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Summer JAM (Judaism, Activism, and Mitzvah work)
Come to Washington, DC, and participate in a one-of-a-kind, four-week program on the campus of The George Washington University. Become a leader in the political world and the Jewish community today!
PanimWorks
Live and work in an entirely new culture this summer! Make a difference as you live in rustic accommodations on a Native-American reservation, interacting with members of the Navajo Nation while working together to promote positive change.
J-Serve
J-Serve is a single day on which Jewish youth across the country perform acts of community service in conjunction with Youth Service America’s National Youth Day of Service. The goal of J-Serve is to create an annual event around which the entire Jewish community can mobilize across denominational/movement lines.
Youth Venture
Youth Venture helps to empower young people ages 12-20 by providing them all the tools necessary to create civic-minded organizations, clubs or businesses. Ventures are supplied with up to $1000 in start-up grants for their venture. A Venture can be any youth-created, youth-led organization designed to provide a positive lasting benefit in a school, neighborhood, or large community. We strive to reach and support any young person nationwide who has a dream about how to make a difference, and the dedication to make it happen.
Jewish Coalition for Service
The mission of the Jewish Coalition for Service is to inspire everyone in the Jewish community to dedicate a part of their lives to full-time, hands-on volunteer service. Check out their website for a great listing of intensive service programs for Jews of all ages and backgrounds.
Genesis
Genesis is an academic program but it is much more than summer school. Teenagers with different beliefs and practices engage with an exceptional group of scholars, artists, activists, and experiential educators to participate in a dynamic Jewish living experience.
American Jewish World Service
The AJWS's Volunteer Summer and Alternative Break Program's offer High School and College students an intensive experience volunteering in underdeveloped communities around the globe!
High School Apprenticeship Program at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
The High School Apprenticeship Program offers New York City public high school students a challenging program of work and study as they learn about Jewish heritage, the Holocaust, and what goes on "behind-the-scenes" at a museum.
Kivunim: New Directions
Israel-centered but not Israel exclusive, Kivunim: New Directions will provide you with a unique opportunity for international travel and study with a focus on understanding the history and contemporary life of Jewish communities in other parts of the world while building appreciatoin and understanding of the multi-cultural world in which we live. Therefore, while based and rooted in Israel, Kivunim is built around field trips every 6 weeks to the Jewish communities of Lithuania, Russia, Italy, Morocco, Spain, and India. This new "pre-college" program is primarily for graduates of North American Jewish High Schools and high school graduates who attended Jewish day schools through middle school.
Carmel: A Progressive Beit Midrash and Israel Study Program
Carmel is the Reform Movement's college-level study program in Israel for Jewish youth from around the world. Carmel offers an intense program of formal and informal learning opportunities, and graduated of the program are uniquely prepared to serve as leaders in the Reform Jewish community and to continue their college studies successfully. Participants complete academic coursework and intensive Hebrew instruction at the University of Haifa, and study in a Reform Beit Midrash at the Lokey International Academy of Jewish Studies at the Leo Baeck Education Center. Participants live as a Reform Jewish community within Israeli society, travel the country, take part in hands-on tikkun olam projects, and gain an in-depth understanding of the Hebrew language.
INSIGHT: The Schusterman Fellowship for Jewish Community
We are now seeking applications from college seniors and recent graduates who are motivated, curious and inspired to explore the Jewish communal world through working at some of the most exciting organizations in the community.
During the two-year program, fellows will be placed in three consecutive six-month placements at Jewish organizations based in New York City and Washington, DC. Additionally, there will be several professional development retreats, an INSIGHT Israel trip, a week-long service project, and a national gathering with fellows and host organizations at the conclusion of the two years. Throughout the fellowship, monthly seminars will take place to discuss the themes and challenges that arise on the job, enhance skills training, and develop networking plans.
Taglit-birthright israel
Taglit-birthright Israel provides the gift of first time, peer group, educational trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 26. Taglit-birthright Israel ’s founders created this program to send thousands of young Jewish adults from all over the world to Israel as a gift in order to diminish the growing division between Israel and Jewish communities around the world; to strengthen the sense of solidarity among world Jewry; and to strengthen participants' personal Jewish identity and connection to the Jewish people.
Machon Kaplan
Machon Kaplan is a unique summer work/study internship program for undergraduate students from college campuses across North America interested in Judaism and social justice. Based in Washington , D.C. at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, it provides students with a meaningful internship dealing with social justice issues; the opportunity to engage in academic study that relates to their internships; and, a community of like-minded students to share the experience together in a group living atmosphere. Students learn, through study and action, the interrelationship of Judaism and American democratic ideals, as well as the political interaction of the organized American Jewish community and the U.S. government, while gaining a foundation of Jewish knowledge to help ground the political issues on which the Center works.
Urban Mitzvah Corps
The Jewish Council on Urban Affairs’ Urban Mitzvah Corps program gives college students the opportunity to spend winter break doing hands-on social justice work in Chicago . Students will learn about Jewish approaches to social justice and social action on campus, while exploring Chicago with new friends.
American Jewish World Service
The AJWS's Volunteer Summer and Alternative Break Program's offer High School and College students an intensive experience volunteering in underdeveloped communities around the globe!
Jewish Coalition for Service
The Jewish Coalition for Service was recently listed in Slingshot as one of 50 most innovative Jewish organizations. The mission of the Jewish Coalition for Service is to inspire everyone in the Jewish community to dedicate a part of their lives to full-time, hands-on volunteer service.
Weinberg Tzedek Hillel
Weinberg Tzedek Hillel is a public service and social justice initiative devoted to transforming the culture of your campus and your community.
Jewish Organizing Initiative Fellowship Program
JOI recruits young Jewish adults (generally 22-30) from all over the world for a year of leadership training in Boston, MA that includes: working for social and economic justice, Jewish learning, training in grass roots community organizing skills, and Jewish community building. The fellowship year involves work in social justice community or labor organizations, generally in low-income community organizations, (sometimes in the Jewish community) and weekly learning and reflection about organizing for justice, Judaism and community building.
The WUJS Institute in Arad, Israel
The WUJS Institute is an international program for Israel and Jewish studies for university graduates. Our students learn Hebrew in an acclaimed ulpan (intensive Hebrew language instruction), and choose a range of courses on contemporary Israel, Jewish history and thought, and religious studies. WUJS offers plenty outside of the classroom as well. Our participants enjoy hiking trips, weekly study tours, social activities, “adopting families,” Shabbat and holiday programming and volunteer options. WUJS opens sessions twice a year and offers three tracks simultaneously: The core study program--Land, Language and Society, the Arts Track for established artists in all fields, and the Peace and Social Justice Track which combines study and voluntary internships in Israel. Please follow the above link to the WUJS web site and further information.
Pardes: Institute of Jewish Studies
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies is a coed, non-denominational center for Jewish learning in Jerusalem. Pardes offers a unique combination of intellectual openness, rigorous textual analysis, and opportunities for spiritual growth. Through hevrutah study (partner learning) under the guidance of dynamic teachers, Pardes aims to provide skills for in-depth Jewish learning, encourages students to grapple with the relevance of ancient texts and the modern world, and increases students’ knowledge of their Jewish heritage. Learning is centered around the beit midrash (hall of study). Morning studies are focused on Hebrew Bible and Talmud with a variety of electives offered in the afternoon. Classes are augmented by non-mandatory Shabbat celebration, tours of Israel, and volunteering opportunities, to create a wonderfully rich experience. For more information about our Year/Semester, Summer, or Educators Program, please contact Shari at shari@pardesusa.org or (888) 875-2734.
Urban Mitzvah Corps
The Jewish Council on Urban Affairs’ Urban Mitzvah Corps program gives college students the opportunity to spend winter break doing hands-on social justice work in Chicago. Students will learn about Jewish approaches to social justice and social action on campus, while exploring Chicago with new friends.
Mechon Hadar: An Institute for Prayer, Personal Growth and Jewish Study
Yeshivat Hadar offers 15 fellows an intensive program in the heart of Manhattan's Upper West Side. The 8-week experience (June 3 - July 27, 2007) will combine traditional text study, egalitarian prayer and social action with a special focus on personal religious growth. Yeshivat Hadar will create a community of learning which will include seminars, havruta (paired learning), and individualized projects. Students will complete the program equipped with greater textual competence and broader knowledge of the Jewish tradition as a whole. Students will commit to bringing lessons from their summer experience to their hometown community. In recognition of the intense time and energy commitment required by the fellowship, Yeshivat Hadar is pleased to offer a generous stipend, intended to cover the cost of tuition and living expenses. Participation in the program is a selective process, and prospective students must complete a full application, as well as a reference, by February 1, 2007. Finalists will be interviewed, and fellows will be notified in late March.
INSIGHT
During the two-year program, fellows will be placed in three consecutive six-month placements at Jewish organizations. Additionally, there will be three five-day professional cohort retreats, an INSIGHT trip to Israel, a week-long service project, and a national gathering with fellows and host organizations at the conclusion of the two years. Throughout the program, monthly seminars will take place to discuss the themes and challenges that arise on the job, enhance skills training, and develop networking plans.
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