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"The Blessed Holy One asks of Israel that by their deeds they add on to the written Torah, since the deeds of the righteous are Torah."
- Sfat Emet (R. Yehuda Leib Alter of Ger)
The Center for Jewish Service-Learning seeks to help American Jews "live Torah " by providing them with: a vehicle for reaching out to those who are in need, and the Jewish language to understand how this behavior is the fulfillment of the prophetic mandate "to care for the stranger, the widow and the orphan" (i.e. the most vulnerable populations in our midst). By offering a vision of Judaism that understands community service as a primary Jewish act, this Center's programs both strengthen Jewish identity and encourage engaged and active American citizenship.
The core program of the Center for Jewish Service-Learning is the Jewish Civics Initiative (JCI). JCI, winner of a prestigious Covenant Grant in 1996, is the country's largest Judaically-framed service-learning program for teens. The Center's newest program is Summer JAM (Judaism, Advocacy, and Mitzvah Work), a 3-week intensive program based at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. (also geared toward high school students).
JCI participants from San Jose, CA at a service site.
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