Jewish Communal Career Opportunities

(Excerpted from "Guide for the New Jewish College Student")

If you are in or near a decent-sized Jewish community and if you have some ability, training and/or experience, the chances are that you can be employed as a teacher, USY or Kadima advisor, Torah reader, etc. in a synagogue. 

Most rabbis and synagogues can use this kind of help and will compensate you for your time and effort. Besides, there is no better way to learn what it means to be a Jew than by trying to instill this feeling on a group of teenagers or young children. Summers provide their own opportunities for work. There are a number of Jewish summer camps sponsored by various organizations which are always on the lookout for talented and committed undergraduates with particular skills. 

USY Israel Pilgrimage and USY-ON-WHEELS have positions available for the summer, (write to: 155 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010). These are rewarding summer experiences. 

To be considered for staff members on Israel Pilgrimage, applicants generally must be at least 20 years old. For WHEELS, applicants should have completed a minimum of two years of college. If you have some facility with Hebrew, you might well turn to one of the Ramah camps in the United States or Canada (write to: 3080 Broadway, New York, NY 10027)