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News ‘Mom, I think I’m gay’: 4 young Orthodox Jews share their coming out stories
Two queer Yeshiva University students and two alum talk about when, why and how they decided to reveal their full selves
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News Student sues YU over alleged rape by basketball player
The student, who sued as ‘Jane Doe,’ claims the university routinely neglects to protect students from sexual assault
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Sports Yeshiva’s Ryan Turell weighing ‘options’ after injury dims draft hopes
His father said he is weighing offers from Israeli professional teams and the G League, the NBA’s developmental league
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Fast Forward Judge: Yeshiva University must recognize LGBTQ club
The ruling requires the university to give the YU Pride Alliance 'all the privileges afforded to all other student groups'
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News ‘Make a difference’: Lipstadt decries racism, antisemitism at YU commencement
“Too many people who fight antisemitism do so with a patch on their eye,” Lipstadt told the crowd. “They see antisemitism very clearly but only see it coming from one direction, the political direction which they oppose.”
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Sports ‘March Madness for Jews’: Why the Sarachek tournament is such a big Orthodox deal
For all the ways the sport unifies the Orthodox world, there is nothing like basketball to draw out its differences.
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News The greatest show in Division III? It’s a student-run sports broadcast
After a whirlwind season that could be described as the greatest in school history, this Yeshiva University team will soon bid farewell to its do-it-all leader, a savant who took the program to new heights. But this upstart bunch of bochurs doesn’t wear jerseys — unless you count their custom white polos — and its…
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News YU’s Turell dishes on Macs career, Sarachek, and preparing for the NBA draft
'It feels like just yesterday when I was playing in the tournament myself'
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