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Avodah develops lifelong social justice leaders whose work is informed by Jewish values and who inspire the Jewish community to work toward a more just and equitable world. Corps Members live and learn together in intentional, pluralistic communal homes in Chicago, New Orleans, New York, and Washington, DC. While they deepen their social justice framework through experiential programming and values-driven community building, Corps Members serve directly at local organizations tackling crucial social and economic justice issues affecting their cities.

Avodah is committed to building a service corps that inclusively represents the full diversity of the Jewish community. Sephardi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, Jews of Color, people of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, LGBT2QIA+ people, and people who come from poor or working class backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please make sure to save your application often. When you save your application, you will receive an email with instructions on how to return to it. For essay questions, we suggest drafting them in an outside word processing program and then entering them here. We also recommend sending the reference form to your two recommenders as soon as you start the application. 

If you have any questions throughout the application process, contact Emily Becker at ebecker@avodah.net, or check out our FAQ here.

The priority deadline for the Jewish Service Corps is January 22nd. We strongly encourage applying by this first deadline to have the best chance at an early acceptance, and to have the widest selection of placement organizations available.


Personal Information


Does not have to be your legal name.





Address
Please provide an address where you anticipate regularly being able to receive mail beyond this coming year.






City Preference
As you move through your alumni and Program Director interviews, you will have the opportunity to learn more about our different program cities. If you proceed to the final matching round,you will then have the opportunity to view and interview with job placements across ALL cities.  Please share your current city preferences (if you have) to help us understand your interests and how to best support you as an applicant.






JOC programming is for self-identified Jews of Color. Jews of Color is an umbrella term for community members who may identify as African American, Alaska Native, Arab, Asian, Black, Indigenous American, Middle Eastern, Native Hawaiian, non-white Latinx, Pacific Islander, and/or multi-racial. While JOC programming shifts year-to-year to meet Corps Members needs, next year JOC programming will include mentorship opportunities with JOC leaders, 1:1 staff support, attendance at the annual JOC Mishpacha Shabbaton, and broader JOC justice-oriented community building.
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References
Avodah requires applicants to submit two references.  Your references should submit their reference forms as soon as possible, and can submit before or after your application is submitted. We will not review your application until we receive both references.

Please note that your references will be shared with our placement organizations during the matching process and should be professional references. References may include:
  • Someone who supervised you when you held either a paid or volunteer position, such as any type of full-time or part-time job, a summer internship or internship during the school year, teaching assistant position, etc.
  • Someone who served in a leadership role such as short-term service trip leader or a professional who served as a student group advisor.
  • A professor or academic advisor
  • A peer reference (someone you worked on a major project with, organized with, lived communally with, served on a team with, etc)
  • A clergy member

The following cannot serve as any of your references:

  • Family members or close family friends
The link for submitting references is unique to you. You will receive this link in your email upon saving or submitting the application. We will not receive the reference if you do not use the correct link. 

When both recommenders submit their references, we will send you an email. If you haven't received an email from us, your references are not complete. Please email ebecker@avodah.net if you have any questions about who has or hasn't submitted.

We suggest that you write any short answers in a word processing program on your computer and then cut and paste them into the boxes in the application. Please make sure to save your application often.
Education
No participant education level is required for Avodah's Jewish Service Corps. The information below helps us gain a better sense of you as an applicant. Please add your education history below which could include: high school, college/university, study abroad, graduate school, or other structured education experiences (i.e. internships, immersion programs, short-term study, etc.).






Religious Background
Please Note: No particular religious background or level of religious knowledge is required for Avodah's Jewish Service Corps. The information below helps us gain a better sense of how to build our cohorts and to get a holistic sense of who your are as an applicant.



Please answer the following questions with brief essays. These questions will be sent to placement organizations. If you use Hebrew or other non-English words, please provide translation. We suggest that you write any short answers in a word processing program on your computer and then cut and paste them into the boxes in the application. Please make sure to save your application often.
Skills and Interests
What domestic poverty issue areas and methods of social change are you interested in working on during your Service Corps year? Please select as many as apply. Note: The below issue areas are based on the past three years of placement organizations and are subject to change. Every year, some placement organizations return, while others are replaced by new placement organizations.




Languages
Do you speak any language other than English?



Limited: Understands some words, but cannot read the language or hold a conversation. Proficient: Intermediate written and reading knowledge, can hold a basic conversation. Fluent: Ability to read, write and speak the language with ease.

Please answer the following questions with brief essays (1,500 characters max for each question). Your answers in this section will be sent to prospective placements. If you use Hebrew or other non-English words, please provide translation. We suggest that you write any short answers in a word processing program on your computer and then cut and paste them into the boxes in the application. Please make sure to save your application often.
Social Justice and Placement Questions



Communal Living
Please answer the following questions with brief essays (1,500 characters max for each question). We suggest that you write any short answers in a word processing program on your computer and then cut and paste them into the boxes in the application. Please make sure to save your application often.


Demographic Information
Avodah is committed to representing the fullness of the Jewish Community. Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews, Jews of color, people of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, LGBTQIA+ people, and people who come from poor or working class backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply to Avodah. The below questions are optional; your answers help us learn who is applying to Avodah and what we need to do in order to meet our goals around access and representation in the Jewish community.







Jews of Color is an umbrella term for community members who may identify as African American, Alaska Native, Arab, Asian, Black, Indigenous American, Middle Eastern, Native Hawaiian, non-white Latinx, Pacific Islander, and/or multi-racial. 


Resume
Please upload your resume ONLY AS A PDF FILE (.pdf). If you do not use this format, we will not be able to see your resume or send your application to interviewers. Instructions for saving a Word document as a PDF file can be found here.  


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