Jewish service what? Learning? That's right, Jewish service learning. Haven't you heard? It's all the rage with teens these days!

Lots of teens and young adults are giving their time to the community through service. But, what's service without Jewish learning? Taking a look at the world around you through a Jewish lens helps you see how community service and Judaism are linked.

The Bay Area Jewish Service Learning Project combines Jewish study with community service so you can learn more about living a Jewish life while making a difference in the world!

Check out our service projects and the travel and service program.

Teens Take Action
HeartAction
LiteracyAction

For general information about the Bay Area Jewish Service Learning Project, contact Jaré Akchin at 415.751.6983 x 126.

Teens Take Action

Looking for an adventurous Ski Week, Spring Break or Winter Break this year? Want to make a difference in the world while your taking a break from your books? Look no further than the Bay Area Jewish Service Learning Project's travel and service program, Teens Take Action.

With Teens Take Action, you can join other Bay Area teens, while making a difference in cities throughout the United States.

• Repair hurricane-ravished buildings along the Gulf Coast
• Support economically desperate communities in Baltimore
• Help rebuild impoverished neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
• Come home with a better understanding of the need for social action across the United States and the place of service in Jewish life.

Questions? Contact Jaré Akchin at 415.751.6983 x 126.

Teens Take Action is a program of the Jewish Service Learning Project at the Bureau of Jewish Education of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, and Sonoma Counties, in collaboration with Jewish Funds for Justice. 

HeartAction

HeartAction is your chance to make a difference in someone's life.

This program partners you in a reciprocal service relationship with older adults in your community.

The program is an interactive, innovative Jewish service learning project that integrates community service, volunteer skill development and exploration of public policy and activism that affects older adults- all from a Jewish lens.

To find out where HeartAction is taking place or to request that your synagogue, school or youth group becomes the newest HeartAction site, contact Sara Nesson at 415.751.6983 x129.

LiteracyAction

Everybody needs a little help now and then. Why not start helping out the children in your community today?! LiteracyAction connects you with students in need of additional support with reading and writing skills through tutoring and reading buddy programs.

By participating in this program, you will have the opportunity to build a mentoring relationship with an elementary school student, gain skills and knowledge around literacy tutoring and volunteering, and explore educational public policy and activism initiatives.