Welcome to Alumni!
WELCOME TO ALUMNI!
Welcome to Slifka Center, the home for Jewish Life at Yale. Whether you graduated before our Center opened in 1995 or had the chance to use the Center as a student, we welcome you to the hub of the Yale Jewish community. We invite you to browse this site and learn about everything that the Center offers for today’s Yale undergraduates and graduate students. We also have some programming that is designed for you!
Visit / Stay in Touch
VISIT — AND STAY IN TOUCH!
Alumni are always welcome to visit! Graduated before Slifka opened in 1995? Come see what the hub of Jewish life looks like today. Graduated in the Slifka Center era? Come see Yale’s bustling Jewish center, see our newly renovated spaces, and stay for a meal! You can also visit our “Parents and Alumni Lounge” on the second floor where you can have a comfortable seat, use the wifi, and visit with staff, students, and colleagues.
It’s easy to stay in touch with Yale’s Jewish community even when you’re far from New Haven. Sign up for our monthly Friends of Slifka Center Newsletter to get great pictures, updates, and reflections on Jewish life at Yale today.
Want to purchase Slifka swag? Check out our Swag Shop!
Planning to visit? Contact Melinda Papowitz.
“The Game”
THE GAME:
Held each year the Saturday before Thanksgiving, the Game is a major highlight of the year, which draws thousands of alumni back to Yale every other year when the game takes place here.
Reunions
REUNIONS 2024:
Are you planning to attend your Yale College Reunion this May and June? We hope you will include Slifka Center in your celebrations!
Slifka Center will be offering a Friday afternoon open house “Kiddush and Candles” reception for all alumni and guests at 6pm, followed by Shabbat dinner. Prayer services will also be held if there is interest. There will be opportunities for tours, as well as to have kosher meals delivered to your class location throughout your reunion.
We also invite you to check out the Slifka Swag Shop — and meet our own bulldog mascot, Menschy Dave — to show your Slifka Pride at Reunions and throughout the year!
First Reunion Weekend, May 23 – 26, 2024
Classes of 1954, 1959, 1964, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009
Friday, 6 pm – Slifka Center Lobby
Kiddush and Candles – All are welcome to stop by for an open house and building tours with Slifka Center staff, with light refreshments and candle lighting.
Friday, 5:45 pm and Saturday, 8:15 am
Shabbat Services – Services will take place based on alumni interest. Please contact lynn.jackson@yale.edu if interested.
Friday, 7 pm – Slifka Center’s Kikar Schusterman, Ground Floor
Family-style Shabbat Dinner – Traditional Shabbat meal including challah and wine. Please reserve via your class’s reunion registration form. Reservations Required.
Saturday, 12 noon to 1 pm – Slifka Center Lobby
Slifka Center Renovation Tours – Slifka Center has recently completed an exciting building renovation! Come see our indoor and outdoor spaces; please contact lynn.jackson@yale.edu if interested.
Second Reunion Weekend, May 30 – June 2, 2024
Classes of 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 2014, 2018
Friday, 6 pm – Slifka Center Lobby
Kiddush and Candles – All are welcome to stop by for an open house and building tours with Slifka Center staff, with light refreshments and candle lighting.
Friday, 5:45 pm and Saturday, 8:15 am
Shabbat Services – Services will take place based on alumni interest. Please contact lynn.jackson@yale.edu if interested.
Friday, 7 pm – Slifka Center’s Kikar Schusterman, Ground Floor
Family-style Shabbat Dinner – Traditional Shabbat meal including challah and wine. Please reserve via your class’s reunion registration form. Reservations Required.
Saturday, 11 am – Sylvia Slifka Chapel, 2nd Floor
Slifka hosts “Morning at Yale” featuring University Chaplain Maytal Saltiel.
CONVERSATION with CHAPLAIN MAYTAL SALTIEL:
Reflections on a Challenging Year from Yale’s First Jewish University Chaplain
Maytal Saltiel has long worked to build interfaith and intrafaith communities at Yale, having come to the Chaplain’s Office in 2013 after a Master of Divinity degree and working at Penn Hillel. Named University Chaplain in January, Maytal Saltiel will share reflections on her work at the university, both the joys and challenges particularly of this year, in conversation with Uri Cohen, Executive Director of the Slifka Center. As she looks towards the next stage of chaplaincy at Yale, Chaplain Saltiel will discuss what she sees as the future of religious and spiritual life on campus.
Saturday, 12 noon to 1 pm – Slifka Center Lobby
Slifka Center Renovation Tours – Slifka Center has recently completed an exciting building renovation! Come see our indoor and outdoor spaces, following the day’s “Morning at Yale” sessions.
And if you have any special requests over your reunion weekend, or any questions, please contact Lynn Jackson at Slifka Center.