New Haven, Connecticut, USA is home to one of the best universities in the world, the Yale University. The school was founded in 1701 to educate Congregational ministers (American branch of Calvinism). Today, Yale consists of fourteen schools and is affiliated with many Nobel Prize winners.
Yale's seal features phrase written in Hebrew, Urim and Thummim (Light and Truth). In the 18th century, Hebrew was regarded as one of the classical languages, along with Greek and Latin. At Yale, Hebrew was essential for studying the Old Testament in its original words.