Where will you serve?
Tikkun Olam: Repair the World. That’s a pretty ambitious goal. Luckily, in the
field of Jewish service, with great ambition comes great programming. There
are so many organizations out there working every day to make a difference,
and providing volunteers with the opportunity, knowledge, and partnership to
have a positive impact on the world. But, with so many options and so much to
be done, how do you choose the service program that is not only right for you,
but the program in which YOU can make the biggest difference?
We know how.
This year, six Jewish non profit organizations are joining forces, as a force for
good. We want you to be able to dedicate your time and energy to the causes
you are passionate about through a year of service or long-term immersive
service program. We also want to make sure you have everything you need to
find the program that is the best fit for YOU, all in one place. That’s why we’ve
listed our top picks for long-term service programs below, and links to all of the
information you need to thoroughly explore each program, your questions and
qualifications, and the potential impact you can have on the world.
The Opportunities
Avodah
Hazon
Apply to AVODAH: The Jewish
Service Corps and spend next year
fighting poverty, building community
and gaining leadership skills for a
lifetime. Work full-time at a local
nonprofit in Chicago, New Orleans,
New York City, or Washington DC,
gaining substantive experience on
crucial issues like immigration,
housing rights, food justice, education,
public health, and domestic violence.
Learn from veteran organizers,
activists, and educators about how to
make change while viewing your work
through a Jewish lens. Live together
with your fellow corps members (age
21-26) and build a community
committed to integrating social justice
and Jewish values. Join the AVODAH
Alumni Network, a group of hundreds
of leaders who will provide community
and support throughout your career.
You'll get a monthly living stipend,
travel money, health insurance, and
may be eligible for an AmeriCorps
Education Award. The Priority
Application deadline is January 31st.
The program begins in late August
2016 and runs to mid August 2017.
Reach out to Recruitment and
Outreach Coordinator Russ Agdern
at apply@avodah.net with any
questions.
The JOFEE Fellowship seeks to
invigorate the Jewish educational
landscape by seeding Jewish
communities with a cadre of outstanding
Jewish Outdoor, Food, and Environmental
Educators. The core of our year-long
fellowship and certification program is
built around professional placements at
host institutions around the country.
Fellows will also receive intensive training,
mentorship, and support from leading
educators and other professionals in the
JOFEE field.
Applications for 2017-2018 will open in
late summer 2016. Please be in touch
with jofee@hazon.org to be notified when
applications open. In the meantime, we
encourage you to participate in our other
immersive JOFEE
programs, Adamah and Teva.
The Urban Adamah
Fellowship
Earth, Community, Social Justice, Jewish
Spirituality.
The Urban Adamah Fellowship, based in
Berkeley, CA, is a three-month residential
training program for young adults (ages
21–31) that combines urban organic
farming, social justice training and
progressive Jewish learning and living in
intentional community. Through the
Pearlstone Center
operation of Urban Adamah’s one-acre
organic farm and internships with social
This summer, come live, teach, farm, justice organizations, fellows gain
and celebrate on The Pearlstone
significant skills, training and experience
Campus—a gorgeous 160-acre ball of in sustainable urban agriculture, Jewish
light located in Reisterstown, MD - 30 spirituality, intentional community, social
minutes outside Baltimore. Fellows will
live in our beautiful new Eco-Cabin,
adjacent to our 7-acre working organic
farm featuring orchards, vineyard,
educational gardens, goats, chickens,
and sheep. Fellows will be empowered
and supported while leading dynamic
experiential youth programs MondayThursday in Jewish Outdoor Food &
Environmental Education (JOFEE),
integrating DIY farm-to-table food,
natural building, wilderness skills and
forest ecology, low and high ropes
adventure course, music, nature art,
and more. In May we focus on our
immersive Chesapeake Teva program
for Jewish day schools; in June we
work with underprivileged students
from Baltimore City Public Schools;
and mid June-August we will knock
the socks off of local JCC campers.
Prior informal education experience is
required. Fellows will receive financial
compensation along with room, board,
and a life-changing experience. Join
us! To find out more info, or to apply,
contact Casey
Yurow:casey@pearlstonecenter.org
Repair the World
APPLY NOW for the 2016-17 Repair
the World Fellowship, an 11-month
opportunity for young adults ages 21
to 26 to engage and challenge the
Jewish community to address social
justice issues through meaningful
volunteering. Fellows will recruit, train,
and serve alongside volunteers to
bring about real community change
around education justice and food
justice. Fellows gain skills in volunteer
engagement, program planning and
facilitation, service learning, and deep
knowledge in food or education
justice. The Fellowship takes place in
four dynamic cities — Detroit, New
justice and leadership development.
Upcoming 2016 Fellowships:
-Summer, June 9 - August 26
-Fall, September 4 - November 22
We accept 12–14 fellows per season with
admission on a rolling basis.
Visit the Urban Adamah website to learn
more and to request an application.
JOIN for Justice
JOIN for Justice is seeking courageous
and dynamic justice-seekers for a yearlong training program for aspiring
community organizers committed to
working with communities to build their
own power. The Jewish Organizing
Fellowship runs from September 2016 to
August 2017. It is a paid Boston-based
professional development opportunity for
Jewish young adults (21-30) to become
full-time community organizers for social
justice organizations, explore their Jewish
identity together, and grow as leaders in
pursuit of social justice. The deadline
is April 6. Apply onlinehere.
JOIN for Justice also invites people of all
ages to learn organizing through our
online course Don't Kvetch, Organize!
Registration opened January 5th for our
Spring session, and you can find out
more
here.
York City, Philadelphia, and
Pittsburgh. Repair the World will
provide training, a living stipend,
communal housing, health insurance,
and other perks. The first deadline to
apply is January 31. Learn more and
apply here.
We hope you find the service program that is the right fit for you! Whatever
program you choose, we’re thrilled you’re considering doing a long-term
immersive service program, and doing your part to make an impact.
Thank You