Events
Each year, the members and board of Y-FI work hard to organize events relating to Israel.
These include political speakers, film screenings, concerts, political discussions, and more.
Many events are co-sponsored with other campus organizations or Israel groups.
Upcoming
- "Jewish Perspectives on Israel",
an open discussion with Yale undergraduates about all things
Israel. Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 8:00 in the Purple Couch Room of
Slifka
- On Thursday, Nov. 5, join us at 8:30 PM for a Student Discussion on Iran in the
Saybrook-Branford Room. (Enter Branford Common Room, and walk
through the back/left door. The Saybrook-Branford Room is at the
end of the hallwa.) Contact Ryan Hollander for more information.
- Brush up your Hebrew at Hebrew
Table on Mondays at noon and Tuesdays at 5:30 PM in the Kosher
Kitchen at Slifka.
Stay tuned to our weekly emails, this web site, and around campus for information on our events for 2009 - 2010.
We hope to see you there!
Past Highlights
During the 2008 – 2009 academic year, Y-FI sponsored a wide array of events, including:
- retired Israel Defense Forces Brigadier General Nehemia Dagan on the political situation in Gaza
- Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz on his recent book, "The Case Against Israel's Enemies"
- Jerusalem Post correspondent Khaled Abu Toameh
- Yossi Shain, Professor of Political Science at Tel Aviv University, on "Israel's Internal Politics and Implications for the Peace Process"
- "One Voice," a panel discussion with Palestinian and Israeli youth leaders, co-sponsored with the Arab Students Association and Davenport College
- Israeli band Coolooloosh
- screenings of the film "Walk on Water" and the TV show "Merchak Negia"
- a candlelight vigil for Middle East Peace co-sponsored with other campus organizations
- a social gathering with the Harvard Students for Israel the weekend of The Game
- numerous informal discussions of Israeli affairs, and much more
Highlights of years past have included concerts by David Broza and HaDag Nachash,
and a talk with author Etgar Keret.
Weekly Meetings
The members of Y-FI meet weekly in the Purple Coach Room of the Slifka Center.
Details are coordinated through the panlist; see "Contact" to sign up.