Waze, Viber, Fiverr, Get Taxi. They are all incredible apps with one thing in common: they were all made in Israel! You can be a part of the next successful app, Slipnote (kind of like whatapp meets draw something)!  Paul, a Hillel alumni and his team in Tel Aviv just launched Slipnote, a new and hilarious graphical messaging app and they want YOU to be the first to try it! Download it here: www.slipnote.me/hillel

and send any feedback to paul@slipnote.me

4) Calling all Artists and Creative Types!

Interested in traveling to Israel this December to take part in creating a major arts and culture festival?

This December, the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, ROI Community, Hillel International, Ayalim Student Association and local residents will come together to showcase the exceptional strength, resilience and creativity of Israel's southern communities. Between December 22nd and January 1st, we will bring a delegation of student artists to southern Israel to create an art festival, in collaboration with other Jewish students and colleagues from around the world.  As a way to show our support in southern Israel after a difficult summer (not to mention the past decade), this is a way for students, from Hillels as far south as Uruguay, as far north as Russia, as far west as California, and as far east as Israel, to come together and create an amazingly powerful project!

Did I mention, this opportunity is 100% free for students?

There is no stipulation regarding previous time spent in Israel, though priority will be given to those who have visited before, and there is no stipulation regarding what kind of art the student does. We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated artists to create what will be a deeply meaningful experience for all involved.  As there are only 60 spots for North American students, there will be an online application, and supplemental phone screening for selected applicants. Priority will be given to early applications.Please find a one-page flyer and sample recruitment emails attached!

 Program Highlights include:

•         An all-expenses-paid trip to Israel;
•         Collaboration with local artists, activists, and Hillel staff to create a large-scale festival celebrating the beauty and culture of Israel's south;
•         A jam-packed trip with wonderful opportunities to meet, learn, and volunteer with a variety of Israeli artists, and to further one's understanding of the cultural riches in Israeli society;
•        A global gathering, with students participating from Hillels from around the world, including a unique Shabbat experience, Limmud-style peer learning, and an opportunity for participants to connect with and learn from Israeli peers.   

Please apply by Friday, November 7th for this unique and truly special opportunity! Click  HERE for the application.  

Should you have any questions whatsoever, please do not hesitate to reach out to Arya Marvazy (amarvazy@hillel.org). 

5) Paid Summer Internship

Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) of San Francisco is proud to announce that the Kohn Summer Intern Program is recruiting for its 30th cohort! Over 500 college undergraduates have participated in this exciting program that connects interns with Bay Area Jewish non-profit organizations.

 Kohn alumni currently work and volunteer at Jewish agencies and organizations in the Bay Area and across the country. They remain committed to Jewish communal life as staff and lay people and through the years agencies have been transformed by the interns they host.

This unique 8-week internship provides Jewish college undergraduates (Bay Area residents who are currently attending college) the opportunity to:

• Work for a Jewish non-profit organization
• Build tangible workplace and job search skills
• Be mentored by Jewish community leaders
• Make life-long friendships with other interns
• Examine issues facing the Jewish community

Interns are compensated $2500 for their work over the summer. The 2015 program will run from June 19 - August 14, 2015.

 Deadline for submitting applications is March 2, 2015.

You can find our application at www.jvs.org/kohn  or feel free to contact me directly atmprager@jvs.org ; ph: (415) 782-6281. 

6) International Reporting in Jerusalem 

Summer 2015, 3 transferable credits

Students will learn how to develop sources, conduct interviews and work with an interpreter, and then report on the city around them, publishing their work on a multimedia website. The course will be taught by a team of veteran journalists who have covered the Middle East for years.

Students will live and learn at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a modern campus on Mt. Scopus. They will have two three-day weekends free to explore the city or to travel within Israel. Tel Aviv, Haifa, Bethlehem, and other cities are all accessible by bus.

Learn more about the Jerusalem program on the ieiMedia website HERE

This new six-month, intensive, fellowshipwill arm students with an entrepreneurial toolkit, enable them to draw inspiration from Jewish values and sensibilities, and leverage campus communities to drive national social change.

In simple terms, we are looking for the next Challah for Hunger or Ask Big Questions, and once we identify a great new idea, we will invest in the students behind it and equip them with the skills and connections needed to turn it into a sustainable venture. We need your help in identifying great students for this prestigious fellowship.

To be eligible for this Fellowship students must:

•          Be enrolled full time in a North American college or university for the entire 2014/2015 academic year
•          Self-identify as Jewish
•          Be committed to pursuing an idea that has the potential to transform your campus or community
•          Be interested in learning valuable tools and making important connections that will help you impact the world through sustainable venture
•          Be available to attend an in-person training February 1st-3rd (location TBD, all expenses covered).

The deadline for applications is November 30. If you or your students have any questions please don't hesitate to contact Hilary Jampel.