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Slifka Center will be closed on Friday, July 2nd through Monday, July 5th in observance of July 4th.

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Slifka Center will be closed on Friday, July 2nd – Monday, July 5th in observance of July 4th. We will reopen on Tuesday, July 6th at 8:30 AM.

Art Opening – Sandra Valabregue’s “Fingertips”

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Sandra Valabregue, a student of Moshe Idel’s, has just published her first book, Concealed and Revealed:  ‘Ein Sof’ in Theosophic Kabbalah, a sustained reflection on imagining infinity.  Her paintings invite a visual consideration of the play of finite form and unbounded light.

We hope you will be able to join us at the opening of Sandra’s show Monday, June 21, at 5 pm at Slifka Center.

Slifka Center will be closed on Monday, May 31st in observance of Memorial Day.

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Slifka Center will be closed on Monday, May 31st in observance of Memorial Day.  We will reopen on Tuesday, June 1st at 8:30 AM.

2010 Yale Reunions, June 4-6

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

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2010 Yale Reunions, May 28-30

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

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Slifka Center closed Tuesday, May 25th for Staff Retreat

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Slifka Center will be closed on Tuesday, May 25th for a Staff Retreat.  We will reopen on Wednesday, May 26th at 8:30 AM.

Slifka Center will be Closed 5/19 & 5/20 during Shavuot

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

SLIFKA CENTER Will be closed during Shavuot on Wednesday & Thursday, May 19th-20th.
We will reopen Friday, May 21st.

Slifka Center Commencement Weekend Schedule

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Slifka Center Commencement Weekend Schedule
Mazel tov to all of you on your upcoming graduation! Following is a schedule of all events at Slifka for Commencement weekend. Please join us! Services Friday, May 21st 5:45pm Egalitarian services in the Beit Midrash (2nd Floor) Orthodox Services (TBA – call for details) Saturday May, 22nd 9am Orthodox Services in the Sylvia Slifka Chapel (2nd Floor) 10am Egalitarian Services in the Beit Midrash (2nd Floor) Commencement Shabbat Dinner – 6:45 PM Date: Friday, May. 21, 6:45 PM ________________________________________ Welcome to our Shabbat celebration for the Class of 2010. A very festive but traditional dinner will be served at 6:45 PM. Please make reservations now by calling 203-432-1134. The cost is $15.00 per person. If you are joining us for both Shabbat dinner and Shabbat lunch, the cost is $25.00 per person. Commencement Shabbat Lunch – 12:30 PM Date: Saturday, May. 22, 12:30 PM _______________________________________ Please join us for Shabbat lunch as we celebrate the Class of 2010. Please make reservations by calling 203-432-1134. The cost is $12.00 per person. If you are joining us for both Shabbat dinner on Friday and Shabbat lunch on Saturday, the cost is $25.00 per person. Commencement Bagel Brunch Date: Sunday, May 23 ________________________________________ We look forward to congratulating and celebrating with the Class of 2009, their family and friends at our Bagel Brunch. Stop by any time between 9:30 AM until 1:30 PM. The cost is $15.00 for adults, $10.00 for children under 12 and Free for Class of 2010 graduates. Call 203-432-1134 for advance credit card reservations. Cash and check only at the door.

Jews of the Maghreb

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

A symposium on the History and Culture of North African Jewry

Program in Judaic Studies, Yale University Library, Center of Jewish Languages and Literature at Hebrew University, Council on Middle Eastern Studies, and Whitney Humanities Center.

For more information email nanette.stahl@yale.edu or call 203-432-7207

Sid Resnick Memorial Lecture – Dr. Paul Glasser – The History of Max Weinreich’s “History of the Yiddish Language”

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

The Yale Judaic Studies Program and Yale-New Haven Yiddish Reading Circle invite you to attend the  Sid Resnick Memorial Lecture by Dr. Paul (Hershl) Glasser.  He is Associate Dean, Max Weinreich Center and Senior Research Associate, Yiddish Language, YIVO.  He is editor of Max Weinreich’s History of the Yiddish Language, Yale University Press, 2009.  The title of the 4:30 PM talk will be  The History of Max Weinreich’s “History of the Yiddish Language.”