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In addition to the opportunities listed in this section, please see other sections for programs that may be of interest to you or someone you know.
US/CANADA
- ADAMAH is a paid three-month leadership training program in rural Connecticut for Jewish young adults that integrates organic farming, sustainable living, Jewish learning, teaching, leadership and social justice training, and contemplative spiritual practice.
- ADAMAH: Jewish Environmental Fellowship
AJC Goldman Fellows Program is a paid nine-week fellowship. Fellows learn about strategy, advocacy, and program development related to various fields such as international policy, inter-ethnic relations and non-profit management.- AJC Goldman Fellowship Program - The American Jewish Committee
- Join the Hillel at Binghamton and fellow NY Jewish students this winter break to participate in an exciting low cost service program funded in part by UJA- Federation of New York!
- Break New Ground – AWB with Hillel at Binghamton
- Join Jewish Funds for Justice and fellow NY Jewish students this winter, spring or summer break to participate in an exciting low cost service program funded in part by UJA- Federation of New York!
- Break New Ground – Jewish Funds for Justice
- Join 1600+ Hillel students that have helped rebuild Mississippi and Louisiana since 2005. These one- week trips focus on hands on service, community interaction and the exploration of social justice and Judaism
- Hillel's Hurricane Katrina Alternative Breaks
- Join KESHER, the college department of the Union for Reform Judaism, as we continue Judaism’s commitment to tikkun olam. During this six day trip, through hands-on service and interaction with the Jewish and secular community of New Orleans, you will be able to make a difference and continue the much-needed work of repairing the south.
- KESHER’s Alternative Spring Break in New Orleans
Spend a summer in Washington, D.C. at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in a work/study internship program for undergraduate students interested in Judaism and social justice. Participants receive 6 academic credits from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion.- Machon Kaplan Summer College Internship Program – Union for Reform Judaism
- Help the clean up from Hurricane Katrina, and volunteer a week in New Orleans as an individual, group or family.
- Nechama Katrina Response
- Hillel, in partnership with the Jewish Farm School, will provide a total of 60 college students the opportunity to participate in a weeklong farm-immersion experience. During the two programs, students will be volunteering on sustainable farms located on the East and West coasts.
- Organic Farm Alternative Break
ISRAEL
- The University of Vermont will travel to Arad Israel where they will take part in an environmental and arts exchange!
- Alternative Summer Break
- Spend your summer with Amirim volunteering at a non-profit organization, exploring Israeli landscape through weekly day trips, and discovering Israeli culture and society through different educational and cultural events!
- Amirim - YJ Impact!
- Join the American Joint Distribution Committee and fellow NY Jewish students this winter break to participate in an exciting low cost service program funded in part by UJA- Federation of New York!
- Break New Ground – AWB with American Joint Distribution Committee
- The Dorot Social Change in Israel Awards will provide up to ten (10) $5,000 Awards to students who want to work with the most impactful change makers in Israel during Summer 2008. At least seven (7) Awards will go to undergraduates; up to three (3) can go to graduate students of any accredited U.S. college or university.
- Dorot Social Change in Israel Awards
- Join GoEco and the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo (JBZ) along with other international volunteers to come take part in an exciting project for the care of unique animals and the reintroduction of endangered species in Israel.
- Go Eco - Animal Care and Conservation
- Volunteer for the preservation of traditional desert living practices and indigenous Bedouin culture in the beautiful and intriguing Negev Desert, Israel.
- Go Eco - Bustan Hashalom
The Green Apprenticeship is an intensive 10-week work and study experience taught by the staff of the Center for Creative Ecology on Kibbutz Lotan. Graduates of the course will receive a Permaculture Design Certificate from the Permaculture Institute.- Green Apprenticeship - Kibbutz Lotan
- Join Hillel's Alternative Break for hands-on service, experiential learning, and Jewish exploration in Israel. Alternative Break in Israel participants will spend the first few days understanding the economic and policy background of Israel's socio-economic issues and gaining knowledge about the specific issue they will be volunteering with.
- Hillel’s Alternative Break in Israel
- JDC Short-Term Service Programs are connecting North American young adults to the global Jewish community through one to two-week volunteer programs in a Jewish community overseas.
- JDC Short-Term Service Programs
- Make your spring break meaningful with Jewish National Fund. This March, join JNF and over 300 other young adults in working in communities in the Negev and throughout the country, creating a better Israel!
- JNF’s Alternative Spring Break- Jewish National Fund
Volunteer to help, and experience the foundation of Israeli society in the cooperative community known as Kibbutz in a five month work/study program for 18-28 year old high school graduates. Placements may be agricultural, industrial, or in the Kibbutz service jobs.- Kibbutz Ulpan - Community Sharing Means Caring
- Spend your winter break in Israel as part of an educational and volunteer community service program designed to assist the communities of Tzfat and Kiryat Shemona after the war of Summer 2006.
- Livnot Galilee Fellowship - Livnot U'Lehibanot
Gain hands on first aid and emergency-care experience for two months in Israel. University students with no previous medical experience may apply. Participants are certified as First Responders.- Magen David Adom Volunteer Program - YOCHAI PORAT
OTZMA is a ten-month program for Jewish adults in Israel that combines social action, civil rights, and community building. Spend time in an absorption center learning Hebrew, doing community service using your skills in a development town, and on a kibbutz or participating in our new internship track!- OTZMA – Volunteer/Leadership Fellowship
Volunteer in Israel in various placements for two weeks to six months. Diaspora Jews can show their solidarity with the People and State of Israel by volunteering in areas of community service, social service, civil guard and Magen David Adom.- Project 1000 Volunteers
Combine advanced Torah study with substantial volunteer work and active participation in Israeli society on a Religious Zionist year program in Israel for recent high school graduates.- Shalem – Shnat Limud U’Ma’aseh – Young Judaea
Make a difference while earning a stipend and university credit. Students or young professional interns are placed in tailor made positions with firms and institutions in Israel, including medicine, tourism, hi-tech, law, education, social service, communications, and government.- Stagerim Professional Internship Program
Committed leaders on campus who are dedicated to community service and activism participate in a several day intensive service project working with a disadvantaged population such as the Ethiopian community, or those in the non-Jewish community, either Bedouin or foreign workers from Asia and other countries.- Student Leadership Tzedek (Social Justice) Mission to Israel - Hillel
- Connect with Israel though volunteer service with civilian organizations and the IDF. Participate in a one, two, or three week program on IDF bases! Work, eat, and interact daily with Israeli soldiers as well as other volunteers from all over the world.
- Volunteers for Israel
With numerous tracks to choose from, participants volunteer for Magen David Adom, agricultural work, teaching English, and studying in Jerusalem. Participants earn up to a year of college credit through the University of Judaism College-in-Israel while building leadership skills and contributing to Israeli Society.
- Year Course in Israel – Young Judaea
INTERNATIONAL
AJC Goldman Fellows Program is a paid nine-week fellowship. Fellows learn about strategy, advocacy, and program development related to various fields such as international policy, inter-ethnic relations and non-profit management.- AJC Goldman Fellowship Program - The American Jewish Committee
At least ten students work for a week in a local community in Central America and pursue social change through a certified service project that integrates social justice and advocacy from a Jewish perspective.- Alternative Breaks – AJWS & Weinberg Tzedek Hillel
Participants live and work for seven weeks alongside residents of rural communities in Ghana, Peru or Honduras, or with a re-emerging Jewish community in Ukraine.- American Jewish World Service Volunteer Summer
- Join AJWS and fellow NY Jewish students this winter break to participate in an exciting low cost service program funded in part by UJA- Federation of New York!
- Break New Ground - AJWS
- Join the Marks JCH of Bensonhurst and fellow NY Jewish students this spring break to participate in an exciting low cost service program funded in part by UJA- Federation of New York.
- Break New Ground – ASB with Marks JCH of Bensonhurst
AJWS brings delegations comprised of synagogue groups, families, summer camps and other Jewish community institutions to work with our project partners in the Central America. Participants help complete major community development projects.- Delegations – AJWS
Recent college graduates and professionals of all ages, including retirees, work and join in the life of a Jewish community overseas for one year. Volunteers serve in the areas of formal and informal Jewish education, relief and social welfare, and Jewish community development. A stipend is included.- JDC Jewish Service Corps
- JDC Short-Term Service Programs are connecting North American young adults to the global Jewish community through one to two-week volunteer programs in a Jewish community overseas.
- JDC Short-Term Service Programs
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