Social Action

Social Action is an important part of Jewish life for many in our community, as well as a long prized Yale tradition.

Slifka Center is home to Jews for Justice, an undergraduate organization united by a commitment to social and economic justice.

Slifka’s Alternative Spring Break, supported this year by the Seymour L. Lustman Memorial Fund, combines international service with text study and other Jewish learning in Guatemala.

On Sunday evenings during the academic year, Heyman Commons hosts DESK, New Haven’s Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen, making Slifka home to one of the few Kosher Soup Kitchens in the US.

Events and student initiatives throughout the year incorporate responsibility for the earth and our fellow humans, supported in part by the Shapiro Social Justice Fund. See our calendar for upcoming public events.