RECENT PROGRAMS

  • 4/27/2026:  Bruce Feiler ’87 in conversation with Mark Oppenheimer '96 PhD '03:  How We Gather

  • 3/16/25:  Professor Eliyahu Stern, Yale Professor of Modern Jewish Intellectual and Cultural History

  • 2/18/26:  Rabbi Marc Baker '97, Building and Leading Jewish Communities That Are Stronger Because of Their Diversity (Not In Spite of It). Am Yisrael - A People with a Purpose!

  • 11/2/25:  Alumni Conference: “Resilience:  Jewish Wisdom Meets the Moment” with the Yale Jewish Studies Department

  • 10/21/25: Rabbinate Leah Sarna ‘14 on Orthodox Women in Torah Leadership: From Rebecca of Tiktin to Today

  • 6/11/25: Sarah Aroeste (Yale College ‘98) on Sephardic Culture from Yesterday to Today: A “Cook & Sing”

  • 5/5/25: Yulia Borik, Slifka Israel Fellow, on Israel activity on campus this academic year.

  • 3/19/25: Prof. Claire Finkelstein (Yale Law School ’93), Professor of Law and Philosophy at Penn Law School, on free speech and Title VI.

  • 2/13/25: Mark Oppenheimer (Yale College ’96, Graduate School ’99, ’03), author of Squirrel Hill, on The Importance of Jewish Journalism.

  • 1/21/25: Prof. Eliyahu Stern on "An Update on Jewish Knowledge and Culture at Yale and American Universities after October 7th."

  • 12/5/24: Prof. Maurice Samuels on his book Alfred Dreyfus: The Man at the Center of the Affair.

  • 11/19/24: Rabbi Josh Feigelson (Yale College ’98), President & CEO of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, on Jewish spiritual practices.

  • 11/10/24: Walking tour of the Jewish Lower East Side with Dr. Rebecca Kobrin (Yale College ’94).

  • 10/14/24: University Chaplain Maytal Saltiel on the challenges and opportunities of chaplaincy since 10/7.

  • 9/19/24: David Schizer (Yale College ’90, Yale Law School ‘93), Dean Emeritus of Columbia Law School, on Campus Antisemitism.

  • 8/20/24: Book talk with Jason Friedman (Yale College ’85).

  • 7/21/24: Book talk with Jordan Mechner (Yale College ’85).

  • 5/9/24: Joseph Braude (Yale College ’95), Founder/President of the Center for Peace Communications, on “Whispered in Gaza.”

  • 4/2/24: Keren Marsha, Slifka Israel Fellow, on her work with Yale students.

  • 3/18/24: Justice David Wecht (Yale College ‘84, Yale Law School ’87) on the topic of antisemitism.

  • 3/6/24: Student Panel with 4 current undergraduates about life on campus since 10/7.