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The Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values and Leadership is dedicated to disseminating the scholarship of Rabbi Sacks and Yeshiva University’s Torah core values through academic courses, conferences, leadership seminars and more.

10/13/2026

Shavua tov!

This week’s newsletter dives into the meaning of quiet. “The strength of Judaism is that it thrives on the noise of the study hall, the bustle of community, and the loud hum of holidays. And it also requires the quiet moments of learning, of prayer, of visiting the sick, and tending to another’s grief. After the fire – the sound of quiet. Tishrei then Heshvan.”

Read more here: https://shorturl.at/tPnEM

10/07/2026

✨ Meet our Bright Spot of the Week, Joshua Markovitz!

Joshua is currently a sophomore at the Sy Syms School of Business and a valued member of our Leadership Scholars program. We’re so excited to spotlight him this week!

09/24/2026

Our Sukkot Reader is here!

Enjoy words of Torah from our Sacks-Herenstein Center team, Sacks Writing Scholars, and Rohr Writing Scholars.

Wishing everyone a Chag Kasher v’Sameach!

Access here: yu.edu/sukkot

09/17/2026

We invite all Yeshiva University undergraduates to join together as we commemorate the third anniversary of October 7, featuring former hostage Omer Shem Tov.

We encourage everyone to pre-register for the event. Beren students interested in taking the bus must register at www.yu.edu/remember

09/15/2026

Meet this week’s Bright Spot, Matthew Minsk! ✨

Matthew is a Sacks Writing Scholar, as well as a RIETS and Revel student. We’re excited to highlight Matthew and his place as a scholar in the Sacks-Herenstein Center community!

09/14/2026

Shavua tov! This week’s newsletter explores the idea of shame in connection to teshuva: “By having only one day of Yom Kippur to experience this kind of discomfort in the extreme, we are not staying in the negative space long enough for guilt or shame to be confining.”

Wishing everyone a meaningful fast!

Read more here: https://shorturl.at/Zasfr

09/09/2026

This Tishrei, join us for an online shiur titled “Regrets: I’ve Had a Few. Rethinking Regret in a Season of Change” with Dr. Erica Brown.

September 16, 8 PM ET
Register at: yu.edu/Teshuva

09/08/2026

Meet this week’s Bright Spot, Yoel Horwitz! ✨

Yoel participated in our 2026 Sacks-Herenstein Trip to Israel in partnership with . Now a senior majoring in Psychology, Yoel hopes to pursue a career in chinuch and make an impact through Jewish education.

09/02/2026

Meet this week’s Bright Spot, Rebecca Kalmar! Once a participant in our 2024 Solidarity Mission to Israel, Rebecca is now the Alumni Affairs Associate at Yeshiva University. ✨

09/01/2026

Shavua tov!

This week’s newsletter focuses on what it means to be vulnerable as we approach the High Holidays. “In this reflective season of the year, we try to make ourselves more open and vulnerable as we pray, as we interact with others, as we review our weaknesses and intensify our strengths.”

Read more here: https://shorturl.at/2hKY8

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