Announcing the Jeremiah Fellowship!
"And seek the well-being of the city in which you dwell... for in its peace you shall find peace."
- Jeremiah 29.7
The application for the 2009-2010 Jeremiah Fellowship is now closed. Thank you for your interest in the program! Check our website for updates on this year's cohort and stay tuned for information about next year's application.
Learn about this year's Jeremiah Fellows here!
The Jeremiah Fellowship educates and trains a select cohort of young adults (ages 25-35) to become the next generation of Jewish social justice change makers. Jews United for Justice is proud to partner with the Progressive Jewish Alliance in bringing this exciting program to Washington.
Empower yourself through in-depth training in professional and leadership skills .
Expand your knowledge of what Jewish text, tradition, and history have to say about on putting ethics into action.
Acquire tangible organizing and activism skills within a Jewish context.
Explore pressing social, political, and economic issues facing our region.
Become a member of a lasting community of vibrant and engaged leaders.
Access a dynamic network of organizers, advocates, rabbis, artists, and renowned scholars.
Learn more about the Fellowship below.
For more information, call the JUFJ office at 202-408-1423 or email jeremiah@jufj.org.
Jeremiah Fellows Sacha, Matt, Gary, Keren, Natalie, and Sara
During the nine-month course, Fellows come together twice monthly to discuss different models of putting ethics and values into action, for intimate conversations with leaders in the Washington Jewish and social justice worlds, and for intensive study of Jewish history and texts. Two Fellowship retreats during this year offer in-depth training in practical professional and leadership skills, study of Jewish tradition and history, and intensive community-building activities.
Participants leave the Fellowship with concrete skills in community organizing, activism, and grassroots fundraising, better equipped to pursue their own volunteer work and careers in the social justice field.
What am I committing to?
- Attending the twice monthly evening sessions, beginning in October and ending in early July.
- Attending the two weekend-long retreats (which will include a pluralistic celebration of Shabbat).
- Immediately putting into action the skills you learn in the Fellowship by taking on a leadership role in JUFJ or another community organization or project after graduation in July.
- Practicing the grassroots fundraising skills you learn in the Fellowship by raising money to help fund the program. Each Fellow will have a goal of raising $360 during the year.
Who should apply:
We are seeking creative, dynamic and engaged young Jews who are:
- Already volunteer leaders or have leadership potential
- Passionate about making our community better
- Actively interested in building community
- Committed to using the skills gained through the Fellowship
The Fellowship is committed to the diversity of each cohort, and we believe that a breadth of experience adds to the richness of the program. We encourage people of all Jewish backgrounds to apply. Prior knowledge of Hebrew or Jewish texts is not required.
For more information, call the JUFJ office at 202-408-1423 or email jeremiah@jufj.org .
What Past Fellows in Los Angeles and San Francisco are Saying:
"The program allowed me to reconceive how the role of social action was rooted in a deeper tradition of Judaism, to better understand the connection between Judaism and social justice, and to become part of a community of people who shared those values." - Jonathan
"The Jeremiah experience impacted me profoundly. It exceeded my expectations on every level. I only wish a program such as this had been available to me sooner. Jeremiah created for me a sense of community that I had found sorely lacking in L.A. In one fell swoop, I met more than a dozen like-minded, progressive Jews...It wasn't really until my experience with Jeremiah that I found the right outlet to express my brand of value-driven Judaism." - Keren
"The Fellowship has given me wonderful new friendships, hope for the future and admiration for my peers. Just listening to their thoughts, concerns and questions makes me feel connected to a community of engaged young people." -Sandy
"The Jeremiah Fellowship has taught me how to be an activist of the heart and the mind. I have been inspired, informed, motivated, and catapulted into action...[It] has shifted the social action component of my life to the foreground, and I know that it will continue to impact my decisions, actions, and future endeavors." -Sara
Local funding for The Jeremiah Fellowship in Washington has been provided by a generous grant from the United Jewish Endowment Fund. National Funding has been provided by Progressive Jewish Alliance through the Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Family Foundation, the Richard S. and Lois Gunther Family Foundation, Jewish Funds for Justice, and the Ruth/Allen Ziegler Foundation.
