I send you these end of the year greetings from YU's office in Israel. This is perhaps fitting since many of you will be trading places - some coming here (or there) this summer, or next year, or thereafter - for a brief visit or perhaps a very long stay.

While we close this year's chapter in your education at Yeshiva College, I look at the Israeli elections, toward the growth of the Torah community world-wide, and the events in the College. I realize how pervasive is the influence of your College experience - and hope that you have enjoyed, as well as profited, from the past year's education. We have seen institution of the Honors Program, the completion of the Book Project, the Arts Festival, the Athletic competitions and victories - and seen how one can lead a fully Jewish life while attaining the highest levels of intellectual activity.

I feel energized by all of these events - and hope that you share these feelings. I wish you all a wonderful summer.