Yael Evgi, at The Blogs

Mar 22, 2022, 4:48 PM

Reflections on YU’s Purim of True Giving

Last week, I spent Purim somewhere I have never been before –Vienna, Austria. I helped staff a humanitarian mission to assist the Ukrainian refugees arriving in Vienna, by the Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values and Leadership, and the Office of...

Feb 27, 2020, 11:40 PM

Our Home With God, וְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתוֹכָֽם

וְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתוֹכָֽם This week’s Parsha, תרומה, introduces us to the Mitzvah of building the Mishkan. The mitzvah uniquely takes the whole of this weeks’, as well as a majority of the next four weeks portions! Upon reading...

Nov 28, 2019, 10:54 PM

Toledot, love and fear

In this week’s parsha, תולדות, Yitchak and Eisav are born. The beginning of their lives mostly take place in this portion. Too fast forward, Yitchak married Rivkah, and they find themselves in גרר, the land of the Plishtim. This...

Oct 17, 2019, 12:32 PM

Ve-zot Ha-bracha, Sukkot, and Moshe’s eternal message

In this week's parsha, וזאת הברכה, we conclude the book of דברים, Moshe’s final words to Klal Yisrael, and the Torah. The Parsha is intriguing and perplexing. Due to the festive time of year it falls out, this Parsha...

Oct 10, 2019, 8:05 AM

האזינו, A Song for the Ages

In this week’s Parsha, האזינו, we sing the aforementioned song Moshe was commanded to write in last weeks Perek. It describes the calamities Bnei Yisrael will face if they sin, and the opposing joys of the final redemption. This...

Sep 27, 2019, 7:09 AM

Nitzavim, and a new approach to teshuvah

This week’s Parsha, נצבים, is renowned for being known as פרשת התשובה. This Parsha is typically read towards the end of the year, preceding ראש השנה. The Parsha contains within it indispensable aspects of the Teshuva process, but many...

Jul 18, 2019, 10:31 AM

Balak and the end of days

This week’s Parsha, בלק, is perhaps one of the greatest triumphs of our nation. A victory, nonetheless one in which we indeed did not fight. The narrative and characters of our Parsha are quite anomalous. The Parsha opens with...

May 31, 2019, 10:36 AM

Living through Torah

In this week’s Parsha, בחקתי, we learn about reward and retribution. The Parsha opens reading the following, (א) אִם־בְּחֻקֹּתַ֖י תֵּלֵ֑כוּ וְאֶת־מִצְוֺתַ֣י תִּשְׁמְר֔וּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָֽם׃ (ב) וְנָתַתִּ֥י גִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖ם בְּעִתָּ֑ם וְנָתְנָ֤ה הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְעֵ֥ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה יִתֵּ֥ן פִּרְיֽוֹ׃ If you follow My...

About Me

Yael Evgi is a Jewish influencer and nonprofit professional, with over three years of experience working as a Digital Media Consultant for Israel21C, an Emerson Fellow for StandWithUs, a former student ambassador and marketing intern with MASA Israel Journey, and the former Yeshiva University-MASA representative for the ICC, Israel on Campus Council. Yael studied Political Science and Psychology at Yeshiva University for her undergraduate degree and graduated Summa Cum Laude. Currently, Yael works in the Office of the President at Yeshiva University.

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