Good Luck on Finals! 

As the semester draws to an end, we wish YOU the best of luck during finals week!  Study hard and safe travels to wherever you're spending your break.

St. Louis Hillel is proud to announce a new partnership with Teach for America-St. Louis that will provide a cohort of students with the leadership skills and resources to create and implement their own social justice initiatives that fuse hands-on service with advocacy.  

This exciting opportunity is open to current Wash U students and will take place during the Spring 2012 semester. It will include a three-part leadership training series and access to influential community leaders, on-going mentorship and funding.

Interested applicants should contact Rayna Schaff at rayna@stlouishillel.org or (314) 935-9044 by Monday, January 9.

If your vision of social justice moves you to get out into the world to be an agent of social change, the Takkana Initiative is for you. Participants will learn about the pressing issues of our time including environmental sustainability, food sovereignty, community greening and what it takes to feed our world. As part of this initiative, students will have hands-on opportunities to work in a traditional Mayan community in Mexico, be a part of a new educational garden in a St. Louis public school, and engage with local and national leaders.

 

Registration is open now!  Cost is $250 which includes program fee and travel to Mexico.  Space is limited to 10 select students. 
So, apply now! 

Application deadline is January 10th. Contact Rabbi Andy at rabbiandy@stlouishillel.org for more information. 

Social Change Grants 

Click here for more information:  http://communityservice.wustl.edu/grants/ 

Weekday Services 
Conservative Minyan (Egalitarian Minyan)

Tuesdays at 8:00am, Lee Library, South 40
Contact Jeremy Rose at jsrose@wustl.edu for more information.  

Mechizah (Orthodox) Morning Services
 Monday - Friday at 8:00am, Lee Basement, South 40
Contact Justin Eisenberg at jeisenberg@wustl.edu for more information.

Opportunities 

Help preserve and bring Mizrahi and Sephardi culture to your college campus - Become a JIMENA Student Intern! Click here to see full internship description & details.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. For more information and to apply, email JIMENA Program Coordinator, Monique Arar at MoniqueArar@JIMENA.org.

This highly selective program is the opportunity of a lifetime! ...An international, paid internship focusing on the field of diplomacy, policy, intergroup relations, human rights and non-profit management. Fellows will engage in advocacy, research and programming, working in mentor relationships with senior staff and taking part in conferences and meetings.

Fellows receive a stipend of $3,000 plus major travel expenses. The fellowship runs from May 29th through July 27th.

For more information, visit www.ajc.org/fellowship or contact Idon Natanzon at natanzoni@ajc.org or (212) 891-1487.

CLIP is a 10-week, paid summer internship experience in New York City that matches undergraduate students interested in Jewish life and culture with engaging internships at a variety of for-profit, non-profit and Jewish communal organizations.

If you would like to discuss the program further, please contact Justin Rosen Smolen, CLIP coordinator at clipnyc@gmail.com or (212) 998-4130.

JDC's Jewish Service programs offer young Jews the opportunity to directly engage with the work of the largest Jewish humanitarian aid organization in the world. Through meaningful volunteer projects directly connected to JDC's global programs, participants meet real needs and gain an understanding of pressing Jewish and humanitarian challenges around the world.

If you're interested in getting your hands dirty, contact globalservice@jdc.org for more information!

Teach for CHANGE...

Teach for America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates, graduate students and professionals who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity.

Apply here!  Our next deadline is Friday, January 6, 2012 at

10:59 PM CST.  Learn more about our offer: $30,000-$50,000 salary, benefits, transitional grants, federal student loan deferral and AmeriCorps funding.

ALL MAJORS AND CAREER BACKGROUNDS ACCEPTED.

Feel free to reach out to Chanel Hampton at Chanel.Hampton@teachforamerica.org.

Classifieds

Apartment for Rent for Student - $450/month (Available 1/1/2012)

Nicely renovated, Third Floor Unfurnished Apartment in a Lovely Home near Washington University

Click here for a full rental details!  Contact Debra at dshatoff@sbcglobal.net or (314) 576-5503 for more information.

Adamah Adventures is an outdoor adventure summer camp for teems in the Atlanta and Southeast region.  Teens spend three weeks out on a trek -camping, mountain biking, river rafting, hiking and more. All of this is done within the context of a Jewish environment. Adamah Adventures is looking for staff who believe in the mission, have a passion for working with teens and love being outdoors! See full position description.

Summer treks take place in June and July.  There are options for working both the full and part of summer.  They also run two-week adventure camps, which you can add on to your contract.

For full position descriptions and dates see: http://adamahadventures.org/staff/staff.html.

Around the Community  

Sunday, January 8, 2012
St. Louis Jewish Community Blood Drive

Congregation Young Israel
8101 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis, MO

10am - 4pm