The Global Justice Fellowship (GJF) is a six-month program of learning, travel, and action open to American Jewish clergy who are interested in harnessing their moral authority to help shape the American Jewish community’s commitment to ending poverty and advancing human rights across the Global South. The GJF includes four core components:
- Learning: Online learning sessions about Judaism and global human rights, and how to address pressing social issues in ways that are sustainable and lead to real change. Sessions are designed to build community and practice concrete skills, offering opportunities for mentorship from AJWS Global Ambassador Ruth Messinger and AJWS head of Jewish Engagement, Rabbi Elizabeth Richman.
- International Travel: A week of educational travel to the Dominican Republic to meet and learn from extraordinary grassroots activists and experts and give context to the online learning.
- Advocacy in D.C.: A two and a half day trip to Washington, D.C., to advocate for policies that advance human rights across the globe, informed by the Fellows’ study and travel experiences.
- Engagement: Post-trip engagement with AJWS’s human rights work through public writing, meeting with elected leaders, action alerts, and participation in AJWS’s network of clergy leaders who are dedicated to advancing human rights and ending poverty in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
In these fraught political times, this fellowship is a unique opportunity to learn about resilience and resistance directly from leaders who have spent years leading struggles for democracy and human rights in their own countries.
The Global Justice Fellowship is highly subsidized. Fellows pay only a sliding scale registration fee of $180 – $540, plus the cost of any vaccinations, medications, visas, and miscellaneous costs.
Applications are due June 10 and will be evaluated after applications close. Links to the program schedule and requirements, the application, and a full FAQ are below.
“This fellowship has been one of the greatest gifts of my life and rabbinic formation.”
For more information, please contact Rabbi Elizabeth Richman.
