Joseph Slifka
Center for Jewish Life at
Yale, home to Yale Hillel
and Young Israel House at Yale, is a
self-supporting non-profit that serves Yale students,
faculty and staff, and the greater New Haven community,
by providing cultural, intellectual religious and social
programs. Kosher food, guest lectures, classes, concerts,
art exhibits, film festivals, teas, study breaks, Israeli
dance classes, conferences, holiday celebrations, and
religious services are among the activities regularly
sponsored at the center.
Joseph Slifka Center for
Jewish Life at Yale currently serves over
4,000 people each year in a variety of ways. It enhances
Jewish life on campus by:
· introducing and raising awareness of Jewish culture and
observance
· offering classes in Jewish culture and history, along
with instruction in Yiddish, Hebrew and Arabic languages
· developing a living connection to Israel, and fostering
cooperative relations with people and organizations both
within and beyond the Jewish community at Yale, in New
Haven, the U.S.A., and the world
· helping students develop a social conscience shaped by
Jewish values
· providing an enduring link between undergraduate and
graduate students, parents, faculty, and alumni