tl;dr: EA for Jews is now accepting applications for the spring 2025 cohort of our intro program, the EA and Judaism Intro Fellowship! Please spread the word to anyone you know who might be interested! If you are connected with a Jewish organization that might be able to help us promote the fellowship, please let us know at Shalom@eaforjews.org.

Fellowship Details

We’re excited to announce that we will be running the next round of the EA and Judaism Intro Fellowship starting this April!

The fellowship is an 8-week program you can do alongside school or work that explores the core ideas of effective altruism and their relationship to Jewish tradition, texts, culture, and history. 

While most cohorts will meet virtually, we can have in-person cohorts if there are enough people interested from a particular location. 

The fellowship explores questions such as:

• What do Jewish texts and tradition have to say about our obligations to the global poor, animals, and future generations?
• How should we balance concern for Jewish priorities vs. global priorities?
• What can we do to most effectively address pressing global problems like global poverty, pandemics, and risks posed by emerging technologies?

The only requirements are:

• Excitement about making a positive impact in the world
• Interest in exploring the intersection of Jewish tradition and effective altruism
• Willingness to spend ~2 hours each week engaging with pre-reading
• Commitment to attending weekly sessions of ~60minutes (unless unforeseen circumstances arise)

The fellowship is open to people of all stages of education and work including undergrad, postgrad, and early-late career, as well as people from any and all Jewish backgrounds. No affiliation with a particular institution or Jewish denomination is required, nor is any prior engagement with effective altruism.

For any questions, reach out to us at Shalom@eaforjews.org or schedule a 1-1 with Sam, our director.

The Fellowship will start the week of April 20th and last for 8 weeks. 

The deadline to apply is Thursday, April 10th.

Learn more and apply at: https://eaforjews.org/fellowship

Ways you can help 

(1) Spread the word to anyone you know who might be interested! 

In past fellowship cohorts, almost everyone who joined heard about it from a direct message from someone they knew! Fellows do not need to be religious or have any prior background with effective altruism. Here are some ways you can help spread the word:

1. ***Share the fellowship with a friend who might be a good fit!*** I think we all have that friend who we quietly think would make a great EA but are too shy to talk to them about it or don't want to seem pushy. If that describes you, this is the perfect opportunity - just send them over to us and we'll do the salesmanship. You can send them the fellowship page on our website, or even the syllabus if they're curious! Not sure what to say? How about: “Hey, just sharing a reading group that I thought might be of interest to you! Happy to connect you with the person organizing it if you're interested or have any questions! – https://eaforjews.org/fellowship/”
2. Introduce someone who might be interested to me over email (roth.sam11@gmail.com), and I can explain all the details!
3. Share the fellowship with a Jewish organization you're connected with! You can find a template message and flyer here. Or, introduce me to them, and I can tell them about the program!

(2) Apply to facilitate 

We are looking for facilitators who can help lead a cohort of fellows toward a good exchange of ideas. You can lead a group either in person within your own community or online. Please reach out to me at roth.sam11@gmail.com if interested.

(3) Help connect us with a Jewish organization 

If you have a connection with a Jewish organization that can help promote our fellowship (such as your synagogue, campus Hillel, study program, etc.) let us know at Shalom@eaforjews.org.

Thank you in advance!