ADAMAH: Jewish Environmental Fellowship
Program: Adamah Fellowship
Organization: Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center
Website: http://isabellafreedman.org/
Description: The Adamah Fellowship is a leadership training program for Jewish young adults that integrates organic farming, sustainable living, Jewish learning,and contemplative spiritual practice. Fellows spend much of their time learning and practicing sustainable agriculture and animal husbandry on the four-acre ADAMAH farm and in small gardens throughout the retreat center. They also work with our chickens and goats – and learn how to make agricultural products like yoghurt and goat cheese. Several times per week fellows explore Jewish perspectives on social and environmental justice with leading scholars from around the country. Fellows come with a wide variety of Jewish educational backgrounds and observance levels. ADAMAH creates space for all levels and types of Jewish practice. Fellows teach what they learn at ADAMAH to various client groups who visit the retreat center included elementary school children, teens, families and senior citizens. They also participate in leadership training, community living, ecological and Jewish seminars several times a week. Fourteen fellows will be chosen for the summer and fourteen for the fall season to form a pluralistic Jewish community. Fellows receive room, board.
Contact: Shamu Fenyvesi Sadeh
E mail: shamu@isabellafreedman.org
Phone: (860) 824 3003
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Timeframe: 3 months, summer or fall
Age of participants: 20-29 years old
Location: Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, Falls Village, Connecticut
AJC Goldman Fellowship Program - The American Jewish Committee
Program: AJC Goldman Fellows Program
Organization: American Jewish Committee
Website: www.ajc.org
Description: The American Jewish Committee Goldman Fellowship is designed to develop future leaders in the areas of international and domestic politics, diplomacy, public relations, and management. Goldman Fellows work closely with supervisors in a mentor relationship to learn about strategy, advocacy, and the development and implementation of programming. Goldman Fellows may also spend part of their time developing an independent project with the AJC office to which they are assigned. Fields of work span the range of AJC's activities - from international policy to interethnic relations and non-profit management. AJC Goldman Fellows receive $3,000 for the 9-week program plus major travel expenses. Fellowships are available in the following fields: domestic and legal policy, human rights advocacy, international policy and diplomacy, global Jewish affairs, diplomatic outreach, interrelations/interethnic relations, religion and politics, and media relations.
Contact: Lena Altman
E mail: fellowship@ajc.org
Phone: 212-751-4000 ext 227
Application deadline: March 1
Timeframe: 9 weeks, summer and fall opportunities
Age of applicants: undergraduates in their junior or senior year or graduate students
Location: Offices of AJC in the U.S. or abroad (ex. San Francisco, New York, Geneva, Melbourne)
Argentina, South America - Travel Abroad
Program: Argentina, South America – Travel Abroad
Organization: Ve’ahavta: The Canadian Jewish Humanitarian and Relief Committee
Website: www.veahavta.org
Description: This is a unique opportunity that will allow you to travel to Argentina and volunteer in the Jewish community for 6 weeks with a variety of agencies in Buenos Aires. Volunteers can work with children and at-risk mothers at the Baby Help Centre, assist older adults living in a supportive care residence, teach English as a second language to students, work in a pharmacy distribution centre, assist with program co-ordination, event planning for university students and much more!
Scholarships are available. Do not let this experience of a life time pass you by… apply today!
Contact: Katie Stemeroff
E mail: katie@veahavta.org
Phone: (416) 964-7698 ext 18
Timeframe: Spring/Summer Sessions: Starting in May until Beginning of September
Age of participants: 21-50
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps
Program: AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps
Organization: Avodah
Website: www.avodah.net
Description: AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps is a year-long program that combines work for justice, Jewish learning, and community building. Participants work full time on issues they care about: immigration, hunger, literacy, public health, domestic violence and more. They learn from veteran organizers, activists, and educators about how to make change in the world and about the Jewish connection to social justice. Corps members live with other young people, 21-26, from all Jewish backgrounds and build a community committed to integrating social change and Jewish values. AVODAH participants recieve a modest living allowance plus health insurance and are eligible for an Americorps Education Award of over $5,000 for continued education or repayment of student loans.
Contact: Mollie Spevack
E mail: apply@avodah.net
Phone: 212.545.7759 ex:310
Timeframe: one year
Age of participants: 21-26 years old
Location: New York, New Orleans, Washington, DC, and Chicago
Dorot Fellowship in Israel – The Dorot Foundation
Program: Dorot Fellowship in Israel
Organization: The Dorot Foundation
Website: www.dorot.org
Description: The Dorot Fellowship in Israel (DFI) is intended for American Jews who exhibit both extraordinary dedication and outstanding capacity to serve the Jewish People and to contribute to the improvement of the human condition. The DFI is comprised of four major components: Hebrew studies; Jewish studies; engagement with and volunteer service to the community, and weekly seminars. Fellows pursue the academic and volunteer components concurrently and each represents a half-time commitment (approximately).
The community engagement component of the DFI experience is designed to provide Fellows with an opportunity to develop a sophisticated understanding of Israeli society and to provide meaningful opportunities for Fellows to contribute to communities and individuals in Israel. Fellows are encouraged to choose experiences in which skills, contacts and understanding can be acquired for the purpose of one's future leadership activities in the American Jewish community. Career advancement is very often a secondary benefit of these experiences, but not their primary purpose. Dorot Fellows work in a variety of social service organizations and throughout the public sector in Israel. Fellows have had internship placements in hospitals, health policy institutes, news media, environmental organizations, branches of government, domestic violence shelters, civil rights organizations, peace and dialogue organizations and more.
Contact: Steven M. Jacobson, Director
E mail: stevej@dorot.org
Phone: 401-351-8866, ext. 11
Timeframe: one year, July to July
Age of participants: 22 - 28
Location: Israel
Jewish Organizing Initiative
Program: Jewish Organizing Initiative
Organization: Jewish Organizing Initiative
Website: www.jewishorganizing.org
Description: The Mission of JOI is to create opportunities for Jewish young adults to work for justice and social change and to model a pluralistic Jewish community that values Jewish learning, relationship building and justice. The fellowship includes paid or volunteer work in social justice, primarily in low-income community organizations, regular learning about organizing for justice, Judaism, and community building. Fellows work as organizers in social justice community organizations. Some find jobs through JOI referrals; some have jobs and come to JOI for the learning, leadership training and Jewish community. Fellows begin the year with a weeklong residential retreat where fellows learn about organizing for justice, group dynamics, and Jewish community building. As part of the learning process, fellows also study Jewish texts, rituals and concepts that serve as the underpinnings of Judaism’s commitment to social justice.
Contact: Catherine Bell
E mail: Cbell@jewishorganizing.org
Phone: 617-350-9994
Timeframe: one year
Age of participants: 22-30 years old
Location: Boston
Livnot Journey
Program: Livnot Journey
Organization: Livnot U'Lehibanot
Website: www.livnot.com
Description: A five-month program whose first 6 weeks in Tzfat and Jerusalem combines serious hiking adventures, community service work, excavations in Tzfat’s Old City, formal and informal study of Jewish philosophies, texts and traditions, and community Shabbat celebrations. The following 3 ½ months give participants the opportunity to experience “personal interest tracks”—studying Hebrew, working on a kibbutz, volunteering, internship work, seminary study, etc.
Generous financial assistance is available for full and partial subsidies for travel and/or program expenses.
Contact: Michael Gordon
E mail: programs@livnot.com
Phone: 1-646-443-1277
Application deadline: Contact the program
Timeframe: five months
Age of participants: 21 - 30
Location: Israel
National Council of Jewish Women
NCJW is a volunteer organization, inspired by Jewish values, that works through a program of research, education, advocacy and community service to improve the quality of life for women, children, and families, and strives to ensure individual rights and freedoms for all.
Contact:
NCJW - COLUMBUS SECTION
3000B E. MAIN ST. #272
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43209
614-231-9241
Email: ncjwcol@aol.com
Website: www.ncjwcolumbus.org
OTZMA
Program: OTZMA – Volunteer/Leadership Fellowship
Organization: United Jewish Communities and Jewish Agency for Israel
Website: www.otzma.org
Description: OTZMA is designed to offer Jewish Adults an opportunity to live and volunteer in Israel in a variety of settings. It combines social action, civil rights and community building. Spend three months in an absorption center learning Hebrew, three months doing community service using your skills in a development town and three months on a kibbutz or participating in an internship! OTZMAnikim are engaged in educational seminars throughout the year to explore their historical, ideological and religious ties to Israel and Israeli society. Seminars include an in-depth look at the politics and society in Israel, Jewish life cycles, environmental challenges, immigration developments as well as many others. Trips throughout Israel offer OTZMAnikim another avenue through which to explore Jewish and Israeli history and society. In order to broaden contact with Israelis, each participant is paired with an Israeli host family upon arrival.
Contact: Robin Zebrowitz
E mail: otzma@ujc.org
Phone: 1-877 GO OTZMA
Application deadline: March 15 and rolling on first come, first serve basis afterwards
Timeframe: 10 months
Age of participants: 20-26, college graduates preferred
Location: Israel
Oranim Community Involvement Program
The Community Involvement program offers you an incredible opportunity to spend 5 meaningful months immersed in Israeli society as a functioning member of the community. You will be exposed to life in Israel by living among its citizens and working together strengthening your ties with the country and its people. You are not a tourist, you're family!
With our focus based in the peripheral communities of Israel, Community Involvement participants will create their own meaningful volunteer opportunities or choose from existing opportunities, enjoy excursions throughout the country, acquire and use Hebrew, live among Israelis and make lifelong friendships.
Working in these communities our volunteers play a key role in the lives of many. Whether helping youth realize a potential they thought not possible or simply giving care to the elderly, Community Involvement volunteers are able see and feel the impact they have within the community.
Program coordinators work one on one with each participant to determine his or her passions, interests and talents. After careful consideration and collaboration with community leaders, Community Involvement volunteers are placed accordingly within the community. By paying close attention to the individual desires as well as needs, every volunteer is able to maximize their potential in the most fitting ways within their new communities creating rewarding and enriching experiences that will last generations.
Contact:
Israel Office
28 Hata'as Street
POB 2135
Kfar Saba, Israel, 44641
Toll Free from US: 888-351-9897
Toll Free from Can: 866-269-6889
Israel Direct: +972-9-767-4477
Israel Direct Fax: +972-9-767-4481
US Fax for Forms: 509-362-9868
United States Office
5035 Mayfield Road - Suite 230
Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124
Oranim Tel Aviv Internship Experience
Oranim Long Term Israel Programs invites you to spend five meaningful and fulfilling months in the most vibrant hub of business in Israel: Tel Aviv-Yafo. Here you will have the chance to pursue internship opportunities in whatever career path you choose. During the Tel Aviv Internship Experience, you will not be making coffee, filing for hours on end, or wasting time answering phones. Instead, you will receive hands on guidance and practical training while consistently working on several important projects. Essentially, you will bypass the American tradition of working your way up from the mail room and experience the Israeli way, where on day one you're treated like you've already been working there for years! Naturally, while you're here, you will have ample time to explore the historical and beautiful streets of Neve Tzedek, make lasting friendships with Israelis and other international travelers, and, of course, relax and soak up the sun on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. After the best five months of your life, you will leave Israel with skills and experience derived from opportunities you will not be able to find anywhere else, except on the Tel Aviv Internship Experience.
Internship opportunities are available in just about any field. Our Placement Coordinator will work closely with you to ensure the perfect internship is found. Here are some fields we've placed our interns in already: Business, Finance, Hi-Tech, Communications, Arts, Non Profit, Education, Media, Internet
Contact:
Israel Office
28 Hata'as Street
POB 2135
Kfar Saba, Israel, 44641
Toll Free from US: 888-351-9897
Toll Free from Can: 866-269-6889
Israel Direct: +972-9-767-4477
Israel Direct Fax: +972-9-767-4481
US Fax for Forms: 509-362-9868
United States Office
5035 Mayfield Road - Suite 230
Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124
Project 1000 Volunteers
PrOrganization: Jewish Agency for Israel
Website:http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/delegations/Israel+Program+Center
Description: The purpose of the Volunteer project is to provide an opportunity for Diaspora Jewry to show their solidarity with the People and State of Israel by volunteering with various facilities of need. Tnuat Aliyah offers a wide variety of meaningful volunteer opportunities including Community Service/ Social Service, Civil Guard and Magen David Adom. Placements could be in the following types of organizations: hospitals, youth village, working with the elderly, working with the physically and mentally disabled, working in a Merkaz Klita & Matnas (Absorption & Community Center), volunteering on a kibbutz.
E mail: kpc@jazo.org.il
Phone: (800) 247-7852
Application deadline: rolling admissions
Timeframe: 2 weeks to 6 months
Age of participants: 18 – 35 years old
Location: Israelogram: Project 1000 Volunteers
Stagerim Professional Internship Program
Program: Stagerim Professional Internship Program
Organization: Jewish Agency for Israel
Website: www.israelprograms.org/stagerim.htm
Description: Stagerim is designed for those who want to gain a sense of everyday life in Israel. Interns will gain valuable work experience in firms and institutions throughout Israel. Interns work in their professions in a wide variety of disciplines, including medicine, tourism, hi-tech, law, education, social service, communications, government, etc. Each job placement is tailor-made, based on the needs of the employer and the qualifications of the applicant. The program also provides lectures and trips, and information on cultural and social events. Interns receive a monthly stipend from the Jewish Agency in the amount of $75 per month. In addition students may be eligible for university credit. Certain professional fields within Israel, which involve daily contact with Israelis demand a firm command of Hebrew. Other professions however, require no Hebrew at all. A working knowledge of Hebrew is always advantageous, but not required. As the Stagerim program is for independent adults, interns are encouraged to find their own accommodations. However if space is available, interns may stay in a local absorption center. Absorption centers offer dormitory style accommodations at the highly subsidized cost of $30 per month. Meals are not provided. A monthly bus pass will be provided by your employer to account for work related transportation costs.
E mail: ipc@jazo.org.il
Phone: (866) IPC-ISRAEL
Application deadline: rolling, 2-3 months before internship begins
Timeframe: one year
Age of participants: 18 - 35
Location: Israel
The Social Justice Fellowship - New Israel Fund and SHATIL
Program: The Social Justice Fellowship
Organization: The New Israel Fund and SHATIL
Website: www.nif.org/fellowships
Description: The NIF/SHATIL Social Justice Fellowships (which includes the Nomi Fein and Rabbi Richard J. Israel Social Justice Fellowships) enable a cadre of post-college Jewish young adults to spend 10 months immersed in the movement for social change in Israel. These Fellowships, which include a stipend, place young Jewish activists in Israeli NGOs for a year of in-depth contribution and learning.
NIF/SHATIL Social Justice Fellows spend 32 hours per week interning in an approved, individually-selected Israeli non-governmental organization (NGO), active in one of the following areas:
• Safeguarding civil and human rights
• Pursuing environmental justice
• Promoting Jewish-Arab equality
• Advancing the status of women
• Fostering tolerance and religious pluralism
• Bridging social and economic gaps
Additionally, Fellows engage in monthly enrichment programs and periodic site visits to further develop their understanding of Israel, Israeli activism, and their role as activists both in Israel and at home. Fellows also receive training in leadership and community development. Because Fellows intern full time in an Israeli NGO, successful applicants must have either excellent Hebrew language skills, or good Hebrew with strong Arabic skills. Living expenses are covered by a modest stipend.
Applications are available at www.nif.org/sjfellowships.
Contact: Rebecca Hartman
E mail: fellowships@nif.org
Phone: 781-444-7885
Timeframe: 10-months
Age of participants: post-college young adults
Location: Israel
Tikun Olam in Tel Aviv - The Bina Center
Program: Tikun Olam in Tel Aviv
Organization: The Bina Center
Website: www.tikunolamisrael.org
Description: The Tikun Olam in Tel-Aviv program offers Jewish English-speaking college graduates from around the world the opportunity to spend ten months engaged in volunteer community service in Tel-Aviv. The program starts with a month and a half, full board orientation on kibbutz. Participants learn spoken Hebrew, experience lectures and workshops on Israeli society, Jewish culture and multiculturalism in Israel. For the main period of the program, participants live in the city of Tel Aviv and volunteer in community service programs, together with Israeli peers. For these eight months, participants also continue to travel throughout the country, learn Hebrew, and partake in courses and workshops on Israeli society and Jewish and Hebrew culture Tikun Olam in Tel-Aviv is organized by BINA and is a MASA approved program.
The Bina Center for Jewish Identity and Hebrew Culture strives to strengthen Israel as a democratic, pluralistic society, stressing humanist aspects of Jewishness. Bina, established ten years ago and located on the ‘Seminar Efal’ Campus in a Tel Aviv suburb, designs and implements innovative projects such as ‘Beit Midrash’ study programs for hundreds of young adults and adults, and seminars for thousands of youth.
Substantial scholarships are available for the program.
Contact: Nir Dagan
E mail: tikunolam@bina.org.il
Application deadline: contact the program
Timeframe: ten months
Age of participants: 21 - 26
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
Ukrainian Speakers Needed To Translate Eyewitness Testimony of the Holocaust
Between 1941 and 1944, almost 1.5 million Jews were murdered when Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Most were shot in their villages by mobile killing units (“Einsatzgruppen”).
For the past five years, Paris-based Yahad-In Unum has been sending investigative teams into the Ukraine, Belarus and Russia in order to interview the last surviving eyewitnesses of the executions. Father Patrick Desbois, a French Catholic priest and advisor to the Vatican on Catholic-Jewish relations, has been working tirelessly to find the undiscovered graves before the witnesses pass. The testimonies Father Desbois films are translated into French and English.
We are looking for bilingual volunteers fluent in Ukrainian to help us translate the footage to English. We send volunteers DVD's to translate and they send us a transcribed and translated transcript.
Watching and translating the testimony of witnesses should be fascinating and emotionally affecting; the witnesses tell powerful, detailed and often shocking stories about their experiences. This is a rare opportunity to hear those stories and help discover the unwritten history of the Holocaust.
How to Apply:
Please contact Sam Frizell at sfrizellsam@gmail.com or 917.363.9705 for more information, or to see any of our national media coverage.
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