For the fourth year in a row, Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action is hosting Clergy Student Fellows to build the Jewish climate movement and to provide spiritually meaningful opportunities to Jews in the United States who are wrestling with and wanting to make an impact on the climate crisis.

The 2023-2024 Organizing & Leadership Development Fellowship focuses on growing and nurturing a vibrant network and community of Dayenu Circles. Dayenu Circles are small (and sometimes large!) groups of people working together on climate action from a place of Jewish values and experience. Dayenu Circles are rooted in congregations of various denominations, in college Hillels, in day schools, in neighborhoods, among groups of friends, and within Jewish organizations. As of May 2023, there are 82 active Dayenu Circles and dozens more prospective Dayenu Circles across 27 states. Each week brings more Jewish leaders reaching out to get started.

Position starts September 5, 2023 and ends May 31, 2024 (38 weeks), with a commitment of 8 hours per week on average. Stipend is $10,000, which is $33/hour.

The position is remote, with the option to work at the Dayenu office at 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1800, New York, New York. This position reports to Dayenu’s National Organizer, who is based in San Francisco. Fellows will receive mentoring, training and supervision from staff at Dayenu as well as support from a fellowship cohort.

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Role description:

• Set up and conduct one on one and small group meetings with people interested in starting Dayenu Circles, including Rabbis, lay leaders, high school and college students, and individual activists.
• Coach Dayenu Circle leaders in their organizing. Support campaign tactics such as planning direct actions, respond to volunteer leaders’ questions and ideas, and develop materials including content and activities that communicate and ground in Jewish values, teaching, experience, story, and ritual.
• Host quarterly Dayenu Circle interest meetings and track participation.
• Respond in a timely fashion to incoming Dayenu Circle inquiries.
• Support community-building, virtual trainings, and gatherings in a variety of roles: preparing and delivering content, providing motivation and inspiration, preparing volunteers or guest speakers or facilitators, recruiting and reminding, facilitating breakouts, providing tech support.
• Support Dayenu’s fall 2023 and spring 2024 campaigns.
• Play a lead role in organizing a Spring Summit (virtual, TBD) for Dayenu Circles, including planning sessions and recruiting participants.
• Research Jewish and climate justice leaders, activists, institutions, organizations, and issues in a target state or states with whom we could build relationships to strengthen the Jewish climate movement.
• Track the impact and results of your organizing, and make adjustments to meet shared goals.
• Participate in group and individual reflection on climate organizing as rabbinic practice.
• Contribute to building a culture and practice of spirit, joy, impact, equity, ritual, and community.
• Support the development of a Dayenu Circle at your seminary and potentially at other seminaries as interest arises.

Qualifications:

• Experience organizing in a Jewish context, or organizing experience plus experience in Jewish communities.
• A track record of working with people across lines of difference and a commitment to anti-racist practice.
• Strong listening skills and interpersonal communication including over phone, video, email, and text communication.
• Works well independently and collaboratively.

Dayenu is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to racial equity and accessibility. Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews, Black and Indigenous people, people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA people are strongly encouraged to apply. We know historically that women and people of color don’t apply to jobs unless they meet 100% of the qualifications. We encourage you to apply if you think you might be a good fit even if you don’t meet 100% of the listed requirements. Dayenu does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, sex, age, gender identity or expression, or other status protected by applicable law.