Graduate and Professional Student and Young Adult Programming
Find your people!
 There are many opportunities for graduate and professional students at Yale to engage in Jewish community. From Kehillah, Slifka’s main group for graduate and professional students and young adults, to groups at specific Yale schools and programs, you have many events to choose from! Below you’ll find info about how to connect to these groups.
Questions? Want to start a group at your school? Want to host a Shabbat dinner for other graduate students and have Slifka cover the cost? Contact Slifka’s Associate Jewish Chaplain Rachel (rachel.leiken@yale.edu).
Kehillah: Yale’s Group for Jewish Grad Students and Professionals
Who We Are
Kehillah (which means “community”) is Yale’s Jewish group for graduate students, professional students, and young professionals. We are a Slifka-sponsored, student-led organization that hosts social events, holiday meals and parties, and Jewish learning. We welcome young professionals in the greater New Haven area to join us in our programming.
How to Get Involved
For the most up-to-date information on our programming for grad students and young professionals, join this mailing list.You can also join our WhatsApp group.
If you are interested in co-leading Kehillah or organizing specific events (which we would love), please reach out to talia.weiss@yale.edu and rachel.beaver@yale.edu.
Our Leadership
Talia Weiss (she/her)
Physics PhD Student, Yale University
talia.weiss@yale.edu
Talia is a 4th year PhD student in Physics. Talia uses radioactive decays to investigate neutrinos (particles that pass through matter like ghosts!) and leads the Yale Kimball Smith Series on science, ethics and global affairs. Talia grew up in Evanston, Illinois. Her Jewish background includes attending Solomon Schechter Day School, running a Jewish theater discussion group at MIT, and making a spicy flourless chocolate cake for Pesach.
Rachel Beaver
Yale Divinity School
rachel.beaver@yale.edu
Jewish Law Students’ Association
Who We Are
The Jewish Law Students’ Association (JLSA) is a religious, cultural, and social affinity group at Yale Law School. JLSA serves the array of needs for our proudly diverse Jewish community. We welcome students of all backgrounds and affiliations.
What We Do
JLSA provides programming and resources for a wide range of religious, social, and academic activities. In the past, we have organized Shabbat dinners, pickling, ice skating, lunch and learns, Chanukah parties, and Yom Kippur break-fast meals, to name a few. We have hosted many speakers from within the Yale community and beyond, including Ambassador David Saperstein, Canadian Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella, and Israeli Supreme Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez. JLSA also enjoys support and resources from the Slifka Center at Yale and the Jewish Grad Student Initiative.
JLSA offers resources to help prospective students make decisions about law school, navigate the application process, and learn more about the amazing learning environment offered at Yale Law School. We also create a network of support on campus through our mentorship program.
Get Connected
Find out more and get involved on Yale Connect and Instagram.
Maimonides Society @ Yale School of Medicine
Who We Are
Welcome to the Maimonides Society, which is a Jewish Medical Student Association for the Yale School of Medicine. The Maimonides Society aims to welcome and support students by creating a Jewish community and family.
What We Do
Over the course of the year, we hold classes, events, dinners, holiday parties, and philanthropic events. The Maimonides Society supports our members by helping in any way we can including connecting students to clergy, learning opportunities, services, etc on the Yale campus. The Maimonides Society continues to evolve and pursue the current students’ passions from medical ethics to Jewish education.
Get Connected
To get involved, email co-leaders Rose Bender and Eva Rest.
Jewish Student Association @ Yale School of Management
Who We Are
More info coming soon!
What We Do
More info coming soon!
Get Connected
To get involved, email co-leaders Ross Fasman and Elie Wachtel.
Unapologetically Jewish @ Yale Divinity School
Who We Are
More info coming soon!
What We Do
More info coming soon!
Get Connected
To get involved, email Ellen VanDyke Bell.
Past Events
Shavuot Cheesecake Bonanza with the Maimonides Society (Yale Medical School’s Jewish Student Group)
Bike and Brew
Seder plate-making with Ritual Lab
Torah on Tap with Kehillah