E-Newsletter: Feb. 8, 2010

Opportunities

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ORGANIZE to change the world! The Jewish Organizing Initiative (JOI) is accepting applications for our year-long, paid fellowship program in Boston. JOI builds a vibrant, pluralistic community of Jewish young adults (ages 21-30) who learn the theory and practice of community organizing, explore their Jewish identity together, and become leaders in the pursuit of social justice. JOI fellows are placed in jobs that address a wide range of issues, including the environment, civil rights, health care, and interfaith work. For more information, visit the website, e-mail rherst@jewishorganizing.org, or call 617.350.9994. Application due March 12.

THE 2010 KOACH KALLAH will be March 4-7 in Reisterstown, MD. This year's Kallah focuses on Setting the Agenda: Jews and Public Policy, and features Rabbi Leonard Gordon, co-chair of the USCJ Committee on Public Policy and Social Action and rabbi of the Germantown Jewish Centre in Philadelphia. The Kallah brings together college students from across North America for a weekend of inspired conversation, service to the community, and an incomparable Shabbat. Details and registration are available here.

ALL-GREEK SPRING BREAK in Israel for free! Join fraternity and sorority members from around the country for a week of volunteering and exploring in Israel during your spring break! Complete your chapter philanthropy and service requirements by participating in this program to raise money for charity and make a great impact on the Israeli population in need, all while deepening your connection to Israel and your fellow Greeks. Spots are available for the weeks of March 6-14 and March 13-21. Click here to sign up, or contact ashapero@israelcc.org for more information.

YESHIVAT HADAR COLLEGE Alternative Spring Break Learning Seminar is a week of intense Talmud Torah with some of America's most exciting teachers at Yeshivat Hadar. Boundaries: Halakhah and Jewish Values in non-Jewish Spaces. Current university students, both men and women, are encouraged to apply. The seminar will run March 8-11 at Yeshivat Hadar in NYC. The cost will be $180. Application deadline is Feb. 15. Visit the website or e-mail Aryeh Bernstein at bernstein@mechonhadar.org.

THE INTERFAITH YOUTH CORE is searching for interfaith leaders! Apply now to the 2010-11 class of IFYC Fellows! The Fellows Alliance is a year-long paid fellowship program open to current undergraduates who are committed to organizing interfaith activities and making interfaith cooperation a social norm on their campuses. 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. Current undergraduate student leaders from diverse religious and philosophical traditions who are committed to interfaith action on their campuses are encouraged to apply. Learn about the program and apply here. Application deadline is Mar. 15.

SUMMER IN CHICAGO? Be a Lewis Summer Intern! Gain work experience this summer in Chicago in journalism, marketing, accounting, development, political advocacy, human resources, public relations, grant writing, educational programming, and direct service with children, the elderly, etc. Opportunities are available at the Illinois Holocaust Center, Spertus, EZRA, Response Center, JUF and more! Apply now for 26 paid work/study Lewis Summer Internships in agencies and departments of the Chicago Jewish Federation. Apply online on the website. To schedule an interview, e-mail lsip@juf.org or call 312.444.2868. Application deadline is Feb. 26.

ECORIDE 2010 is a community bike-ride fundraiser taking place May 16, 2010, that supports the Kayam Farm at Pearlstone in Reisterstown, MD. If you live in the Maryland, DC, Virginia area, then you can take part in this amazing bike ride to inspire ecological responsibility! The ride supports the organization's efforts to inspire social and ecological responsibility through hands-on Jewish agricultural education. They are the most active Jewish educational farm in the country, welcoming almost 3,000 participants each year, but they need support from people like you to continue this innovative and important work. To register to be a part of or find out more about the ECORIDE, click here. And to learn more about Kayam Farm, click here.

WASH U SOCIAL CHANGE GRANTS provide funding and support for students to pursue innovative social change ideas and community projects. The funding is intended to help individuals and groups defray project and/or cost-of-living expenses, enabling students to devote full attention to the development and implementation of their projects without the need to pursue paid work. Funding can be used at the recipient's discretion to cover costs of the project, cost-of-living expenses, and/or in lieu of earnings during the summer or academic year. The Community Service Office provides mentorship and support to prospective grant applicants in the development of their project proposals, and to grant recipients in the implementation and wrap-up of their projects. Application deadline is Feb. 12 at 5:00pm. To view the list of grants available for the 2010 cycle, as well as abstracts of past projects, please visit the website.

THE ISRAEL PROJECT is offering a high-powered fellowship opportunity for some of the world's best and brightest college and graduate school students; graduates in journalism, communications, marketing or public relations programs; and those beginning their careers in journalism or Israel advocacy. Internships are available in Washington, D.C., and Jerusalem. For more information and to apply, visit the website. Please contact Lauren Appelbaum at laurena@theisraelproject.org with any questions. Application deadline is Feb. 26.