West End Strategy Team is currently accepting applications for paid internship positions for summer 2024 in our Washington, D.C. office. The pay rate for this position is $17.00/hour.

We are a full-service strategic communications firm with offices in D.C., New York and Chicago, offering clients a comprehensive approach that includes message development, media relations, online strategy, marketing and crisis communications. Our team works with organizations seeking to enhance their influence on issues including social and economic justice, human rights, civil rights, faith-based advocacy and sustainability. What drives us is the fact that our work touches the lives of real people—women and children, racial and religious minorities, people affected by gun violence, immigrants, working families and so many others.

WEST is proud to work with many leading Jewish organizations, including Hillel International, Tree of Life Congregation, and the World Jewish Congress.

Interns based in the D.C.-area will join the team both in person and virtually per our new hybrid office model. Interns are expected to work with the team in the office for at least two days during the week. In office schedules will be determined between interns and intern coordinators.

Lessans Camp JCC is a place where every child in the greater Washington D.C. area — regardless of developmental ability — can experience the joys of summer camp.

This position works with campers 1:1 or 1:2 and is responsible for the supervision and safety of campers and activities at Lessans Camp JCC. You can choose to work as an Inclusion Counselor or a Kochavim Counselor.

• Inclusion Counselors work 1:1 or 1:2 with campers ages 4-12 who need extra support in order to fully participate in camp.
• Kochavim Counselors are responsible for teens and young adults ages 12-21 with disabilities.

Dates: June 17 - August 9

Learn more at https://www.benderjccgw.org/camp-jcc/camp-jcc-staff/

Email Campjcc@benderjccgw.org with any questions.

Lessans Camp JCC is a place where every child in the greater Washington D.C. area — regardless of developmental ability — can experience the joys of summer camp.

We are currently hiring specialists for Art, Ceramics, Drama, Sports, Swim, STEM, and Teva (Nature).

Specialists run the specialized programs that are part of the camp experience. Each Specialist is responsible for creating and implementing activities for a designated specialty area. This position works with campers ages 4-21 with all abilities.

Dates: June 17 - August 9

Learn more at https://www.benderjccgw.org/camp-jcc/camp-jcc-staff/

Email Campjcc@benderjccgw.org with any questions.

Spend your summer providing meaningful and effective support to vulnerable communities in Israel.

Spend 2 days a week engaging in dynamic group volunteering experiences, as we travel together as a group across Israel. (agricultural support, clothes packaging, food packaging, assisting traumatized evacuees)

The other 3 days, you will be placed with one of our long standing partners in Haifa, allowing you to build an impact and presence with a specific organization.
- This will be based on your skills and interests, but examples have included community centers, food security NGOs, NGOs support immigrant or asylum seeker communities, university department.

June 2nd - July 14th
$350 - Inc accommodation + Living stipend, exc flights.

https://calendly.com/yahel-discovery-call

We take amazing, thoughtful and conscientious people from around the world, to engage in immersive long-term service learning programs in Israel. Live and work in one of three placement cities as you immerse yourself in authentic Israel experience, whilst developing professionally, socially and spiritually

Support vulnerable communities in Israel as you work across a diverse range of fields including:
English language teaching
Community work
NGO support
Social work
Shared society
Agricultural support
Mental health support
NGO research and development

Engage in a diverse learning element that include:
Hebrew lessons
Arabic lessons
Study of Jewish text through lens of social justice
Nuanced Israeli society learning
Professional development courses

Vogel for Congress (MD-06) is looking for interns this spring to join our team for the 2024 cycle. The ideal candidates for these positions will be self-motivated, hardworking, and excited about electing Democrats! We are looking for interns who will help build a robust field program and turnout voters across the district, which runs from Montgomery County to Garrett County.

This internship will involve efforts including but not limited to:
1. Conducting persuasive voter outreach via door-knocking, phonebanking, and/or texting
2. Recruiting and training volunteers engaging in door-knocking, phonebanking, and/or texting
3. Developing creative and persuasive social media content for various platforms to engage voters and potential volunteers

Please direct any questions to Gabri Kurtzer-Ellenbogen (she/her) at gabri@joevogel.org or 202-819-9853.

magine yourself on a beautiful campus on top of Mount Carmel in the city of Haifa, enjoying breathtaking forest and sea views. Through an accelerated growth strategy, the university has established Israel’s first “Multiversity” – a multi-campus institution that promotes extensive interdisciplinary studies and partnerships. The Multiversity is designed to improve access to higher education in northern Israel, better prepare students for a dynamic job market and serve as a catalyst for economic expansion and strengthening Israel’s northern region.
As a thriving academic center, the University of Haifa comprises six faculties, 59 departments, ten schools and 57 research centers and institutes. The university has gained an international reputation in a variety of fields, including public health, security studies, holocaust research, cancer research, neurosciences, bioinformatics, marine sciences, education and epigenetics. The university also offers 18 international graduate programs taught in English and a Study Abroad program.
We invite you to join our six week volunteering program visiting the beautiful landscape of Israel, and interacting with different sectors of the society. Be a part of Israel’s story of strength and resilience. It’s time to make a difference. Engage in diverse volunteering opportunities in education, with the elderly, in agricultural work, and food packaging for soldiers. Make a meaningful impact in these vital areas. Join us in creating positive change! Join our six week volunteer program supporting various sectors of Israeli society in times of need. Includes a 3 credit academic course, accommodation, trips and activities.

Ohr Kodesh Congregation
8300 Meadowbrook Ln
Chevy Chase MD 20815

Our K-7 religious school meets Sundays 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and Wednesdays 4:15-6:15 pm. Rates begin at $36/hour and are commensurate with experience. Training and support are available to candidates of all experience levels. We are looking for teachers for various grades for the 2024-25 school year, which starts 9/8/24.

We encourage students to delve deeply into important topics, to become critical thinkers and active participants within their Jewish journeys. Hebrew instruction and regular tefillah give students the tools to lead services and gain competency in text study and prayer.

Ohr Kodesh is a Conservative synagogue, just outside of Washington DC, facing East/West Hwy. Local bus service provides direct access to Silver Spring, Friendship Heights, Bethesda, and Wheaton Metro stations. A travel stipend is available for undergrad teachers.

Interested? Send a resume and cover letter to Wilhelmina Gottschalk, Religious School Director, wgottschalk@ohrkodesh.org.

We are always looking to deepen our bench of subs as well! If you are looking for occasional teaching, fill out our substitute interest form at http://www.ohrkodesh.org/form/substitute-teaching.

Hello! We are looking for regular babysitters for about 4-5 hours over the weekend (either on a Saturday or Sunday) during the day and then maybe a few nights each month as well. We have a 3.5 year-old son and live in Columbia Heights.

We look forward to hearing from you!!

JOB DESCRIPTION

The role of Social-Emotional Specialist is an exciting opportunity to enable the social-emotional growth of Sulam students and to work with a team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about facilitating the success of every individual student.


RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing real-time, push-in social and emotional support to students across the school day, both in and out of the classroom

• Meeting individually with students, as needed, to proactively build school-based social and emotional skills

• Responding to social and emotional challenges reactively to support students in getting back to their school day

• Developing social-emotional growth plans and individualized goals for students

• ...And related responsibilities


QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in Social Work, School Counseling or Special Education

• Five years of school-based experience

• Expertise in a range of approaches to social-emotional learning

• Confidence and experience managing and responding to student behaviors in a supportive manner, both proactively and reactively

• Personal belief in every child’s desire to do well

• ...And further characteristics

For the full posting, visit https://www.sulam.org/social-emotional-specialist.

TO APPLY, please send a cover letter and resume to Lianne Heller, Executive Director of Sulam, at lheller@sulam.org.

We are a local family needing help with organizing, de-cluttering, design, and decorating in our condo. This is a great hourly job for a design-minded student. Our home is near 16th & U NW.

Program Description
-Interns will have the opportunity to receive hands-on experience in the offices of consulates representing various
international governments, United Nations missions and international organizations, to learn about mechanisms of
political movement in a dynamic, intellectually rigorous environment.
-Interns will participate in regular workshop sessions with consular officials, top lobbyists, issue-based advocates,
and Jewish leaders on the international scene, to understand the currents of effective Jewish communal advocacy
on an international based issue approach.
-Interns will be partnered with mentors who are successful in shaping front-line policy decisions and who are
renowned in their fields to gain insight and guidance from an insider perspective.
Selected participants will be eligible to earn academic credit by enrolling in a seminar and internship course on their
college campus.