CareerForward: Opening Doors to the Jewish Nonprofit World
The Jewish nonprofit world offers a wealth of caeer opportunity. But for many college students, that sphere goes largely unexplored. Following the launch of its inaugural cohort last year, CareerForward, the JLIC Yavneh Jewish Impact Fellowship, has expanded to welcome 25 new fellows. The fellowship connects students with opportunities to explore careers in the Jewish […]
Starting the Year with Gratitude: JLIC Commemorates 9/11 by Honoring First Responders
This year, September 11, 2026, marked the 25th anniversary of 9/11. In keeping with JLIC’s annual tradition, Jewish college students across America paid tribute to the thousands of first responders who mobilized on 9/11, with deliveries of breakfast and coffee to local emergency service stations. Twenty-five years after the devastation of 9/11, JLIC found itself […]
Ancient Ruins, One Last Bowling Night, and a Whole Lot of Goodbyes
Nearly 200 JLIC Summer Program students flew to Israel this summer not sure what to expect. Some had never done a gap year. Others had never worked a real job. All of them are heading home with resumes, new friendships, and a lot more Torah than they arrived with. The Work Was Real, Right to […]
JLIC to Launch New Program at the University of Florida, Opening Fall 2026
More than 80 Modern Orthodox students already call UF home. This Fall 2026, JLIC arrives to support them. JLIC, an initiative of the Orthodox Union, is now on campus at the University of Florida. Starting this Fall 2026 semester, JLIC will support the more than 80 Modern Orthodox students who call UF home, a number […]
What We Carry: A Community Evening on Mental Health
Each summer, Jewish communities mark the Nine Days. It is a quiet time of reflection before Tisha B’Av. This year, JLIC Givat Shmuel/BIU and Mizrachi used that reflective spirit to host something different. On July 21, 2026, they held “What We Carry,” a community evening about mental health stigma. Rabbi Nadav and Yaffy Newman opened […]
Labs, Bridges, and Bedside Chats: A Month Inside JLIC Summer
This summer, one JLIC student is helping turn sunlight into fuel. Another is inspecting the bridges under Israel’s speed trains. A third is sitting beside a family who lost a son at the Nova Music Festival, just so they are not alone. These are three of nearly 200 college students spending the summer in Israel […]
24 Hours in Tel Aviv
Here was what one day looked like for the JLIC TLV community. A soldier serving miluim in Lebanon sent a message. He asked for help getting a tool his unit needed in the field. A group of volunteers finished the base of a new vegetable garden at a homeless shelter. A team of women spent […]