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Mazel tov on your graduation from Duke! In addition to staying connected with Jewish Life at Duke by staying
in touch, visiting campus, and keeping up-to-date on latest happenings via our alumni newsletters, we know you may be looking for a way to get connected to your new Jewish community, wherever that is. We’ve rounded up some helpful resources and opportunities
to get involved. We wish you the best of luck!
Jewish Alumni ResourcesNational Resources
Reboot - Creative, innovative approach to Jewish thought andReligious Education
bimbam – “watch something Jewish”– digital storytelling of Jewishstories
Go Daven – Find an Orthodox minyan anywhere
Hebcal - Look up the Jewish date, Shabbat times, holiday schedules, etc.
JCast Network – A portal for Jewish podcasts
Jewish Webcasting – A portal to Jewish and Israeli Radio, TV, Podcasts &Webcasts
Maven Search – Jewish Web Dictionary
My Jewish Learning - Online Jewish learning resources, basic information on all Jewish religious, cultural and historical topics
OneTable - Shabbat Dinner for you (elsewhere) or your friends (hosted by you) using this amazing site
Religious MovementsFind synagogues and communities forShabbat services, meals, High Holidaytickets, educational, social and culturalopportunities
Chabad
Conservative Movement
Orthodox Movement
Reconstructionist Movement
Reform Movement
Society for Humanistic Judaism
practice
RitualWell – A hub for connecting with Jewish tradition and innovation
Sefaria - Full-text access to Jewish texts in Hebrew and English
Yeshiva University Online Learning- Articles and recordings of classes
Jewish Alumni ResourcesNational Resources
Social Justice &Advocacy cont.AIPAC- The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is a bipartisan organization of U.S. citizens committed solely to strengthening, protecting and promoting the U.S.-Israel relationship in ways that enhance the security of the United States andIsrael.
American Jewish Committee -Young leadership arm of this global diplomacy and advocacy organization
American Jewish World Service -Global human rights and anti-poverty work, Global Circle is the young professionals’ arm
Avodah – Jewish service corps
Bend the Arc – A Jewish Partnership for Justice
Hazon - Jewish environmental activism and education
IfNotNow - Progressive Jewish Activist Group
JDC Entwine Jewish Service Corps -Year-long, paid, professional opportunity for Jewish young professionals to volunteer oversees with JDC (Joint Distribution Committee). Responding to international Jewish and humanitarian needs, JSC Fellows facilitate and create innovative programs using their unique skills and talents
Jewish Federation Young Leadership Division – Philanthropy and volunteerism
Jewish National Fund - Young leadership arm of JNF, which works on environmental and community development in Israel
JStreet - organizes and mobilizes pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans who want Israel to be secure, democratic and the national home of the Jewishpeople.
Jewish Volunteer Corps - Non-denominational Jewish volunteerorganization for ages 18-28
Mazon - A Jewish response to hunger
Jewish Alumni ResourcesNational Resources
Jerusalem Post – Israeli news –founded in 1932
Jew School – Progressive Jewish Blog
Jewlicious - Blog on Jewish topics, especially pop culture and current events
Tablet Mag - Articles about Jewish culture, news, thought
The Times of Israel – The Jewish HuffPo
Social Justice & Advocacy cont.New Israel Fund - NIF aims to advance liberal democracy, including freedom of speech and minority rights, and to fight inequality, injustice, and extremism that diminish Israel.
Pursue - 20s and 30s advocacy education
Repair the World – Jewish community service and activism
Jewish News & CultureEjewishphilanthropy - News about Jewish nonprofit world, op-eds and stories on Jewish education, general gathering of and sharing of ideas
The Forward - American Jewish publication since 1897
Haaretz – Israeli news - The online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, and analysis from Israel and the Middle East
Mosaic Magazine - Archives for Jewish Ideas Daily publications; Advancing Jewish Thought
Communal & Professional Opportunities Base - Base is the home of a rabbinic family, who welcome young adults for Shabbat and holiday celebrations, Jewish learning, and service in a warm, pluralistic setting.
BBYO – Career opportunities centered on making an impact on the next generation of Jewish teen leaders.
Brandeis Collegiate Institute -Program for adults 18-26 for 3 weeks in CA over the summer, for exploring Jewish identity
Jewish Alumni ResourcesNational Resources
Communal & Professional Opportunities cont.Career Up Now - Career advancement and access to industry leaders for emerging professionals
Dorot Fellowship - Dorot Fellows live in Israel for year, honing Jewish leadership characteristics and skills.
Havurah Institute - Week long summer retreat for building community, prayer leading, and song
Hazon Food Conference and Rides -Conference about food justice, and annual bike rides in CA, NY, Israel, and cross-country
Hillel - Founded in 1923 and adopted by B'nai B'rith in 1924, Hillel has grown into the world’s largest Jewish campus organization. Linked jobs and opportunities
Jewish Community Centers - Centers for Jewish classes, social opportunities, volunteer work, speakers, Israel engagement – often associated with a gym and pool
Jewish Federations of North America -Find your local Jewish federation
Jewish Jobs – Database of nonprofit Jewish communal jobs
Keshet – Global LGBTQ Jewish organization, links to local resources
Limmud - Jewish learning conferences in 50 cities worldwide
Masa - Masa Israel Journey offers over 200 study, internship, and volunteer opportunities all over Israel lasting between five and twelve months.
Masa Israel’s Job Posting – a listing of job posting sites including: Jewish jobs, nonprofit opportunities, and volunteer positions
Moishe House - Peer-led communities for Jewish young adults 22-32 that host several events a month including: Shabbat dinners, book clubs, parties, retreats, Jewish learning, Tikkun Olam, and more
Moishe House Without Walls -Different from a Moishe House, there are no minimum program requirements, the programs are open to the general community or invite-only and MHWOW hosts can live anywhere around the world.
Jewish Alumni ResourcesNational Resources
Online dating and dating apps for Jews
JCrush
Jdate
JWed
JRetroMatch
SawYouAtSinai
JSwipe
Social/Dating
Social Meetup – In-person gatherings organized online for any interest, including Jewish community
Tribester –where Jewish professionals meet and connect through our own hosted events (highlighted by The Tribal Ball on December 24) and by supporting and promoting worthwhile Jewish community events.
Communal & Professional Opportunities cont.Mosaic - Jewish community of outdoor enthusiasts
Pardes - Year, summer, and executive learning seminars for Jewish learning in Jerusalem
Presentense - Fellowship for Jewish social entrepreneurship
Repair the World Fellowship - Year-long service fellowship in Baltimore, Philly, Detroit or Pittsburgh
Svara – A traditionally radical Yeshiva –offers programs such as Queer Talmud Camp
Yahel Social Change Fellowship - 9 Month service-based fellowship for college grads 22-28, in Israel .
Yeshivat Hadar - Year-long Jewish learning fellowship in NYC
Jewish Life at Duke, Box 90936, 1415 Faber St, Durham, NC, 27708Phone: (919) 684-6422 Email: [email protected]
Jewish Alumni ResourcesRegional Resources
Boston, MA
Asiyah – community in the Somerville/Cambridge area of Greater Boston with twice-monthly Kabbalat Shabbat services
Camberville Open Beit Midrash – foster diverse, approachable Jewish learning spaces in Cambridge + Somerville where participants come together to question, think, and learn
Eser - Open Circle Jewish Learning 20s and 30s
Gateways - provides a broad range of high-quality programs, services, expertise, and support to enable students with diverse learning needs to succeed in Jewish educational settings
Havurah on The Hill - is a non-denominational, egalitarian minyan for Jews in their 20s and 30s in the Boston area
Mem Project – explore Jewish identity and offers Jewish art workshops to young adults in the greater Boston area
Nehar Shalom - JP Synagogue
Orthodox Minyan at Harvard Hillel - The Harvard Hillel Orthodox Minyan bring together undergraduates, graduate students, and local community members in a vibrant community
ShalomBoston – Has a searchable database of synagogues in Boston as well as Greater Boston Area Resources
Temple Beth Shalom - the Tremont Street Shul’s goal is to cultivate a spiritual home for Jews who are looking for a traditionally Jewish and socially inclusive community
Temple Beth Zion - an independent Jewish congregation dedicated to spiritual awareness, Jewish continuity and questioning, social action, a relationship with the State of Israel, and community - Shabbat Nariya
Wandering Minyan - traditional egal in someone’s home/potluck
Religious & Educational Resources
Social & General Community384 @ KI- Kehillath Israel's group of 20s & 30s. A warm community of Jewishly engaged young adults who strive to create social programming (Conservative Shul)
Boston Workmen’s Circle - a multigenerational community, as well as an arts and culture center
CJP Young Adult Community Grants - CJP's Young Adult Community Grants (YACG) provide up to $5,000 in funding to non-profits in support of programs that bring Jewish young adults (ages 22-45) together to connect with one another, engage with the Jewish tradition and culture
IfNotNow Boston – Boston chapter of activist group
Gin & Jews – Bar nights and social events for young Jewish professionals
Moishe House – Brookline, Cambridge, Kavod House, Somerville
Riverway Project – (Reform) Temple Israel of Boston’s 20’s & 30’s outreach programs
Youngish w/ Jewish Boston - Events, blogs and organizations
Combined Jewish Philanthropies - brings together Greater Boston's Jewish community to care for people in need, advocate for Israel and ensure a vibrant, Jewish future
JALSA – Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action
JCRC - a coalition of organizations and individuals that represents and advances the values, interests, and priorities of the organized Jewish community in greater Boston
Jewish Boston - Umbrella site for Jewish events, groups, and communities in Boston
Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston – A database of JCC programs in the greater Boston area that include camps, daycare, community, and more
Community Service/Volunteering
Jewish Alumni ResourcesRegional Resources
Boston, MA
NIF NewGen Boston – an open and vibrant community of young professionals, social activists, community leaders, and students in their 20s and 30s who are committed to the work of the New Israel Fund
Base Boston– Base BSTN is located in Brookline, MA and is the home of Rabbi Elizabeth & Matt Bonney-Cohen
Housing Spreadsheets - Roommate Shidduch Time in Boston
Social & General Community continued…
• Moishe House Chicago - RSJ (focuses on Jews from the Former Soviet Union)
• Moishe House Chicago - Wicker Park• JWI’s Young Women’s Leadership• JCC 20s and 30s• JCC Chicago Seed 613• Jewish Council on Urban Affairs• National Council of Jewish Women, North
Shore and South Cook Sections• JCUA: Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (Jewish
community organizing
Learning• Orot Center for New Jewish Learning (Jewish
Mindfulness)• J-Life/RAJE (Russian American Jewish
Experience)• Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and
Leadership• SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshivah (Safe
space for LGBTQ)
Bay Area, CAReligious & Educational Resources
Pray & Socialize• The Kitchen (SF)• Congregation Emanu-El Young Adults (SF)• Congregation Beth Am (Palo Alto)• Mission Minyan (SF)• Congregation Netivot Shalom, Conservative
Shul (Berkeley)• Minyan Dafna, Egalitarian Pop Up Minyan
(Berkeley)• Glitter Kehila (Oakland)• RadTrad, Pop up minyan (Oakland)• Chochmat Halev, Reconstructionist Shul
(Berkeley)• Urban Adamah (Berkeley)• Niggun Collective (Berkeley)• Kohenet Jewish Priestess Institute• Young Jewish Professionals with Chabad
Oakland• Hillel at Stanford Grads/Young Adults Group
(Palo Alto) • Congregation Etz Chayim Young Adults (Palo
Alto) • Congregation Kol Emeth Young Adults (Palo
Alto) • Oshman Family JCC (Palo Alto)
Chicago, ILSourced by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago & ChiTribe
Religious & Community Resources
Pray• Mishkan Chicago (Conservative/Renewal)• Makom (Jewish Renewal)• Central Synagogue of Chicago (Conservative)• Anshe Emet Young Adult Division
(Conservative)• Anshe Sholom (Modern Orthodox)• Chicago Loop Synagogue (Conservative) • Chicago Sinai Congregation (Reform)• Temple Shalom (Reform)
General Community Building
• Anshe Emmet, YAD• Silverstein Base Hillel• Loop Base Hillel
Jewish Alumni ResourcesRegional Resources
Chicago, IL
Religious & Community Resources cont…
Sourced by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago & ChiTribe
• JUF, Jewish Federation, Young Leadership Division (YLD)
• Leads (meet other young adults to learn about Jewish Chicago, a fantastic way to get to know others!)
• YLD Pride- LGBTQ group• IfNotNow Chicago• Moishe House Chicago - Edgewater• Moishe House Chicago - Lakeview• Moishe House Chicago - Old Town• Moishe House Chicago - RSJ (focuses on Jews
from the Former Soviet Union)• Moishe House Chicago - Wicker Park• JWI’s Young Women’s Leadership• JCC 20s and 30s• JCC Chicago Seed 613• Jewish Council on Urban Affairs• National Council of Jewish Women, North
Shore and South Cook Sections• JCUA: Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (Jewish
community organizing
Learning
• Orot Center for New Jewish Learning (Jewish Mindfulness)
• J-Life/RAJE (Russian American Jewish Experience)
• Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership
• SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshivah (Safe space for LGBTQ)
Los Angeles, CAReligious & Educational Resources
Pray & Socialize• Ikar (Conservative/Renewal)• Nashuva Minyan• Atid LA - Sinai Temple 20s & 30s • Next Gen at Valley Beth Shalom (Conservative)• YABA (Young Adults of Beth Am)
(Conservative)• Beit T’Shuvah• Chillenials at Temple Israel of Hollywood
(Reform)• B’nai David-Judea Young Professionals
(Modern/Open Orthodox)• Young Israel of Century City, LA, and Hancock
Park (Modern Orthodox)• Beverly Hills Synagogue ( a Young Israel
synagogue, Modern Orthodox)• And many more synagogues!• General Community/multi purpose offering• yaLA (Young Adults of Los Angeles)• Moishe House LA - Downtown LA• Moishe House LA - North Hollywood• Moishe House LA - Silver Lake• Moishe House LA - Venice• Moishe House LA - West Hollywood• Moishe House LA - West LA• Silverlake Independent Jewish community
center• JQ international (for lgbtq)• Reboot• 30 years after for Persian young adults• JIMENA (Jews Indigenous to the Middle East
and North Africa) Mizrachi • Zaman Collective (for Mizrahi Jews)• Jewish cultural events • Aish• JWI’s Young Women’s Leadership• YJP• IfNotNow Los Angeles• Pico Union Project
Learning• Hartman Institute• Synagogue Groups
Jewish Alumni ResourcesRegional Resources
Los Angeles, CAReligious & Community Resources cont…Volunteering
• Guardians at the LA Jewish home• NCJW • Jewish Family Services• Koreh LA• SOVA food pantry• Big Sunday through Temple Israel of
Hollywood (TIOH) and many other synagogues
• Christmas Eve dinner for homeless individuals through TIOH
• Cedars Sinai Hospital• Bend the Arc
New York City, NY
Pray & Socialize
• DC Minyan (traditional egal minyan)• Sixth & I (synagogue and cultural center) - 6th
in the City Shabbat for 20s & 30s • Rosh Pina (traditional/partnership minyan)• Kesher Israel (Orthodox Shul)• AJC ACCESS Young Leadership• Adas Israel (Conservative Shul)• Adas Israel YP (Young Professionals) monthly
shabbat services• Mesorah DC (Shabbat services and dinner)• 2239 of Washington Hebrew Congregation
Metro Minyan Shabbat (Reform)• Edlavitch JCC• New Synagogue Project (lots of singing,
progressive community)
Volunteer
• 2239 of Washington Hebrew Congregation• Jews United for Justice
Religious & Community ResourcesSourced by GatherDC
Learn
• Gather DC Mini Gatherings• Sixth & I classes
General Community/multi purpose offerings
• OneTable DMV• Moishe House Washington D.C. - Capitol Hill• Moishe House Washington D.C. - Columbia
Heights• Moishe House Bethesda• Moishe House NOVA (Northern Virginia)• Gather DC Monthly Happy Hour• Open Door Fellowship• DC Jews on Bikes• JConnect (Jewish Federation)• Base Hillel DC• Entrypoint DC through the Edlavitch JCC• JWI’s Young Women’s Leadership• Sixth & I• Oy The World’s a Stage (theater facebook
group)• IfNotNow DC
Facebook Groups (for housing and events)
• DC Jew Crew• NoVA Jew Crew• OneTable DC Metro Area
Religious & Community Resources
Pray & Socialize
• Shir Ha’maalot (traditional egal lay-led minyan and potluck Shabbat dinner)
• Lab/Shul (cool and creative)• Shabbat Unplugged - Temple Shaarey T’filah
(Reform)
Jewish Alumni ResourcesRegional Resources
New York City, NYReligious & Community Resources cont…Pray & Socialize
• Shabbat After Dark - Stephen Wise Free Synagogue (Reform)
• Friday Night Lights at Manhattan Jewish Experience (Modern Orthodox)
• The Prospect Heights Shul• Congregation Beth Elohim • B’nei Jeshurun - Tzeirim (young adult group) • Central Synagogue 20s & 30s • Hadar (Renewal)• Romemu (Renewal)• The Jewish Center (Modern Orthodox)• Babayit (Bnei Akiva young professional
community)• UWS//Jews (meal hosting, holiday events,
useful list serve)• Oheb Zedek (OZ)• Chabad of Upper West Side• Darkhei Noam (Partnership Minyan)• Young Israel (Modern Orthodox)• Ramath Orah (a little further north)• West Side Institutional• Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (LGBTQ)• Lincoln Square Synagogue (Modern Orthodox)• Mount Sinai• The Beis• Congregation Orach Chai• Park Avenue Synagogue (Conservative)• Temple Emanu-el (Reform)• Tribe (Rodeph Shalom’s young adult group)• Or Olam Synagogue (Conservative)• The Bayit (Open Orthodox, in Riverdale,
Bronx)
Volunteer• HUC-JIR Soup Kitchen• JCorps• Repair The World• Jews For Racial and Economic Justice
• JCC Manhattan 20s & 30s Volunteer Corps• National Council of Jewish Women• Bend the Arc
Learn
• Avodah Justice Fellowship• Synagogue groups• Hadar (Conservative/Renewal)• RAJE (Russian American Jewish Experience)• Romemu Yeshiva (Renewal)
General Community/multi purpose offerings
• Base Hillel DWTN• Base Hillel BKLYN• Moishe House NYC - Murray Hill• Moishe House NYC - Park Slope• Moishe House NYC - RSJ• Moishe House NYC - Upper East Side• Moishe House NYC - Upper West Side• Moishe House NYC - West Village• Moishe House NYC - Williamsburg• Moishe House NYC - Harlem• Moishe House NYC - Queens LIC• Brooklyn Jews• Zaman Collective (for Mizrahi Jews)• JCC Manhattan• Jewish Modern Connections• JWI’s Young Women’s Leadership• Manhattan Jewish Experience • IfNotNow New York• NIF NewGen
Manhattan, NYGeneral Community Resources• B’nai Jeshrun Tze’irim• Chadeish Yameinu (Chai Minyan)• Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (LGBTQ)• JCC Manhattan 20s and 30s• Kehilat Hadar• Ohel Ayala• Romemu• Shabbat Unplugged• Town and Village Synagogue
Jewish Alumni ResourcesRegional Resources
Brooklyn, NYCommunity Resources
Greater NY Resources
• Altshul• Atid• Brooklyn Jews• Jewish Meditation Center• Locally Grown Shabbat• Shir Ha’Maalot• Young Jewish Brooklyn
• 14th Street Y• 92 St. Y (Upper East Side and Tribeca locations)• Duke Alumni in NYC• JCC in Manhattan (Upper West) • Jewish Meet-Up groups• Keshet• Moishe House• Mosaic• One Table • UJA Federation NY Groups• Wandering Jews of Astoria
Community Resources