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Other Organizations 

AJWS’s World Partners Fellowship seeks a Field Advisor to serve as a mentor for World Partners Fellows as they navigate the challenges that come with volunteering in the region for an extended period of time. The Field Advisor is a seasoned volunteer who has experience living and volunteering in India. He/she brings an understanding of AJWS’s mission and models its values to fellows while they are in field.
 
See attached position description, which is also posted on our website. 
 
Application deadline: June 7, 2010

Student Activist Organizer
Jewish World Watch
 
About Jewish World Watch: Jewish World Watch works to combat genocide and mass atrocities through education, advocacy and relief and development programs. Working as a coalition of 65 synagogues throughout California, JWW fosters a movement of activists dedicated to standing up against genocide and mass atrocities worldwide. JWW is currently focused on the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and the ongoing atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
 
Description: Full-time position supporting schools and synagogues in their education, advocacy and relief/development efforts as Jewish World Watch members. A particular focus on organizing and activating students at religious schools, Jewish day schools, and area high schools, middle schools and colleges.
 
Duties & Responsibilities:
 
Maintain regular communication with student leaders at religious schools, high schools and colleges on a rotating basis;
Assist in coordination of JWW’s Activist Certification and Training (ACT) program for both high schools and middle schools, including maintaining communication with teachers and student leaders of youth activist groups;
Respond to all requests for assistance, support, speakers, materials, etc. from students and work with students to organize on-campus education, advocacy and fundraising events.
Conduct outreach to potential student activists, youth groups and area teachers.
Coordinate speaking requests for JWW speakers
Assist in development and implementation of new programming aimed at students, including programming at area summer camps.
Maintain JWW communication on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter.
 
This is an exempt position. Some nights and weekends are required.
 
Qualifications:
 
Minimum bachelors degree; familiarity with Los Angeles Jewish community – specifically, the synagogue community. 1-3 years community organizing or outreach experience preferred. Experience working within the Jewish community and/or interfaith coalitions preferred.
 
Reports to Synagogue Resource Director.
 
Salary range - Depending on qualifications.


Yahel Social Change Program is a unique 5-month service learning experience for
young adults between the ages of 21 and 27. The program is based in the town of Gedera,
about 45 minutes south of Tel Aviv, and combines hands-on volunteer work with in-depth
learning and immersion. The program is offered in collaboration with Friends by Nature - a
local grassroots non-profit organization working in the Ethiopian community in the fields of
community empowerment and education. Throughout the program participants live, volunteer
 and learn alongside their peers from the local Ethiopian-Israeli community. Fall program dates
are September 26, 2010 - February 20, 2011. For more information, please visit http://www.yahelisrael.com/programs_socialchange.php. The application deadline is June 1, 2010.

Jewish Funds for Justice is
launching, the Community Organizing Residency (COR).  This six month
paid residency is for people from different faith backgrounds who want
to make community organizing their profession.  COR residents will
gain social justice experience working with leading organizing groups
in NYC, Chicago, LA and the San Francisco Bay Area.  The residencies
will begin July 29th, 2010 and end February 2, 2010.  Resident will
receive a salary with health care benefits.  Applications are due
April 2nd and can be downloaded at www.rootedinfaith.org.

COR is an initiative of the Jewish Funds for Justice, with program
support from the American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute, the
Poverty Initiative at the Union Theological Seminary, and the Jewish
Organizing Initiative.  For more information, visit
http://rootedinfaith.org or contact Rachel Feldman at
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Executive Director at AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps

LOCATION: New York, NY

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps strengthens the Jewish community's fight against the causes and effects of poverty in the United States. We do this by engaging participants in service and community building that inspires them to become lifelong agents for social change whose work for justice is rooted in and nourished by Jewish values. AVODAH's year-long, full-time service program operates in four U.S. cities (NY, New Orleans, DC, Chicago) and together with American Jewish World Service, AVODAH also supports an emergent network of thousands of young Jews in their 20s and 30s interested in integrating their work on social issues with their Jewish lives. AVODAH has an annual budget of $2 million and a staff of 20 people.

ABOUT THE POSITION:
This is an exciting opportunity to lead AVODAH into the next phase of its growth, ensuring its effectiveness, relevance, and vitality.
Primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
Define and communicate organizational and program strategy, working with the Board to set vision and execute existing strategic plan.
Manage the organization's overall operations, including direct supervision of senior staff and oversight of the organization's staff of 20 employees.
Oversee the organization's development activities, partnering with the Board and fundraising staff to increase both donor support and engagement.
Build relationships and manage alliances with partner organizations and individuals central to the implementation of AVODAH's mission, leading the organization's growth from 60 to 100 corps members in the one-year program.
Ntitutionalize the current success of the organization as it transitions from a highly entrepreneurial founder-led culture into its next phase of its growth.
Oversee the development and implementation of the organization's programs, and lead evaluation and assessment of those programs.
Ensure fiscal responsibility, overseeing annual budget process and holding staff accountable to financial targets.
Act as liaison between AVODAH and other service organizations, participating in broader field building activities.
Serve as the organization's chief spokesperson and advocate.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:

Deep personal commitment to the integration of social change and Jewish life.
Demonstrated achievement leading teams, with a track record of managing staff to ambitious goals, ideally in a multi-site setting.
Strong fundraising skills or track record of revenue generation, with a deep understanding of the development process and proven success meeting and Exceeding revenue targets.
Ability to relate to AVODAH's core audience of young Jews ages 20-30.
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
Ability to think strategically, drive analysis, and solve problems creatively and effectively.
Excellent interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to cultivate and nurture relationships with myriad, diverse stakeholders.
Ability to travel as needed, currently estimated at roughly 10%.
The ideal candidate will be located in New York, NY.

COMPENSATION:
Competitive compensation, commensurate with experience.
To apply for this position, visit: http://www.on-ramps.com/jobs/493
On-Ramps
30 West 26th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10010

t: 212 924 3434
f: 212 924 3444
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Apply now to the 2010-2011 Fellows Alliance!

The Fellows Alliance is a year-long paid fellowship program open to current undergraduates who are committed to organizing interfaith activitiesand making interfaith cooperation a social norm on their campus. IFYC provides mentorship, a stipend, skill-based trainings, a network of peer colleagues, an alumni network, access to a national network of interfaith organizers and partner organizations, and professional development opportunities.

Who can apply to be a Fellow? Current undergraduate student leaders from diverse religious and philosophical traditions, who are committed to interfaith action on their campuses.

Apply now to the 2010-11 class of IFYC Fellows at www.ifyc.org/fellows

Application Deadline: March 15, 2010

2nd Annual Kayam Winter Beit Midrash-Torah, Land, and Agriculture

Friday, February 12 - Sunday, February 14, 2010 at Pearlstone Center and Kayam Farm
 
Space Filling Up Fast- Registration Deadline Jan 29th!  Scholarships Still Available!
 
Special Track on Kilayim (Mixtures) in Jewish Farming. Learn with rabbis, teachers, and Jewish farmers 
Family-Friendly event! Cabins, dorm rooms, and hotel rooms available
 
Explore Jewish texts on land & agriculture. Apply these teachings to our world today. Celebrate Shabbat at a Jewish educational farm. For more information contact Kayam: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 410-429-4400 x 235
 
To request a scholarship, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
 
We gratefully acknowledge the Lisa & Maury Friedman Foundation and the Joseph & Rebecca Meyerhoff Awards Committee for their generous support of the Kayam Farm Winter Beit Midrash

Click Here for Schedule and Registration


Fellows Alliance Application Now Open: Lead the Interfaith Movement on your campus! Apply for Fellows Alliance. The Fellows Alliance supports the pursuit of cultivating interfaith leadership among America's finest college students. IFYC Fellows receive year-long stipends to support interfaith organizing work on their college campus, skill-based trainings on how to be an effective interfaith organizer, resources and tools to enhance interfaith work, media opportunities, a network of peer colleagues, and mentors in the interfaith movement. For more info, please e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

One Chicago One Nation Launch Event this Thursday, Jan. 14 in Chicago: If you are the Chicago area, don't miss out on the One Chicago One Nation Launch Event on Thursday, Jan. 14 at 5:30 at the Chicago Cultural Center. One Chicago One Nation will connect religiously diverse people from all over Chicago and the suburbs to facilitate interfaith relationship-building and collaboration. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to 773.252.8672 ext. 305 and mention that you are calling through the IFYC. For more information, please click here. 

Job Openings: Check out two job openings in the interfaith world-one in Chicago and one in the California Bay Area.

American Jewish World Service (NYC)

Development Officer, AJWS  (New York, NY)

Job Description

AJWS is seeking an experienced development professional to help increase the giving of current individual donors and broaden AJWS' base of support in the regions assigned to him/her. The Development Officer will be an integral member of the major gifts team, reporting to the Associate Director of Development.

Responsibilities

-Planning, coordinating, designing and implementing strategies for the cultivation and stewardship of $1,000+ gifts in his/her regional areas.
-Managing a portfolio of individual donors.
-Soliciting $1,000+ gifts in person or on the telephone.
-Planning and executing special events for AJWS $1,000+ donors and prospects.
-Planning, coordinating and staffing fundraising trips for AJWS' President, Ruth Messinger.
-Collaborating with AJWS Board members and senior staff to cultivate and solicit individual donors.
-Developing and implementing strategies for approaching prospects.

Qualifications
-B.A. or graduate degree
-Strong commitment to the mission of AJWS
-Knowledge of the economic, political and social issues facing countries in the developing world; international grassroots development experience a plus
-Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
-Superior professional presentation and interpersonal skills
-Familiarity with the basic tenets of fundraising and the workings of a major gifts operation.
-Computer literacy: Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook. Spreadsheet and database knowledge (e.g. Raiser's Edge) a plus
-Familiarity with the American Jewish communal world a plus
-Highly organized, detail-oriented and self-motivated
-Reputation for energy, initiative, intellect, flexibility and talent as a team player
-Ability to balance big-picture thinking with attention to detail

How To Apply

For immediate consideration, please forward your resume and cover letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and indicate your name and "Development  Officer" in the subject line.

Congregation B’nai Jeshurun (NYC)

B’nai Jeshurun (www.bj.org) is a progressive, egalitarian, participatory congregation in Manhattan with a rich history of engagement in social action and social justice. BJ is looking for a dynamic and committed individual to coordinate communications for its Social Action/Social Justice department and to assist in management of BJ's four volunteer run direct service programs: a homeless shelter, soup kitchen and two literacy programs in area public schools. In addition, the program assistant will provide program and administrative support for Panim el Panim, BJ’s community organizing and advocacy initiative, and other social action related programming. For the complete job description, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/355884-85. This is a part-time position and the application deadline is November 16, 2009.

Moving Traditions (NYC and Baltimore/Mid-Atlantic region)

Moving Traditions (www.movingtraditions.org) is seeking two dynamic regional directors — one in New York and one based in Baltimore, with energy for and commitment to Jewish life and adolescents to join our highly motivated national team. S/He will promote and help shape all national initiatives, including the Campaign for Jewish Boys and Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing! in the in the respective regions. Chief responsibilities include cultivating a community of stakeholders which supports and understands the work of Moving Traditions; representing Moving Traditions at conferences and other venues; securing and retaining institutional partners (synagogues and other organizations) to operate the programs; and supporting fundraising efforts.

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

2010-2011 Ralph I Goldman Fellowship (RIG)

Yes You Can. You Can be the One.

JDC is currently recruiting for the 2010 – 2011 Ralph I. Goldman Fellowship (RIG) -- the premiere opportunity for engaging young Jewish leaders in the work of the world’s largest Jewish humanitarian aid organization.

Who? JDC is looking for the best young Jewish thinkers and doers -- writers, artists, policy shapers, business innovators, and community builders -- there is no single profile that fits. We are looking for leaders in their field who have the promise to influence the future of Jewish life and the world.

What? JDC’s Ralph I. Goldman Fellowship is a one-of-a-kind, paid, professional development opportunity to live and work in overseas locations where JDC is active and engage with the inner workings of the organization.   

Where? JDC works in over 70 countries around the world.

When? Fellowship begins in September 2010 with an orientation period at JDC’s headquarters in New York, continues with two or more overseas assignments, and concludes in New York in September 2011.

How? www.jdc.org/ralph <http://www.jdc.org/ralph>   

Deadline: December 30, 2009

Qualifications? Master’s degree or e quivalent; Professional achievement in the candidate’s chosen career; Exceptional leadership and communication skills; Strong interest in international Jewish affairs and public service.

Bema'aglei Tzedek

Job Description: Project Director, International Network of Jewish Social and Environmental Activists

Civic Leaders of Tomorrow Public Policy Fellowship

We’re happy to announce the opening of applications for Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer’s Civic Leaders of Tomorrow Public Policy Fellowship. This fellowship promotes future leaders in public policy and advocacy through fellowship placements at not-for-profit and community-based organizations in New York City.

There are openings for five fellows and each are placed at organizations advocating for underserved communities with a focus on immigrant rights. Fellows will engage in work involving policy advocacy and interaction with government entities and communities served by the organization.  Fellows will receive a $1,000 stipend for the duration of the Fellowship which is one semester.  Fellows may also seek arrangements with their university to receive academic credit.

The application deadline for the fellowship is November 18, 2009.

Please share this opportunity extensively with any individual or organization that might be interested in advance of that deadline. We encourage undocumented students to apply.

American Jewish World Service

Job Announcement

Director of Education and Community Engagement

New York, NY

 

American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is an international development organization motivated by Judaism’s imperative to pursue justice. AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world regardless of race, religion or nationality. Through grants to grassroots organizations, volunteer service, advocacy and education, AJWS fosters civil society, sustainable development and human rights for all people, while promoting the values and responsibilities of global citizenship within the Jewish community.

 

AJWS seeks a visionary strategist and gifted manager to lead a dynamic staff team in pursuit of our goal of making a commitment to global justice an integral part of American Jewish life and identity. The successful candidate will head a newly formed department, Education and Community Engagement, and will have responsibility for leading the expansion and deepening of AJWS’s leadership in the Jewish community. Through the coordination of new initiatives, development and dissemination of educational materials, and improved alignment between Jewish communal relations, alumni and rabbinical student programming, the director of education and community engagement will work to maximize our impact in engaging the American Jewish community in a thoughtful and sustainable commitment to social justice for people all around the world.

 

Reporting to the vice president for programs and heading a team of four units, the director’s key responsibilities will include:

• Build on existing education and community engagement programs, and work in partnership with internal (staff and board) and external (partner organization) stakeholders, to develop and implement an ambitious and achievable strategy for making a commitment to global justice an integral part of American Jewish life and identity.
• Identify and develop new opportunities to build community around a commitment to Jewish global citizenship.
• Partner with AJWS’s development and communications departments to align AJWS’s programmatic, marketing and fundraising objectives to engage our multiple constituencies in our work.
• Build a highly effective, collaborative staff team.
• In partnership with AJWS’s development department, deploy AJWS’s leadership in support of education and community engagement strategy throughout the Jewish community.
• Strengthen board-staff collaboration around AJWS’s education and engagement strategy.
• Prepare and monitor the budget and all financial activity for the department.
• Represent the department at the senior staff and participate in the ongoing organization-wide strategic planning process.
• Develop, in consultation with staff throughout the organization, policies and language that reflect AJWS’s identity as an authentic and ethical Jewish institution.

• Partner with other AJWS departments in support of their work. For example, education and community engagement will work with:

• • The advocacy department to engage American Jews and Jewish institutions in advocacy campaigns and initiatives;
  • The service department to identify group delegations from strategic partner synagogues and other Jewish communal institutions;
  • The development department to enhance fundraising opportunities throughout the American Jewish community; and
  • The communications department to market existing and new materials.

 

Skills/Qualifications

• Passionate commitment to social justice, the Jewish community and AJWS’s mission.
• Demonstrated capacity to both inspire staff and hold them accountable.
• Exceptional organizational management skills—capacity to thoughtfully manage down, to the sides and up.
• Successful track record of developing and implementing strategy—thoughtfully deploying limited resources against infinite opportunity.
• Familiarity with the Jewish communal landscape, Jewish text and Jewish tradition.
• Driven by a desire to make the world a better place.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptionally organized, detail-oriented and self-motivated.
• 10+ years professional experience.
• Graduate degree in Jewish communal service, Jewish studies, the rabbinate, international relations, human rights, social work or other related discipline.

How to Apply

For immediate consideration, please forward your resume and cover letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and indicate your name and "Director of education and community engagement" in the subject line. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and must be received no later than Friday, November 6, 2009 for consideration.

We thank you for your interest in career opportunities with AJWS. Due to high volume, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

AJWS is an equal opportunity employer and provides competitive salaries and benefits.

Repair the World

 

About Repair the World

Repair the World is a new national nonprofit organization dedicated to building the field of Jewish service learning, and to inspiring a movement to make service to others a defining element of American Jewish life, learning and leadership.

 

The organization, which is headquartered in New York City, is in a fast-paced and exciting start-up phase. We are building a small team of highly talented individuals to help shape the future of the organization and ensure the success of its mission. Repair the World provides an entrepreneurial, collegial, flexible and results-oriented culture.

Position Description: Director of Institutional Partnerships, Repair the World

 

About the Position

1. The Director of Institutional Partnerships will have primary responsibility for building capacity for and commitment to service in the American Jewish community, including

• Developing Repair the World’s strategy for mobilizing national and local Jewish organizations to adopt service as a core value and activity
• Partnering with and consulting to national and local Jewish organizations to create service initiatives that will engage large numbers of American Jews in service, primarily in their home communities
• Participating in curriculum development for partnership programs
• Creating recruitment strategies for immersive Jewish service learning programs (IJSL) in American Jewish institutions
• Helping to develop program partnerships with secular service organizations

 

2. The Director of Institutional Partnerships will also play a significant role in establishing service as an integral and normative component of American Jewish life, including:

• Speaking about the centrality of service as a Jewish value to a variety of audiences (e.g., Jewish communal organizations, college students and young adults, Jewish leaders, secular service participants)
• Writing about the deep connections between service, social justice, and Jewish tradition, history and teachings
• Managing a corps of speakers and writers who promote the centrality of service as a Jewish value
• Representing Repair the World and the Jewish service movement at meetings, programs and conferences

 

3. The Director of Institutional Partnerships, along with all Repair the World staff, will assist as needed in fundraising, board stewardship, external relations, and related organizational functions.

 

The Director of Institutional Partnerships will report to the CEO. The position is located in New York City, in Repair the World’s offices in midtown Manhattan.

Qualifications

• Experience in all aspects of large-scale program design and implementation
• Experience in strategy development
• Experience building institutional partnerships and joint projects
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Ability to make a compelling case about the deep connections between service and Jewish tradition, history, and teachings (especially the concept of tikkun olam)
• Interest in working in a fast-paced and flexible organizational context
• Top-notch oral and written communication skills including the ability to speak publicly with passion and smarts
• Integrity, passion, team spirit, and a sense of humor

 

Requirements

• Some travel is required, primarily in the continental United States, but with the possibility of less frequent international trips

 

Compensation and Benefits

• Highly competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunities for tailored professional development
• Paid time off for community service

 

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit a resumé and cover letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with Director of Institutional Partnerships in the subject line. We thank you for your interest in this position. Due to high volume, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

 

 

Position Description: Director of Development, Repair the World

 

 

About the Position

Repair the World seeks a Director of Development to take a lead role in building a new organization and meeting our ambitious fundraising goals. The Director of Development will work closely with the CEO, Board and other senior staff. The ideal candidate is a creative, entrepreneurial fundraiser familiar with major gifts solicitations, foundation stewardship and reporting. This position will be:

· Working closely with the CEO and the Board’s Development Committee to shape and implement Repair the World’s overarching development strategy Developing and implementing strategies for donor identification, cultivation, stewardship, and recognition

· Creating and implementing systems for building and maintaining support from foundations and government

· Designing and implementing one or more annual fundraising events

· Preparing grant proposals and a variety of other written materials such as newsletters, annual reports, and donor communications

 

The position is located in New York City, in Repair the World’s offices in midtown Manhattan.

 

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of directly relevant work experience

• Successful track record in garnering funds and donor stewardship

• Genuine interest in and passion for the organization’s mission

• Knowledge of the Jewish philanthropic and communal spheres

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Organizational and project management skills

• Relationship-building skills

• Willingness to work in a fast-paced but flexible organizational context

• Integrity, passion, team spirit and a sense of humor

Requirements

• Some travel is required, primarily in the continental United States, but with the possibility of less frequent international trips

 

Compensation and Benefits

• Highly competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunities for tailored professional development
• Paid time off for community service

 

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit a resumé and cover letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with Director of Development in the subject line. We thank you for your interest in this position. Due to high volume, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Position Description: Movement and Marketing Director, Repair the World

 

About the Position

This is a senior-level position reporting to the CEO of a newly formed foundation and movement building organization. Repair The World's mission is: To inspire and build a movement that makes service a defining element of American Jewish life, learning, and leadership. View the logic model and organizational snapshot at www.WeRepair.org.

 

To this end your role will be dual-pronged: responsible for all outbound communications (branding, marketing, pr, etc.) across multiple platforms to multiple target constituencies (18-24, Tween, Gen X, Boomer, etc.). Your goal is to activate those populations into formal and informal movement nodes (campus, regional, web-based, etc.).

 

You will be working closely with our Digital Director to ensure all aspect of movement building and branding seamless transition between off and on-line (and vice-versa). Think: TheTruth.com, JoinRed.com, TheGreatSchlep.com, charitywater.org meets The Movement (eg - civil-rights, environmental, women's, etc.).

 

The position is located in New York City, in Repair the World’s offices in midtown Manhattan.

 

Responsibilities:

• Partner with CEO and Senior team in building best-in class branding for the organization and the movement
• Provide strategic direction for the organization across all areas of communications and movement building
• Creates and with staff executes an integrated movement building campaign that eventually repositions service as a core pillar of Jewish identity (note: movement may and hopefully will transcend organization's formal control).

 

Requirements:

• Minimum of five years of directly relevant work experience
• Genuine interest in and passion for the organization’s mission
• Bachelor’s Degree

You have a proven track record in advertising, brand management, movement building (in politics or advocacy), social-marketing/marketing, Jewish-ness, campus marketing, boomer marketing.... You will be able to THINK BIG and strategically. From meta (which campuses should we start with and why?) to micro (should the facebook presence be a Page or a mock-profile and why?). From viral videos and facebook apps to coffeehouse and Hadassah gatherings...our brand+movement must be capable of living everywhere.

 

This is a dream gig for the right person. There will be short-term wins but this is really about a multi-year campaign to change hearts and minds (so plan on sticking around). You can roll with a small organization that dreams big. You are ready to execute on day 1. You have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.

 

Send us a cover letter and resume. Be perfect. Be daring. Be you.

 

Compensation and Benefits

• Highly competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunities for tailored professional development
• Paid time off for community service

 

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit a resumé and cover letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with Movement and Marketing Director in the subject line. We thank you for your interest in this position. Due to high volume, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Avodah: The Jewish Service Corps

Chicago Program Director - AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps
Posted September 24, 2009

AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps engages young adult Jews in work on the causes and effects of poverty in the Unites States. Participants in AVODAH’s year-long program work full-time at anti-poverty organizations in Chicago, New Orleans, New York City, and Washington, DC. During that year, they live together, creating a shared experience of Jewish community and service, sustained by ongoing study and reflection.

We are seeking a Program Director who will plan and implement the educational, work-related, and community-building aspects of AVODAH’s year-long program in Chicago. The Program Director will be the primary resource for Corps members and serve as liaison to Chicago-area worksites, and will also play a key role in AVODAH’s national network of program staff.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone whose own work and life is defined by a commitment to connecting work for social change and Jewish life. Qualifications include: 4-5 years work experience in the field of social change, experience with team-building and skills-training, familiarity with and respect for a wide range of expressions of Jewish life, interest in leadership development for people in their early 20s, and the ability to prioritize and multi-task. Established connections to local activists and Jewish leaders preferred but not required.

Competitive salary and benefits. Send resume and cover letter via email only to Jevera Temsky, National Program Director, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For more information about AVODAH and a more detailed job description, visit http://avodah.net/chicago-program-director/.

The Fortune Society

The Fortune Society welcomes volunteers who are willing to share their skills with our clients. Opportunities are designed to accommodate your schedule and can include activities like responding to mail sent by incarcerated people across the country or teaching a class. Volunteer tutors are asked to make a minimum commitment of two 2-hour sessions a week, but there are many other volunteer opportunities with more flexible requirements. If you have a special talent, chances are we can find a way to use it. To learn more about volunteering at The Fortune Society, please contact Ray Tebout, Manager of Volunteer Services, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or 212-691-7554 x250.

Warehouse Cleaning

Winter cleaning at Met Council's warehouse

We are looking for a group of energetic people who are interested in sorting clothing donations and cleaning out our clothing warehouse. You get to set the date and time that you would like to help! This would be a perfect volunteer opportunity for a group of co-workers or friends to work on.
9AM-5PM, Monday-Thursday
9AM-2PM, Friday
Sunset Park, Brooklyn

For more information or to participate, contact Stefanie Greenberg at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 212.453.9619.

Serving Lunch to Seniors

We are looking for volunteers to help serve communal meals to seniors at the Feinstein Senior Residence on West End Avenue (at West 61st Street) for an hour at noon. The job is to serve uniform portions to the residents and ensure that the room is clean after lunch.

12PM-1PM, Weekdays
33 West End Avenue

Volunteers should be able to commit to at least one day a week for at least 6 months.

For more information or to participate contact Stefanie Greenberg at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 212.453.9619.

Blessed Is the Match Screenings

Jewish World Watch, a member of the Save Darfur Coalition alongside AJWS, is pleased to be a partner in presenting Blessed Is the Match, a new feature documentary about Hannah Senesh, who parachuted into Nazi-occupied Europe to help save Hungary ’s Jews, only to be imprisoned alongside the person she most wanted to save her mother Catherine. The film is a harrowing account of the only outside military-rescue mission for Jews during the Holocaust, but it is also a moving mother-daughter tale that weaves together interviews, cinematic visualizations, Hannah and Catherine’s writings and over 1,300 never-before-seen photographs. Please visit http://blessedisthematch.com to locate screenings near you.

AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps

Do you want to spend a year fighting poverty? AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps is a unique one-year program for people in their twenties that integrates social justice work with Jewish learning and community building in New York , New Orleans , Chicago , and Washington D.C.   For more information, visit http://www.avodah.net/apply.

NIF/SHATIL Social Justice Fellowship in Israel

NIF/SHATIL Social Justice Fellows spend 32 hours per week interning in an approved, individually-selected Israeli non-governmental organization (NGO). Form more information, please visit http://www.nif.org/

Glimpse Correspondents Program

The Glimpse Correspondents Program is an exciting opportunity for talented young writers and photographers who are currently planning to be abroad for at least 10 weeks during the time of the program. The program encourages participants to engage with people from other cultures, to seek out thought-provoking experiences, and to share their stories from abroad on Glimpse.org. For more information, please visit http://glimpse.org/correspondents.

Hazon Israel Sustainable Food Tour

Hazon and the Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership are sponsoring a five-day tour of Israel , from the unique perspective of food. This is not a culinary tour of Israeli gastronomy (though there will amazing eating) but a one-of-a-kind mission to highlight developments in Israel towards more sustainable food production and consumption. The tour is targeted at people from all professions and backgrounds interested in the environment, in Israel and sustainable food, whether familiar with the country or not. For more information, please visit http://www.hazon.org/food/foodTour.