Joseph Slifka Center http://www.slifkacenter.org for Jewish Life At Yale Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:14:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Slifka Center will be closed on Friday, July 2nd through Monday, July 5th in observance of July 4th. http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/06/18/slifka-center-will-be-closed-on-friday-july-2nd-through-monday-july-5th-in-observance-of-july-4th/ http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/06/18/slifka-center-will-be-closed-on-friday-july-2nd-through-monday-july-5th-in-observance-of-july-4th/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:12:24 +0000 admin http://www.slifkacenter.org/?p=3168 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.

]]> http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/06/18/slifka-center-will-be-closed-on-friday-july-2nd-through-monday-july-5th-in-observance-of-july-4th/feed/ 0 Art Opening – Sandra Valabregue’s “Fingertips” http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/06/16/art-opening-sandra-valabregues-fingertips/ http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/06/16/art-opening-sandra-valabregues-fingertips/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:35:43 +0000 admin http://www.slifkacenter.org/?p=3164 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.

]]> http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/06/16/art-opening-sandra-valabregues-fingertips/feed/ 1 Slifka Center will be closed on Monday, May 31st in observance of Memorial Day. http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/05/28/slifka-center-will-be-closed-on-monday-may-31st-in-observance-of-memorial-day/ http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/05/28/slifka-center-will-be-closed-on-monday-may-31st-in-observance-of-memorial-day/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 19:08:32 +0000 admin http://www.slifkacenter.org/?p=3159 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.

]]> http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/05/28/slifka-center-will-be-closed-on-monday-may-31st-in-observance-of-memorial-day/feed/ 1 2010 Yale Reunions, June 4-6 http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/05/26/2010-yale-reunions-2/ http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/05/26/2010-yale-reunions-2/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 17:43:02 +0000 admin http://www.slifkacenter.org/?p=3154 Click here for more information.

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]]> http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/05/26/2010-yale-reunions/feed/ 0 Slifka Center closed Tuesday, May 25th for Staff Retreat http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/05/21/slifka-center-closed-tuesday-may-25th-for-staff-retreat/ http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/05/21/slifka-center-closed-tuesday-may-25th-for-staff-retreat/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 19:19:25 +0000 admin http://www.slifkacenter.org/?p=3146 Slifka Center will be closed on Tuesday, May 25th for a Staff Retreat.  We will reopen on Wednesday, May 26th at 8:30 AM.

]]> http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/05/21/slifka-center-closed-tuesday-may-25th-for-staff-retreat/feed/ 0 Slifka Center will be Closed 5/19 & 5/20 during Shavuot http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/05/12/slifka-center-will-be-closed-519-520/ http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/05/12/slifka-center-will-be-closed-519-520/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 19:30:24 +0000 admin http://www.slifkacenter.org/?p=3135 SLIFKA CENTER Will be closed during Shavuot on Wednesday & Thursday, May 19th-20th.
We will reopen Friday, May 21st.

]]> http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/05/12/slifka-center-will-be-closed-519-520/feed/ 0 Slifka Center Commencement Weekend Schedule http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/05/05/slifka-center-commencement-weekend-schedule/ http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/05/05/slifka-center-commencement-weekend-schedule/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 18:24:35 +0000 admin http://www.slifkacenter.org/?p=3116 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.
]]> http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/05/05/slifka-center-commencement-weekend-schedule/feed/ 0 Jews of the Maghreb http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/04/23/jews-of-the-maghreb/ http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/04/23/jews-of-the-maghreb/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:06:36 +0000 admin http://www.slifkacenter.org/?p=3080 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

]]> http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/04/23/jews-of-the-maghreb/feed/ 0 Sid Resnick Memorial Lecture – Dr. Paul Glasser – The History of Max Weinreich’s “History of the Yiddish Language” http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/04/07/sid-resnick-memorial-lecture-dr-paul-glasser-the-history-of-max-weinreich%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9chistory-of-the-yiddish-language%e2%80%9d/ http://www.slifkacenter.org/2010/04/07/sid-resnick-memorial-lecture-dr-paul-glasser-the-history-of-max-weinreich%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9chistory-of-the-yiddish-language%e2%80%9d/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:57:54 +0000 admin http://www.slifkacenter.org/?p=3028 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.”

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