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The Programs

Discover how you’ll make a difference as a Jewish professional.

About our Undergraduate Fellowship

Our Undergraduate Fellowship is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for college juniors and seniors to:
Explore your Jewish identity and how it fits into a larger Jewish context,
Develop core Jewish skills, including Jewish textual literacy, and
Take the first step toward a career that will make a difference in the world.
As part of a diverse group of fellows, you will meet with inspiring Jewish professionals, take a deep-dive into the breadth of American Jewish life, and determine what your role will be in the future of the Jewish community.

Then, once you’ve completed our Undergraduate Fellowship, you qualify to apply for our Graduate Fellowship -- a way to continue the pursuit of your passion and career at the graduate level with support from The Nachshon Project.

If you have passion, curiosity, and a desire for Tikkun Olam, we hope you’ll join us as an Undergraduate Fellow!
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What you’ll learn on The Nachshon Project:

Career
Exploration

Jewish 
Learning

Israel 
Engagement

Peer
Networking

Explore career opportunities in Jewish communal service and learn where you can make the biggest impact, find the most meaning, and be the most fulfilled.
Deepen your Jewish textual skills, giving you a leg up in your future studies and ultimately giving you better skills to serve as a Jewish leader.
Learn about social, political and religious aspects of the land, people, and country of Israel, and explore Israel's constantly-changing role in organized American Jewish life.
Meet, bond, and learn together with a diverse group of future Jewish community leaders who will become your nationwide network of colleagues and friends for life.

How does this work?


As a Nachshon Project Fellow, you’ll join a select cohort of driven Jewish undergraduates for a year of career exploration, leadership development, and deep Jewish learning. The Fellowship is built around three weekend-long conferences in different U.S. cities, where you’ll meet leading professionals in Jewish education, the rabbinate, and other communal roles. These practitioners will share not just what they do, but why they do it—what motivates them, how they make an impact, and why it might inspire you. Each conference includes intensive Jewish text study, meaningful conversations, and the chance to network with passionate peers who are also thinking about how they can shape the future of Jewish life.

The experience culminates in a week-long trip to Israel, where Fellows build personal connections to the land, people, culture, and politics. You'll explore how Israel fits into your identity as a leader, and how you can help others connect with Israel in your future career—whether that’s in a classroom, on a pulpit, at camp, or in a community setting.

Careers

Explore Jewish communal careers to find where you can make the biggest impact, find the most meaning, and be most fulfilled.

Jewish Learning

Learn with top educators from all different Jewish backgrounds as you take a deep dive into core Jewish ideas and texts, and grapple with your personal Jewish identity.

Israel Engagement

Learn about the social, political and religious aspects of the land, people, and country of Israel, and explore the changing Israel-Diaspora relationship and Israel’s role in organized American Jewish life.

Cohort Building

Meet, bond, and grow with a diverse group of future Jewish community leaders who will become your nationwide network of colleagues and friends for life.

Watch and Learn: The Nachshon Project Up Close

  • About The Nachshon Project

    Brandeis University

  • The Nachshon Project 2019

  • The World Will Know Our Names

  • What's Your Question

  • To Engage the Complexity

  • Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

    The case for a meaningful Jewish career

  • Today's Students

  • Natan Sharansky

    Finding strength through Jewish identity

  • Shimon Peres

    Jewish Leadership Grounded in the Bible

  • Rick Recht & Sheldon Low

    Greetings from the Holy Land

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn how you’ll spend your time throughout your participation in The Nachshon Project Fellowship, and get answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.
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Watch and Learn: The Nachshon Project Up Close

  • The World Will Know Our Names

    What's Your Question?

    About The Nachshon Project

  • A Semester in Israel

    To Engage the Complexity

    Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

    The case for a meaningful Jewish career

  • Today's Students

    Natan Sharansky

    Finding strength through Jewish identity

    Shimon Peres

    Jewish Leadership Grounded in the Bible

  • Rick Recht and Sheldon Low

    Greetings from the Holy Land
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