by Aryeh Cohen · Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Wanna live in the Bay Area? The Progressive Jewish Alliance, the hip and happening Jewish social justice organization is hiring.
Community Engagement Coordinator
The Progressive Jewish Alliance (PJA), a dynamic and growing statewide organization dedicated to the Jewish traditions of pursuing peace, promoting equality and diversity and working for social and economic justice, seeks a full-time Community Engagement Coordinator for its Bay Area office.
The Community Engagement Coordinator will be responsible for running and managing the Jeremiah Federation Fellowship (a two year-long program that educates and trains emerging Jewish social justice leaders) as well as the Jeremiah Leadership Team (an Alumni Network), planning and producing PJA community events, and participating in organizing for some PJA campaigns.
Details here.
by shamirpower · Thursday, April 10th, 2008
If you have ever dreamed of opening a nonprofit, Jewish specialty camp, now is your chance! The Foundation for Jewish Camp is proud to announce its newest initiative: The Specialty Camps Incubator.
Through an $8.4 million grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation, the Specialty Camps Incubator will provide consulting and financial support over five years to four entrepreneurs, organizations or camp professionals as they develop and open their new camps in non-traditional settings such as school or college campuses. The Incubator will launch in November 2008.
Recent studies estimate that there are hundreds of thousands of Jewish children between the ages of 11-16 in the United States who are currently not attending Jewish summer camp, but are increasingly attracted to secular specialty summer programs. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to provide an exciting Jewish alternative.
What are you waiting for? Your great idea could be the “hottest” new Jewish specialty camp, and the Foundation for Jewish Camp is ready to help!
Your Letter of Intent is due by May 1st, so apply today.
Find out more about the Incubator and the application process at www.jewishcamping.org/incubator. Please email incubator-at-jewishcamping-dot-org with any questions.
by shamirpower · Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Attention Jewschool readers: Jewschool is looking for a new Tech Director. Be part of a unique team of Jewish bloggers by bringing it all together with wordpress. This is a volunteer position that could also be our designer, or could supervise a designer. Below is a basic list of qualifications. Interested applicants should email letter of intent and any questions to editor-at-jewschool-dot-com by Sunday, March 2.
-expertise in html/css
-basic working knowledge of php, mysql and javascript
-ability to manipulate and/or create wordpress themes
-basic linux server administration skills (specifically the ability to
-install and update software, create email accounts, monitor bandwidth
usage, etc.)
-photoshop experience preferred
by Kol Ra'ash Gadol · Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Isabella Freedman, the incredibly lovely site in the Berkshires at which the recent Hazon food conference took place is currently seeking to fill two senior level program positions.
They are a retreat center (with amazing, delicious, organic food), they sponsor all kinds of Jewish spirituality sessions and retreats (some of it silly, but lots of it interesting and powerful), hosting great programs like: the Jewish Multiracial Network, the ADAMAH Fellowship, and the Teva Learning Center
If I was nomad, I’d be there.
Deputy Director/Programming
Individual supervises directors of our core program areas: Senior Adults, the Elat Chayyim Center for Jewish Spirituality, Adamah and rental retreats. Individual reports to the Executive Director and serves as part of our core senior management team. Individual should have a strong Jewish educational background and significant experience in Jewish program development, budget oversight and staff management. Must be willing to relocate for at least much of the year to be near our site in Falls Village, CT. Salary: Very competitive, (DOE). For more information and to apply, please visit: www.isabellafreedman.org/jobs
.Director of Senior Programs
Individual oversees all senior adult programming and is the on-site coordinator of these programs. Position also manages our programs for adults with mental illness (3 weeks) and the Jewish Multiracial Network retreat. Individual should have significant experience working with senior adults and managing staff. Must be willing to relocate for at least much of the year to be near our site in Falls Village, CT. Salary: Competitive, (DOE). For more information and to apply, please visit: www.isbaellafreedman.org/jobs.
by AYK · Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Awright agitators, scholars, big talkers, idea people, and loud-mouths, here’s your chance.
Charles Bronfman has put up $1.5 million dollars for a visiting scholar’s position at Brandeis. It’s a 2-year appointment, during which the chosen candidate will have lots of resources to put toward assembling a scholarly-innovative-creative-communally-concerned project of some serious gravity.
It’s modeled on a competition from 1929, sponsored by Sears Roebuck Chairman Julius Rosenwald, who threw a similar contest for $10,000. The winner in 1929? wait for it….. Mordechai Kaplan’s Judaism as Civilization.
God willing, this endeavor will encourage something more readable and as weighty (in terms of ideas, not physical mass).
For full details, check here
by Mobius · Monday, August 6th, 2007
A strange request perhaps. But I know no less than three queer Jewish initiatives that are presently in search of a part-time webmaster, a role requested of me which I simply cannot fill. You don’t necessarily have to be queer. You don’t necessarily have to be Jewish. But if you’re both, it sets you far ahead of the pack. If you’re interested in knowing more, shoot an email with design samples (live websites only) to bachur at orthodoxanarchist dot com. Candidates should be skillz0r3d in HTML, CSS, Photoshop, PHP and RoR.
by BZ · Sunday, May 13th, 2007
(Introduction.)
Today: Oppression (pro and con).
496. “When you see the ass of your enemy lying under its burden and would refrain from raising it, you must nevertheless raise it with him.” (Exodus 23:5) = unloading the burden
497. “You must help him/her raise it.” (Deuteronomy 22:4) = continuation of #498. loading the burden back on
498. “If you see your fellow’s ass or ox fallen on the road, do not ignore it.” (Deuteronomy 22:4)
499. “When you sell property to your neighbor, or buy any from your neighbor…” (Leviticus 25:14) = the laws of buying and selling
500. “…you shall not wrong one another.” (Leviticus 25:14) = wronging with property (ona’at mamon) - overcharging, etc.
501. “Do not wrong one another.” (Leviticus 25:17) = wronging with words (ona’at devarim)
502. “You shall not oppress [a stranger], for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 22:20) = don’t wrong a convert with property (ona’at mamon)
503. “You shall not wrong a stranger.” (Exodus 22:20) = don’t wrong a convert with words (ona’at devarim)
504. “When you acquire a Hebrew slave…” (Exodus 21:2) = the laws of buying Hebrew slaves
505. “They shall not give themselves over into servitude.” (Leviticus 25:42) = don’t sell Hebrew slaves the way slaves are sold
506. “You shall not rule over him ruthlessly.” (Leviticus 25:43) = don’t overwork your Hebrew slave
507. “He shall not rule ruthlessly over him in your sight.” (Leviticus 25:53) = and don’t let a resident alien overwork your Hebrew slave either
508. “Do not subject him to the treatment of a slave.” (Leviticus 25:39) = don’t have your Hebrew slaves do slave labor
509. “Furnish him out of the flock, threshing floor, and vat, with which Adonai your God has blessed you.” (Deuteronomy 15:14) = when your Hebrew slave goes free
510. “When you set him free, do not let him go empty-handed.” (Deuteronomy 15:13)
by Mobius · Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
Become a UPZ Intern!
Do you want to help your favorite campus movement? Do you want to gain real world and resume building experience? Do you want to hang out in a fun filled, interesting office in the heart of Chelsea? Then come spend all or part of your summer in NYC interning for UPZ! We need help on several exciting projects such as:
- planning next year’s programs and conferences
- finding funding for increased activities
- revamping the UPZ website
- UPZ networking
- Designing and producing UPZ gear
- And much more!
We possibly will be able to provide a place to stay.
Please Contact Tammy, director {at} upzshalom(.)org for more info.
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Intern with Meretz USA!
Have some extra time this summer? Why not spend it in a young and fun office in New York City, contributing to an important cause and adding some volunteer experience to your resume!
UPZ-sponsoring organization Meretz USA is looking for an intern for May 31st - June 15th.
Duties will include:
- Database update
- Daily posting of news articles
- Filing
- Other functions as appropriate and needed (e.g. telephone)
A modest stipend is possible.
Anyone interested should send their resume to mail {at} meretzusa(.)org.
by Mobius · Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
Want a full-time creative job at a magazine straight out of college?
Two positions in are opening up at New Voices, the country’s only independent, national magazine written by and for Jewish college students.
New Voices is published by the Jewish Student Press Service (est. 1971), and publishes articles about Jewish community issues, politics, and cultural affairs. The editor’s position is a two-year commitment and the publisher/director’s is from 2-3 years. Applicants for both positions should be only 1 - 2 years out of college.
This is a chance to run a non-profit organization and publish and edit a nationally distributed magazine read by more than 27,000 Jewish students on over 500 campuses. These positions are excellent opportunities for anyone interested in journalism, writing, publishing, non-profit management, and building a progressive Jewish community. Past New Voices staff members have been accepted to the country’s best journalism schools and have gone on to write for such publications as the New York Times, Newsweek, Dissent, National Public Radio, the Jerusalem Report, and the Forward.
These are full-time positions with health benefits in New York City. Our offices are in Chelsea.
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by Mobius · Thursday, April 5th, 2007
MyJewishLearning.com, the leading pluralistic website of Jewish information and education, is seeking a summer intern to work out of its New York City headquarters. This intern will work closely with the editorial staff on the enhancement of all areas of the site. Candidates must have strong research, editorial and writing skills, as well as a solid background in Jewish studies and experience working with the internet. This is a part-time position, up to 20 hours per week, with a stipend of $10/hour. If interested, please send cover letter, resume and two writing samples to lili {at} myjewishlearning(.)com by April 30th.
Lili Kalish Gersch
Managing Editor, MyJewishLearning.com
917-656-7741
501-621-7741(fax)
by Mobius · Thursday, January 11th, 2007
MJL seeks senior editor, Oyhoo seeks design intern & Teva Learning Center Seeks Office Administrator
Details after the jump
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by Cole Krawitz · Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
Following on Ruby K’s great post below, the JTA syndicated a piece that recently ran in Lilith magazine called, “Who cleans your home?“:
I am sitting in a Brooklyn diner, having breakfast with Marlene Champion, 61, a tall, striking woman from Barbados. Champion makes her living as a domestic worker, and right now she works as a nanny caring for a 4-year-old girl in Brooklyn Heights. Champion is also an active member of Domestic Workers United, a Bronx-based organization fighting for domestic workers’ rights. In the 16 years since she immigrated here, Champion has worked in four households, all Jewish. With the exception of one family which treated her badly, she says she’s had good relations with all of them…
Some bosses, in flagrant disregard of Jewish teachings and basic consideration, don’t pay their domestic workers on time. “Do not withhold the pay of your workers overnight,†it says in Leviticus 19:13. Or, in a striking lack of empathy, some employers don’t recognize the dire financial consequences to a day worker who may be counting on the next day’s wages to pay the rent, or feed her kids, who gets a call the night before, announcing “I don’t need you tomorrow….
Rabbi Ellen Lippmann of the Brooklyn congregation Kolot Chayeinu devoted last year’s Rosh Hashanah sermon to employing domestic workers, not a usual High Holidays theme. Lippmann cited the story of Sarah and Hagar, whom the infertile Sarah mistreats when Hagar conceives. The Ramban, Lippman said, “says Sarah sinned when she did this and so did Abraham by letting it happen.â€
She added: “When we hire someone to work in our homes, we must see that person as fully human, seen by God. 
“I could see people shifting categories, for the first time,” said Kirshenbaum. “It was like light bulbs going on. These women had thought of their domestic workers as casual babysitters, not as women who were counting on this salary to pay their own household bills. And now, they were suddenly realizing, ‘We are employers and they are our employees, and of course I get sick leave, so why shouldn’t they?’ â€
“There is no shame in hiring someone to work for us,†Kirshenbaum said. “The only shame is in not treating them well.â€
Jeremy Burton over at jspot also wrote on this piece.
Domestic Worker’s United just released an eye-opening study called “Home is Where the Work Is: Inside New York’s Domestic Industry”. The interviews, stories and facts are really a remarkable compilation that will be an invaluable resource for years to come. Both JFREJ and Brennan Center provided employer surveys and interviews for the report, and JFREJ has been working with DWU and is continuing to support DWU’s work in NYC synagogue communities “over the next 2 years through advocating for change in employment practices and educating and empowering members to speak out and educate other members and the community at large about Jewish values and domestic labor.”
If you are in New York, or are a member of a synagogue and would like to work with JFREJ in making this issue a part of the social action and dialogue of your congregation, get involved with JFREJ’s Shalom Bayit campaign. For resources on best employment practice, standard working contract, sample pay stubs or to learn more about Domestic Worker’s rights in New York City, visit JFREJ or DWU’s website.
by David Kelsey · Monday, August 28th, 2006
The Forward is seeking an intern to assist arts/culture editor Alana Newhouse. Position involves research and writing. Interns are paid for published articles, and may also receive academic credit. Candidates must be available at least 2 full days per week, for at least 3 months. Send writing samples, resume and cover letter detailing interests and availability to Wayne Hoffman at managingeditor {at} forward(.)com. The Forward (www.forward.com) is America’s Jewish newspaper, and comes out weekly.
by Mobius · Sunday, August 20th, 2006
Independent record label, Modular Moods, is seeking an unpaid Grant Writing Intern for the Sephardic Music Festival. We are currently planning the 2006 and 2007 festivals, which will showcase Sephardic, Yemenite & Ladino music. The first annual festival premiered in December 2005 to rave reviews. Four out of seven events were sold out, while two of the standing room only acts drew over 200 attendees.
Position: The grant writing intern will revise current proposals, research new funding opportunities and build relationships with numerous Jewish arts, culture and philanthropy organizations. Ideal candidate should have some grant writing experience and be able to meet deadlines.
Compensation: Free tickets to all events, Modular Moods CDs and continental breakfasts
dj handler says he is also always down for another intern or two for the label and of course street team peoples.
Contact: Erez a.k.a. dj handler: djhandler at modularmoods dot com
by Mobius · Wednesday, June 14th, 2006
MyJewishLearning.com is seeking a 10-hour per week Associate Editor to assist with all aspects of MJL content production. Responsibilities include: assembling homepages and email newsletters; publishing articles using MJL’s content management system (no knowledge of HTML necessary); identifying content needs; commissioning and editing work of freelance writers.
The ideal candidate will:
- have excellent editing and writing skills
- have a broad knowledge of Judaism and Jewish culture, including contemporary trends in academia and Jewish communal life
- be extremely comfortable processing Word documents on a computer and able to learn the project’s content management system
- have good familiarity with the web and web publications
The position will commence in August 2006. Possible writing and editing projects beyond the 10-hours per week will likely be possible in the future.
The Associate Editor is a home-based position, but candidates living in the Washington DC and New York City area are preferred.
To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to Daniel Septimus at daniel at myjewishlearning dot com.
