JCUA's Rabbinical Student Fellowship
Accepting applications for summer of 2013
Or Tzedek - the teen institute for social justice of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs - is seeking its Summer 2013 Rabbinical Student Fellow.
JCUA’s Rabbinical Student Fellowship provides the opportunity for a rabbinical student to learn and work hands-on in the fields of social-justice organizing and Jewish approaches to poverty, racism, and anti-semitism, while examining other aspects of human rights that they will be able to incorporate into their rabbinates.
The Fellowship is for 10 weeks, from early June 2013 to mid-August 2013. This fellow will be the spiritual mentor for JCUA’s Or Tzedek Teen Social Justice Summer Programs.
Stipend: $4000. Housing is not included, but we can assist the fellow in finding housing. The program is open to students from all rabbinical schools, and other individuals interested in leading the Jewish community in social justice.
JCUA’s Rabbinical Student Fellowship provides the opportunity for a rabbinical student to learn and work hands-on in the fields of social-justice organizing and Jewish approaches to poverty, racism, and anti-semitism, while examining other aspects of human rights that they will be able to incorporate into their rabbinates.
The Fellowship is for 10 weeks, from early June 2013 to mid-August 2013. This fellow will be the spiritual mentor for JCUA’s Or Tzedek Teen Social Justice Summer Programs.
Stipend: $4000. Housing is not included, but we can assist the fellow in finding housing. The program is open to students from all rabbinical schools, and other individuals interested in leading the Jewish community in social justice.
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During the summer sessions, the fellow will have the opportunity to teach formally and informally, and to shape a new generation of Jews’ commitment to social justice. (To find out more about the Or Tzedek Program, click here.)
When the program is in session (3 consecutive 8-day sessions, running Sunday to Sunday), the rabbinical fellow will live on campus, together with all program staff and participants. All food is Kosher and the program Shabbat-observant. During the weeks in which the summer program is not in session, the fellow will work on developing educational curricula (workshops, text-studies, etc.) that engage teens in a Jewish exploration of social justice issues. The fellow will also spend one day a week in study with rabbinic and community leaders. These sessions are led by local rabbis, teachers and lay leaders from a variety of denominations and with different perspectives. Every rabbinical fellow is paired with a rabbinical mentor from the Chicago area. For more information and eligibility Online Application For more information, contact Rebecca Katz. |
Hear about a past fellow's experience!
"This job was an exciting opportunity to develop curriculum about the connections between Judaism and activism and then to put it into practice with young people. Their questions, challenges, and excitement really helped me sharpen my thinking and build my skills as an educator. The learning we did together in the Chicago community was eye-opening for all of us."
- Leora Abelson, JCUA Rabbinic Student Fellow '12 and now in her second year of rabbinical school at Hebrew College in Boston, MA. Read more about Leora's summer experiences... |
