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INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Internship and Fellowship Opportunities

ADAMAH: Jewish Environmental Fellowship
This is a paid three-month leadership training program in rural Connecticut for Jewish young adults that integrates organic farming, sustainable living, Jewish learning, teaching, leadership and social justice training and contemplative spiritual practice.

AJC Goldman Fellowship Program - The American Jewish Committee
AJC Goldman Fellows Program is a paid nine-week fellowship. Fellows learn about strategy, advocacy, and program development related to various fields such as international policy, inter-ethnic relations and non-profit management. The Goldman Fellowship is designed to identify and develop future leaders in the area of domestic and international politics, diplomacy, communications and interethnic relations. This Fellowship gives students the unique opportunity to work throughout the world, from San Fransisco to Geneva, Switzerland, from NYC to Melbourne, Australia. Students are placed in mentor relationships on assignments in a variety of fields that span the range of AJC's work and offer insights into the priorities of hte Jewish community today. The program is open to juniors, seniors and graduate students. Fellows receive a $3,000 stipend.

AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps
This program integrates work for social change, Jewish learning and community building. It provides an opportunity for Jews in their 20s to live out and deepen their commitments to Jewish life and social change through a year of work in low-income communities in Chicago, New York City, and Washington, D.C. They spend a year working on urban poverty issues as full-time employees in local non-profit organizations. During their year of service, participants live and study together, forming a community of people making a connection between social activism and Jewish life. Work full-time on issues you care about immigration, hunger, literacy, public health, domestic violence, and more. Learn first-hand from activists, educators, and each other.

DeLeT: Day School Leadership Through Teaching
A 13 month,full-time, pre-service Jewish day school teaching fellowship offered through Brandeis University and HUC-JIR Los Angeles, designed to launch Jewish adults into a professional Jewish day school teaching and leadership career. Fellows are placed in an internship in a DeLeT affiliated day school during the school year. Fellows at Brandeis are placed in day schools in the Boston area. Fellows at HUC-JIR Los Angeles choose either Los Angeles or San Francisco for placement during the school year. Fellows receive a $25,000 living stipend, tuition for all DeLeT coursework, opportunity to participate in group health insurance, mentoring in both general and Judaic teaching on site at their DeLeT internship school, and more.

Development Internship at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle 
Intern at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle’s Center for Jewish Philanthropy. This summer internship position, open to college students and recent graduates, will provide a well-rounded introduction to the field of development and to the organized Jewish community. The Development Intern will work on a team of development professionals to meet the fundraising goals of the Federation through planning a successful annual Community Campaign.

Dorot Fellowship in Israel - The Dorot Foundation
Serve the Jewish people and contribute to the improvement of the human condition while earning a stipend in Israel. There are four major components of the program: Hebrew studies; Jewish studies; engagement with and volunteer service to the community, and monthly seminars.

Dorot Social Change in Israel Awards
The Dorot Social Change in Israel Awards will provide up to 10 $5,000 Awards to U.S. citizens who are undergraduates of any accredited U.S. college or university to work during the Summer on projects promoting progressive social change in Israel.

Eisendrath Legislative Assistant Fellowship Program - Union for Reform Judaism
Get involved with politics and social action in this one-year, paid fellowship. Monitor legislative activity, develop synagogue social action programming, create educational materials, plan and run weekend conferences for teens, and mobilize the grassroots of American Jewry in Washington, DC.

The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life
Participate in a Two-Year Education Fellowship to serve in one of the most unique and innovative programs available in Jewish education today. Throughout the South, many isolated Jewish communities languish with no access to proper Jewish education or rabbinic services. The ISJL's pilot education program includes the four states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, as well as seven communities in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and Texas. The project seeks to infuse Jewish life into these communities by providing educational services and expertise for both children and adults, including the development and implementation of a standard curriculum of Jewish learning. Called "A mobile, Jewish version of Teach for America", the Goldring/ Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and documentation of the practice, culture, and legacy of Judaism in the South. Available at the end of the current school year, we will have several positions for recent graduates looking to enter the field of Jewish education or communal work. This is a full- time, two-year position.

Hillel's JCSC Fellowship
The Jewish Campus Service Corps Fellowship is a great way to spend a year "on" and really make a difference for students on a college campus. Ideal candidates are personable, responsible, motivated, and have a variety of different Jewish backgrounds. Perks of the fellowship include: another year at college!, a stipend, health insurance, and a unique job experience that makes you incredibly marketable for graduate schools and professional positions.

The Jewish Organizing Initiative
This is for Jewish adults (generally 22-30) who are interested in social justice and Judaism. We are looking for people who have some experience in working with social justice and who are interested in building a community with their peers. You will have the chance to develop, network and build your skills as an organizer through trainings with interesting, inspiring and accomplished organizers, politicians, and academics. JOI is about building a unique community of peers committed to intertwining their Jewish identity with their work for social justice.

JDC Jewish Service Corps
Recent college graduates and professionals of all ages, including retirees, work and join in the life of a Jewish community overseas for one year. Volunteers serve in the areas of formal and informal Jewish education, relief and social welfare, and Jewish community development. A stipend is included.


Machon Kaplan Summer College Internship Program - Union for Reform Judaism
Spend a summer in Washington, D.C. at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in a work/study internship program for undergraduate students interested in Judaism and social justice. Participants receive 6 academic credits from Hebrew Union College  Jewish Institute of Religion.

PANIM Fellowships
Experience a unique professional experience for college graduates interested in politics, public policy, community service and Judaism. The fellowship provides a great introduction to a Jewish professional career / non-profit organizations. The fellowship includes a competitive stipend.

The Social Justice Fellowship - New Israel Fund and SHATIL
Have an in-depth learning experience and contribute toward furthering social justice in Israel! Fellows will concentrate on 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, or bridging social and economic gaps.

World Partners Fellowship - American Jewish World Service
The World Partners Fellowship is the newest American Jewish World Service volunteer program. It is geared toward recent college graduates who wish to volunteer abroad with a non-governmental organization (NGO). Volunteers will provide a needed direct service, with a focus on ensuring that the work will contribute to the long-term growth of the NGO.


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