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Jerusalem

Working to build a sustainable funding and tracking model for Israel's preeminent civil rights organization working from Jewish values and a baseline of human rights.

Jerusalem

I coordinate, recruit for, and run Extend's leading educational programs bringing young Diaspora Jews to meet with Palestinian and Israeli human rights activists across Israel-Palestine to gain a deeper understanding of the on-the-ground realities of this land. During my two years in the position, I brought over 430 participants on programs to East.

Givat Haviva, Haifa, Israel

Provided round-the-clock emotional support for 100 boarding students during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Coordinated, planned, and ran weekly educational activities for students from 20+ countries.Worked in conjunction with formal educators to make the boarding lives and informal education of 100 students as well-rounded as possible.Oversaw the.

Jerusalem, Israel

Studied Gemara, Tanach, and other Jewish texts in an intensive, full-day schedule.Helped organize daily prayer services for the yeshiva.

- Act as a sounding board on various issues faced by the larger diverse Jewish student population across campuses- Seek to make recommendations to professional and lay leadership as an ambassador of all students’ interests- Sit on Student Cabinet Israel Working Group and Safety, Respect, and Equity (SRE) Board of Directors Task Force

Retrieve and reshelve items from Special Collections archives.Maintain organization of items in fast-paced environment.Scan PDFs of requested items.

Chicago, Illinois

Jerusalem Area, Israel

Crafted lesson plans and ran sports-related programmingAssisted campers in English language immersion setting