Eligibility
Before applying to your Hillel or other participating organization to go on an AJWS Alternative Break, we suggest that you consider the following questions:
- Are you able to work on a volunteer project that involves physical labor for up to six hours a day?
- Are you interested in engaging in several hours of study each day, through which you will explore your Jewish identity in the context of human rights and social justice?
- Are you equally committed to participating in the volunteer and intensive study components of the program?
- Are you willing to live in modest, rustic accommodations which may lack access to electricity or running water?
- Are you comfortable in an environment in which there is a high level of ambiguity and uncertainty?
- Are you invested in taking part in a group experience, even if it means placing your personal needs second to those of the group?
- Are you prepared to behave respectfully and with cultural sensitivity in your host community?
- Are you excited to share a Jewish experience with a diverse, pluralistic group?
- Are you committed to using this experience to raise awareness about human rights and global justice upon your return?
Qualified applicants should be able to answer "yes" to all of these questions. Please contact your campus Hillel if you would like to discuss your eligibility further.
