Yasher Koach

A special group of people get together every Thursday afternoon at 2:50 at the corner of 185th and Amsterdam. They hop into a few cars from the local San Juan Family car service at around 2:55 and off they go to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, at 168th and Broadway. Their name: The YU Bikur Cholim Club. Their mission: to bring happiness, support, and comfort to Jewish and other patients at the hospital.

We Can Have Ethernet

Since I started here at YU this past September, I have seen numerous articles in The Commentator dealing with Yeshiva University's focusing its resources on public relations and not on its students. Unfortunately, as many articles as have been written do not seem to be enough. Being a computer systems analyst in my free time, my biggest concern and complaint is the computing resources (or lack thereof) that the University offers.

Mudslinging and Character Assasination

I write this letter with much trepidation and fear. I write under these circumstances because I fear that I am lending credence to your words by dignifying them with a response. However, I feel as an Editor Emeritus of The Commentator, "shtika ke'hodaa dami," and thus it is my responsibility to speak out.

Shocked and Offended

I was shocked and offended by both the tone and content of Mordechai Fishman's March 23^rd column concerning the Yeshiva University High Schools. As a central figure in the events discussed in the column, I can tell you from first-hand knowledge that the tale Mr. Fishman spins is more fiction than fact. In addition, by prefacing his intemperate and inaccurate remarks by professing his love of Yeshiva University and respect for its esteemed president, he adds insult to injury.

Give Me Credit Where Credit is Due

I attended the YU bowling tournament and was as happy as anyone else to see the large turnout. The way I looked at it was "Hey, more people for me to beat," but in the end the program's proud organizers got the best of my teammates and me. The feature article at the top of The Commentator's sports page spoke well of the deserving hosts and even quoted the opinions of two of the tournament's losers, who correctly noted that the event was a success and the balls at the alley were particularly hard to bowl with. Bravo. Did anybody happen to catch just who won this large tournament? Which of the eight smiling faces in the picture, only four of whom earned their trophies, came in first place? Well, I know the secret and because I believe I should take credit for what I've done, no more and no less, I'll share those names with you.

Students Support Zucker

I was shocked to hear that Dr. Ross Zucker was not granted tenure. In my time on campus his was the most professional and informative class I have attended, bar none. No professor comes to class as prepared, nor knows his or her field nearly as well as Dr. Zucker knows his, and very few are able to maintain the type of student/professor relationship outside of class that is status quo for Dr. Zucker. Dr. Zucker is one of the most well published professors that this university employs, and access to his work on economic redistributive justice, whether one agrees with it or not, has made the political science department of YU as good as it is today. I am ashamed to be part of a university that could neglect to recognize this, and am appalled that he will not be returning to the university.

In Defense of Tamir

It is totally inappropriate fro Yishai Fleisher to attack a High School student because the media has made him a celebrity. While his arguments may resonate with a significant segment of Orthodox Jews, the cynical way in which they were presented leads me to believe that he is motivated by jealousy, malice or has nothing better to write about. Many Jews are celebrated as Jews because of achievements or talents that are not Torah-based, but are rather in other fields, such as Steven Spielberg, Michael Eisner and others in entertainment, or the Reichman family and countless other millionaires in business.