Fall 2021 Social Justice Internship Course: LA 320J - Jewish Studies Internship

Each semester, students from throughout the university join the program for a 10 hour a week internship at a museum or social justice organization in town and attend a two hour seminar on Wednesday evenings in which a guest speaker from the social justice non profit world attends. Students also explore Jewish texts (the Hebrew Bible and later commentaries) on such social justice issues as poverty alleviation, homelessness, work ethics, food equity, etc.

The course has both an independent studies flag and an ethics flag, and competitive scholarships are available for students to apply to once they have secured their internship! Many students have gone on to get jobs at their internship organization, or complete additional internship hours after the course is already over.