Program Overview

Program in Jewish Studies

The Program in Jewish Studies is an academic program open to students from all backgrounds, Jewish and non-Jewish.

Internship in Jewish Studies

The Internship in Jewish Studies (JWST 3930) brings together Jewish Studies and students' professional paths by placing them in a non-profit organization, educational institution, political office, medical school, or other site for a semester of service-learning.

• Students work 7-10 hours per week at their internship site.
• Students attend a weekly class to learn about leadership, workplace ethics, and how Jewish Studies can inform their professional lives.
• Students earn 3 credit-hours for this course.

Internship Positions

The following internship positions are available:

• Arts & Culture
  • Boulder Jewish Festival Intern
  • Boulder JCC Internship: Jewish Film Festival Intern
• Environment & Israel-Palestine
  • Sustainable Israeli-Palestinian Projects, Student Intern
• Event Planning
  • Great Big Challah Bake Intern - Boulder JCC
  • CU Boulder Hillel Holocaust Awareness Week Internship
• Food & Sustainability
  • Ekar Farms, Student Intern
  • Milk and Honey Farm, Boulder JCC Farm Intern
• Fundraising
  • Jewish Studies Advisory Board, Fundraising Intern
• Journalism, Marketing, & Social Media
  • Congregation Har HaShem, Communications Intern
  • Boulder Jewish News, Journalism Intern
  • Intermountain Jewish News, Stringer Intern
  • Boulder Jewish Family Services, Marketing and Outreach Intern
  • CU Boulder Hillel Marketing Intern
• Rights & Advocacy
  • The Anti-Defamation League Internship
• Startup Industry
  • Boomtown Accelerator Internship
  • FinGoal Internship
• Outreach & Engagement
  • Boulder Jewish Community Center, Community and Family Engagement Intern
• Synagogue Data Analysis
  • Congregation Har Hashem Intern
• Synagogue Logistics
  • Congregation Bonai Shalom Intern
• Synagogue Preservation Project
  • Preservation of Temple Aaron Internship
• Youth/Teens & Education
  • Boulder Jewish Community Center, Youth, and Camps Intern
  • Congregation B’nai Torah, Religious School Hebrew Intern

Program Details

• Program consent is required.
• Positions are open to all students of all majors & backgrounds, Jewish & non-Jewish.
• The program is part of the College of Arts and Sciences.
• The program offers various courses, including Hebrew Program, Internship in Jewish Studies, and Education Abroad.
• Scholarships & Fellowships are available.