| ** SCHUSTERMAN LEADERS ASSEMBLY ** This is the first gathering of all of the JCSC Fellows. Each year, it is held in conjunction with the Student Leaders Assembly at Camp Moshava in Honesdale, PA. “Leaders,” as it is known, is our official training, where we learn what our job entails, some examples of previous programs, and best |
| jcsc fellowship: the corps |
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| One of the best parts of the fellowship is the network of friends and colleagues that you will meet, who have the same job as you, but work on different campuses across the world! This year there were about 100 fellows, but you will communicate with some more than others. Check out the different opportunities for you to travel, learn, and meet the other fellows! |
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| jcsc camp: leaders |
| of all get to meet other fellows for the first time!!! While students also attend this 6-day conference, the fellows stay at the opposite end of the camp, where most of our training occurs. However, there are several opportunities, such as during meals or Shabbat services, where you can interact with the students from your school or different schools. The dress during Leaders is casual, but people like to get more dressed up for Shabbat. |
| ** PROFESSIONAL STAFF CONFERENCE ** Besides Leaders, PSC is the second of two mandatory conferences. This one is held in Princeton, NJ and is preceded by a JCSC Shabbaton. The Shabbaton is nice, because it is a chance for the fellows to see one another and exchange ideas prior to PSC when all of the Directors, |
| Program Directors and other staff join us. You will stay in a separate hotel for the Shabbaton, then pack up your stuff and move to another one for PSC. At PSC, you will listen to speakers, participate in Jewish learning, become closer with people that you met at Leaders, and eat lots of food! PSC culminates in a huge Gala event, with dinner, awards, and dancing. With that being said, the dress for PSC is generally business attire. |
| PSC lovin |
| The big Gala event |
| ** REGIONAL KALLOT ** Each year the Meyerhoff Center for Judaic Studies coordinates regional kallot, which are opportunities for professionals to gather for Jewish learning. Fellows, Program Directors, and Directors all participate, but it is optional. Each kallah is only one day, but helpful because you will learn how to incorporate Jewish learning into your Hillel programming. This year, I attended the mid-west kallah in St. Louis, Missouri at Washington University. Who knows where it will be next year?! |
| ** RETREATS, SHABBATOT, TRIPS ** While not everyone participates, some JCSC fellows do coordinate retreats or other trips as an opportunity for students to meet Jewish students on other campuses. This year I helped coordinate an Alternative Spring Break trip to North Carolina, and a mid-west FYSH Shabbaton to Chicago, Illinois. |
| ** ROAD TRIP! ** As if all of the conferences and retreats were not enough, many of us become so close with other fellows that we plan road trips on the weekends to go and visit them. It’s amazing how close you can become with people in one year… |
| Alternative Spring Break |
| Jew-Jitsu at PSC |
| You're my hero, Andy! |
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| Mid-west Kallah |
| ** SPITZER ** Some fellows attend the Charlotte and Jack J. Spitzer Forum on Public Policy with their students. 2003 was the first year when there was tzedek training for professionals and it was held in Baltimore. Spitzer is a social justice conference with an opportunity for students to lobby on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. |
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| OSU Israel Shabbaton |