Yale Friends of Israel | Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale

Yale Friends of Israel (YFI) is a non-partisan, pro-Israel group on campus that works to educate, and engage with, students on Israeli culture, society, history, and politics. YFI hosts speakers, dinners, book clubs, and more.

Become a YFI Fellow – APPLY HERE

Attend private dinners with distinguished speakers
Join YFI on exclusive trips and excursions

Fellows must attend one YFI event per semester and have a passion for Israel!

Please reach out to Kira Berman: kira.berman@yale.edu

For general inquiries, please email: board@yalefriendsofisrael.com

For more details on Yale Friends of Israel and to explore additional opportunities, please visit their website here.

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See you this Thursday to commemorate Yom Hazikaron

See you this Thursday to commemorate Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s national remembrance day to commemorate all the soldiers and people who lost their lives during the struggle to defend the State of Israel. On this day we mourn and remember our fallen soldiers and all lives lost by terror. Students will be sharing individual stories about loved ones. @yalemagevet will be joining us in song.

We’re excited to introduce Sophie from Connectic

We’re excited to introduce Sophie from Connecticut. Sophie is majoring in MCDB and wants to become a surgeon. She spends every summer in Israel and loves it so much. Her favorite Israeli food is Schwarma. She’s also obsessed with Israeli coffee culture and knows all the best places for a cafe hafuch in Jerusalem (check out Tmol Shilshom and Roasters in Shuk Machne Yehuda)!

SIGN-UP LINK IN BIO. Please join us on Monday, 4/1

SIGN-UP LINK IN BIO. Please join us on Monday, 4/15, at 5:30 PM in LC101 to hear from Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari (YLS JSD ‘93, International Women’s Rights Advocate, Former VP of UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women), Danielle Haas (Former Senior Editor for Human Rights Watch), and Simcha Greinman (ZAKA’s Deputy Commander and First Hand Witness to the Sexual Violence that occured on October 7th).
Co-Sponsored by the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexualities Studies, Orville H. Schell Jr. Center for International Human Rights, Yale Friends of Israel, and Law Students for Israel.

Sammy is a sophomore in Saybrook from Charleston,

Sammy is a sophomore in Saybrook from Charleston, South Carolina studying Philosophy. Between his two years studying in Yeshivat Har Etzion and countless summers at Camp Stone, loving Israel has always been essential in Sammy’s life, and living in Israel a dream he hopes to realize in the not-too-distant future. He’s way too confident that the best food in Israel is at Chummus Ha’aretz in Kfar Etzion, and thinks about it every time he sadly eats any much worse American store-bought chummus. Sammy is really excited for another amazing semester with YFI, ready to bring his all to thoughtful Israel education and making sure that Jewish students continue to feel safe and happy on campus.

This Wednesday, please join Law Students for Israe

This Wednesday, please join Law Students for Israel as they host YLS alum and expert Professor Rivka Weill to discuss the law in relation to terrorist kidnappings. Professor Weill is a Professor of Law at the Harry Radzyner Law School, Reichman University. In recent years, she received three times the IDC’s “Best Researcher in Law School” award (2012, 2015, 2017) as well as the IDC’s “Best Lecturer in Law School” award (2010). Her work focuses on constitutional law as well as administrative law with a focus on theoretical and comparative dimensions. RSVP required.

We had a wonderful time representing Yale at the H

We had a wonderful time representing Yale at the Hillel International Israel Summit. It was inspiring to join together with 800 student leaders from all over the country, along with a brilliant cohort of speakers.

And now… we are so excited to introduce Ariane!!

And now… we are so excited to introduce Ariane!!
Ariane is a junior from New York City. She is majoring in History and enjoys studying Yiddish at Yale. An alum of the Directed Studies program, she also studies Western literature and philosophy, Classics, and military history. She is an opinion columnist for the Yale Daily News, an officer for the Alexander Hamilton Society, and Communications Director for the Yale College Council. This summer, she will be going to Israel with Yale’s Peace and Dialogue Leadership Initiative (or PDLI). In her free time, she is usually writing, drawing cartoons, or singing with her a cappella group, Something Extra. She is so excited to bring her writing and design to Yale Friends of Israel and to keep conversation going on campus!

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