Alumni

Through their year in AVODAH and their ongoing network, our alumni gain the experience, skills and resources necessary for a lifetime commitment to working for social change. AVODAH's Alumni Community supports and encourages its members to take leadership roles in that work, to inspire and engage others to work for social change, and to deepen connections between activism and Jewish life that bring vitality and power to both.

In summer 2006, AVODAH inaugurated a partnership with American Jewish World Service (AJWS), an organization dedicated to reducing poverty through grant making and service programs in the global south. We are pleased to work with AJWS and be able to offer programs and skill-building sessions that link domestic and international issues. With national and regional staff in New York, Washington D.C., and the Bay Area, we are working with our alumni, and alumni of other Jewish service programs, and other natural partners to help build a truly global Jewish social justice movement.

AVODAH alumni can be found all over the United States – and increasingly, all over the world.  Currently, regional program officers in New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. are collaborating with alumni to create vibrant local communities and to develop a range of educational and social programs, advocacy and service efforts, Shabbat and holiday celebrations, and personal and professional networking opportunities.

There are also growing clusters of AVODAH alumni in other regions, including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Seattle.