove been o sixties demonstration against the war in Vietnam. Except for one thing: inside the hall, Kohone defended his radical views with words from haiachic and biblical sources. Outside the protesters waved signs inscribed with psukim in bold letters. The demonstrators song songs of peace and universal understanding, token not from Dylan or Boez but from the words of the Toroh.

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Yeshiva University o ' f ' q ' president February 27, 1985 TO THE TESHIVA COLLEGE CLASS OP 1985: Bv accident of the calendar, you have a very special distinction: You are the last class of the first century of the existence of Yeshiva University. Your class has achieved a splendid record at Yeshiva College — competent, constructive, and cooperative. You are an ideal microcosm of Yeshiva College as a whole. As you march on to the future — in careers, families, and personal growth - we are confident that you will represent Yeshiva University with dignity, implementing the ideals of Torah Umadda In a manner that will reflect glory upon your alma mater . I wi a cr sh you the years, the strength, and the happiness to m? a i;ieative contribution to your communities, to America, Israel, and to the Torah which you studied so assiduously during your years here and which, I hope, will continue to be your life and the length of your days. Cord ially y ours NORMAN LAMM President SCO West 185th Street, New York, NY 10033 • (212)960-5280