JLIC - Empowering Tomorrow's Jewish Leaders, Today.

What we do

Our Programs

North American Campus

We recruit, train, and place rabbinic couples on college campuses across North America to serve as Torah educators, role models, and community leaders. JLIC Campus Directors support and empower students as they navigate the college environment and take their first independent steps into Jewish adulthood.

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Israel College and Community

JLIC Israel builds communal and personal support for the new wave of college students, graduate students, and young professionals who are making Aliyah and choosing to study for a degree in Israel (ages 18-35).

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Summer and Volunteer Israel Programs

JLIC offers summer and short-term Israel programs that feature professional internships, Torah study, volunteering, travel, and leadership training for college students from North America

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Yavneh

Yavneh recruits, trains, and mentors a network of all-star student leaders who are engaged in positive Israel activism, building Jewish life, and creating dynamic programs on college campuses across North America.

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Abraham's House

This initiative engages Jewish students and young professionals in social service and charitable giving, mobilizing the community—especially its younger members—to support a variety of meaningful causes.

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JLIC is...

IMPACT

HERITAGE

LEADERSHIP

SUPPORT

FRIENDSHIP

LEARNING

CONNECTION

Chessed

GROWTH

UNITY

TRADITION

COMMUNITY

MENTORSHIP

JLIC By the Numbers

Our Stats

100+

Campuses + Communities

25+

Years Operating

Global Participants

400+

Student Leaders

600+

Programs Yearly

Voices from the Community

Student Reflections

Rav Josh and Rikki are the absolute best!!!! They foster such an uplifting environment and make Judaism so exciting! Their commitment to our community and connecting to everyone is so inspiring.

University of Maryland JLIC Student

The Ozars are the reason that you can be orthodox on the Yale campus. If they only ensured we had kosher food and minyan throughout the pandemic and building closure, dayenu. But they do so much more. They are the linchpins of a vibrant and thriving community experience.

Yale JLIC student

JLIC is wonderful with helping students grow as Jews and as people. I am very grateful to have developed a wonderful relationship with them over the past few years. They have impacted my religious experience at Brandeis tremendously and I have grown close to their kids and to them.

Brandeis JLIC Student

The past year with Yavneh was truly a growing experience. I learned so much about myself, learned the value of community, how much community matters and how it takes a group effort to be successful.

Yavneh Fellow at Rutgers

I was able to see what its like to work in Israel and through my internship make a bunch of connections that helped me to better understand what the best route of action for my future would be.

JLIC Summer Participant

JLIC has really made my move to Israel as seamless as possible. The amazing Shabbat programs have helped me meet friends and find my support system.

JLIC Israel Community Member

I felt like I was able to go to an Israeli University because I had an Anglo community to rely on because of JLIC.

JLIC Israel Community Member

JLIC is a program I’m familiar with from college in the US and was great to have here to help me transition to living in Israel. I have met most of my friends through JLIC and usually go to our JLIC couple for a Shabbat meal if they are hosting, which is always a relief and joy.

JLIC Israel Community Member

JLIC’s Passover Impact: Creating Jewish Homes Away from Home

As Passover concluded this year, JLIC once again demonstrated its vital role in supporting Jewish students during one of Judaism’s most significant holidays. Thanks to the generous support of our donors, JLIC educators across campuses nationwide created meaningful Passover experiences for students far from home, ensuring no Jewish student needed to celebrate alone. JLIC serves […]

Inaugural “Come Dine With the Prof” Event Brings Science, Faith, and Innovation to TAU Students

The M.D. Katz JLIC program at Tel Aviv University, led by directors Rabbi Eitan and Elana Phillips, launched their new “Come Dine With the Prof” series on the evening of Wednesday, March 19th. The intimate dinner gathering brought students together with Prof. Brian Rosen, Vice Dean for International Affairs at TAU’s Faculty of Engineering, for […]

Yavneh National Hillel Torah Bowl: A Celebration of Torah Knowledge and Community

The University of Maryland campus buzzed with excitement as students from across the nation gathered for the Yavneh’s National Hillel Torah Bowl (NHTB) on March 28-29, 2025. This remarkable event, a program of the JLIC, brought together Jewish college students from ten prestigious institutions for a weekend of Torah study, friendly competition, and community building. […]