Through a grant from the Legacy Heritage Fund, scholarships are now available to students who begin the Spertus Master of Arts in Jewish Professional Studies (MAJPS) program in the fall of 2013. The fellowships are for students who are committed to the field of Jewish communal service and have worked in a Jewish communal setting. Those selected will also participate in the Legacy Heritage Fellows Annual Conference, with their expenses covered. The Spertus MAJPS program is a new model of learning and training for Jewish professionals. It offers core courses in the areas of classical and contemporary Jewish knowledge that are most relevant to Jewish communal life today, combined with essential professional skills development, concentration courses, mentoring and individualized study to advance … [Read more...]
Volunteer and Study in Jerusalem This Summer
by Marla Gamoran In 2012 Repair the World, the leading national nonprofit organization mobilizing Jewish volunteers in the U.S., released a research study, entitled “Serving a Complex Israel: A Report on Israel-based Immersive Jewish Service-Learning,” which highlighted the potential of Israel-based immersive Jewish Service-learning programs (IJSL) to serve as “a core strategy for Israel engagement, demonstrating significant positive gains in connection to Israel and an enhanced sense of connection to other Jews.” This year, Skilled Volunteers for Israel and the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem are partnering with Repair to transform the Volunteer and Study program into an immersive Jewish Service-learning program (IJSL). Volunteer & Study was launched in 2012 to enable participants … [Read more...]
Second Cohort of JCC Association/JTS JELI Fellows to Launch
The Jewish Community Centers Association (JCC Association) and Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) are accepting applications to the second cohort of the Jewish Experiential Leadership Institute (JELI). JELI, made possible with funding from the Jim Joseph Foundation, is an online and in-person leadership and professional development program specifically designed for JCC middle- and senior-management professionals in JCCs throughout North America. JELI Cohort 2 will commence in October 2013 and continue until March of 2015. JELI 2 will include four in-person learning retreats (November 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, exact dates and places to be announced soon), monthly interactive webinars, and instruction and advisement from program mentors and JELI faculty. Applications, including … [Read more...]
Applications Open: AJWS Los Angeles Jewish Leadership Delegation
Join American Jewish World Service’s Los Angeles Jewish Leadership Delegation and travel to Oaxaca, Mexico November 10 - 19, 2013 As part of a year-long program of activism and global justice leadership engagement The Jewish Leadership Delegation (JLD) is a selective year-long program designed to inspire, educate, train and empower key opinion leaders in the American Jewish community to mobilize their constituencies in support of global social justice. The JLC will include an immersive experience in Oaxaca, Mexico - an opportunity to witness the challenges facing people in the developing world and experience the power of grassroots organizing to overcome them. The trip will be preceded and followed by an innovative programming series in Los Angeles aimed to prepare participants to become … [Read more...]
The 2013 Paideia Project-Incubator is Now Open for Applications
The Paideia Project-Incubator fosters social innovation in Jewish Europe, as the only pan-European program of its kind. According to a 2010 survey, the PI has fostered more projects for Jewish Europe than any other program. The program brings together social innovators from 12-15 different European countries in a highly intensive program, both intellectually and practically. Participants are invited from a variety of different areas: communal life, the arts, environmentalism, journalism, museums, education, social care, intercultural life, theatre and religious life. They represent established institutions as well as new grass-roots initiatives. The program consists of workshops, seminars, networking, tutoring, peer review and interaction with funding professionals. Staff, who are involved … [Read more...]
Applications Open for the Tevel Fellowship: A Fully-Funded Year-Long Program in Nepal
The Tevel Fellowship is a year-long service program for young Jewish professionals in fields related to development such as agriculture, education, health and media. The fellows work in multidisciplinary, multinational teams in projects run in-house by Tevel using their unique development model. The program includes professional training prior to deployment and throughout the program. The Tevel Fellowship targets an elite group of outstanding young professionals and is fully funded. The program is currently active in Nepal. Additional country options will be available in the future. The Tevel Fellowship is made possible through the support of Pears Foundation, the Schusterman Foundation-Israel and Repair the World. For more information, see The Tevel Fellowship website. Application … [Read more...]
