First Year Students

Slifka Center warmly welcomes the class of 2027!

Adjusting to starting college can be challenging. The Slifka community is here for you! Schedule a coffee date with any of our Student-Facing Staff or reach out to any of our Student Leaders and check out our First-Year Programs below!

First Shabbat!

You move in on a Sunday (8/20) and just like that it’s the end of the week and Shabbat! Join us for services, dinner, and more on Friday 8/25 at Slifka – we can’t wait to meet you! Reform, Egalitarian, Orthodox services will be at 6:15pm followed by dinner at 7:30pm. Contact HSB Shabbat Chair Mitchell Dubin at mitchell.dubin@yale.edu for more info.

 Welcome Week

Think we would let you get oriented without getting to know Slifka? Join us for an ice cream social on Tuesday 8/22 at 1pm! Then on Sunday 9/3 make sure you stop by Slifka-Fest from 12-3pm, our big welcome carnival on Wall Street! The Slifka community is here for you right from the start.

First Year Ambassadors 
Are you a First-Year looking to get involved in Jewish Life at Yale?
Be a First-Year Ambassador and create First Year-specific activities to bring your class together. Open to any Yale undergrads in the class of 2027. Contact Aviva Green at aviva.green@yale.edu for more info!