Justice Fellowship

Option 1

Find your place in pluralistic, justice-oriented Jewish community with the Avodah Justice Fellowship in Chicago and New York City! Through 8 months of evening and weekend sessions, you’ll build a local network of diverse Jewish social justice professionals and activists, deepen your justice analysis, and develop a Jewish framework for justice work. If you’re in your 20s or 30s and engage in justice work in a personal or professional capacity, we’re looking for you! They are accepting applications until all spots are filled. Learn more and apply at: avodah.net/fellowship 

Option 2

Do you know any early- to mid-career changemakers in Chicago or New York City who are seeking a justice-oriented Jewish learning community? Applications are now open for Avodah’s Justice Fellowship! Fellows spend 8 months of evening and weekend sessions digging into social justice, pluralistic Jewish life, and the powerful connections between the two. Avodah is seeking candidates in their 20s and 30s who engage in justice work in a personal or professional capacity in their city. They are accepting applications until all spots are filled for a November start. Nominate a candidate today!

Ignite your growth as a Jewish social justice professional, activist, or leader with the Avodah Justice Fellowship, a part-time learning and community-building program in Chicago and New York City running from November 2026 to June 2027.

Build your network and join a pluralistic cohort of local changemakers eager to dig into a more holistic approach to making change. Through evening and weekend sessions, dialogues, retreats, mentorship, project-based work, and community events, you’ll:

• Co-create a Jewish learning community. Find your people and take part in cultivating a powerful, creative, diverse Jewish community oriented in social justice. You’ll build a network grounded in mutual trust and respect where your Judaism flourishes and integrates with your understanding of collective liberation.

• Deepen your justice analysis. Develop a systemic analysis of the root causes and effects of economic, social, racial, environmental, and other injustices. Through a year-end leadership project, you’ll build a tangible articulation of how you’ve advanced your analysis and work for justice. 

• Advance your Jewish framework for justice. Engage in deep learning of Jewish texts, history, rituals, and culture. You’ll develop throughlines between your Jewishness and your justice commitments, and locate yourself in an unbroken history of progressive Jews resisting oppression. In Chicago, learn through a lens of environmental stewardship to unify your understanding of sites of social injustice, and Jewish justice movements.

• Join our active alumni network for life. Our community of over 1,700 Jewish social justice professionals and activists across the country are there to help with apartment hunts, job references, Shabbat dinner invites, mentorship, and everything in between. Alumni have exclusive access to educational benefits at partner institutions.

If you’re in your 20s or 30s and have been engaging in sustained social and economic justice work in a professional, volunteer, or personal capacity, we’re looking for you. Our Justice Fellows are activists, organizers, educators, social workers, non-profit staffers, movement leaders, artists, lawyers, health care professionals, students, in-between job-ers, and so much more.

Are you the next Justice Fellow? Request an application today to get started, or email apply@avodah.net to learn more or nominate a friend. They are accepting applications until all spots are filled for a November start.

Please personalize this as much as possible!

Hi {FIRST NAME},

I hope this email finds you well! I’m writing to share an opportunity that might be an empowering next step for you: Avodah’s Justice Fellowship in Chicago and New York City.

The Justice Fellowship is a part-time learning and community-building program bringing together a pluralistic cohort of Jewish changemakers in their 20s and 30s. Fellows co-create a pluralistic community built on mutual trust and respect through 8 months of evening and weekend sessions, dialogues, retreats, mentorship, project-based work, and community events. Avodah is looking for early- to mid-career applicants excited to build power, solidarity, language, resilience, and strategy for a Jewishly-rooted movement committed to doing justice work effectively, collaboratively, and sustainably.  

The impact of the program speaks for itself. A recent alum shared, “Without the Justice Fellowship, I could absolutely have seen myself easily burning out of [my] field within a few years. Due to the relationships I’ve made and the camaraderie with my fellows in this cohort, I have a much wider network of folks that I know I can reach out to when in need. I feel so grateful to have been a part of the fellowship and to have learned so much, and to now be a part of the Avodah alumni network to continue learning with so many others!”

I think this sounds like a great fit for you! You can learn more and request an application at avodah.net/fellowship. They are accepting applications for a November start so long as space allows.

Best,

[YOUR NAME]

P.S. You can also help spread the word using Avodah’s ready-made posts, or nominating a friend!

Please personalize this as much as possible!

Hi {FIRST NAME},

I hope this email finds you well! I’m writing to ask for your help in spreading the word about Avodah’s Justice Fellowship. 

The Justice Fellowship is a part-time, in-depth learning and community-building program designed to build the field of Jewish social justice leaders working effectively and sustainably in Chicago and New York City.  Fellows co-create a pluralistic, diverse community built on mutual trust and respect through 8 months of evening and weekend sessions, dialogues, retreats, mentoring, and community events.  Avodah is looking for early- to mid-career applicants in their 20s or 30s who have been engaging in sustained social justice work in a professional, volunteer, or personal capacity. Past Fellows have included activists, organizers, educators, social workers, non-profit staffers, movement leaders, artists, lawyers, health care professionals, students, in-between job-ers, and so much more!

The impact of the program speaks for itself. A recent Fellow shared, “Without the Justice Fellowship, I could absolutely have seen myself easily burning out of [my] field within a few years. Due to the relationships I’ve made and the camaraderie with my fellows in this cohort, I have a much wider network of folks that I know I can reach out to when in need. I feel so grateful to have been a part of the fellowship and to have learned so much, and to now be a part of the Avodah alumni network to continue learning with so many others!”

Word of mouth is the strongest recruitment tool for making this opportunity accessible to as many people as possible. They are accepting applications for a November start so long as space allows. You can help spread the word by:

1. Share a ready-made email or flyer with your networks;
2. Posting on your social media using Avodah’s ready-made posts;
3. Nominating a potential candidate.

Best,

[YOUR NAME]