The American Jewish Society for Service (AJSS) is a premier Jewish service-learning organization that has been operating summer programs for high school students since 1951. AJSS aims to cultivate leadership, teamwork, and service through immersive multi-week programs where participants plan activities, take on leadership roles, complete service projects, and form close bonds with one another and the communities they serve. Through challenging yet rewarding experiences, AJSS helps youth develop both personally and in their Jewish identities and values.
The is a presentation on Garon's trip to China with Habitat for Humanity. The presentation was given live on March 4, 2008, to Yakima Sunrise Rotary Club.
The is a presentation on Garon's trip to China with Habitat for Humanity. The presentation was given live on March 4, 2008, to Yakima Sunrise Rotary Club.
Neighborhood groups are born in many ways. As a reaction to crime or sudden change, a desire to beautify the physical environment, a need to connect with those living nearby, or to prepare for earthquakes and other disasters. How do these groups evolve from one shared goal into sustainable organizations that achieve real benefits for their members? Three neighborhood activists share their experiences and challenges in Oakland, El Cerrito, Berkeley and Richmond in a journey to build stronger neighborhood organizations using both Internet and front stoop strategies.
In old days, cooperation in everyday life events among neighbors in a parish was a regular pattern in Iran. Our parents say it was happy times.
As I can say, nowadays a normal life is more about time, privacy and individuality. In this way we are more isolated day by day. Social activities have lost their values. We are becoming self occupiers now. We are becoming more selfish now. More lonely.
And the worst thing here is that it’s not all about us as individuals. It’s about the whole society. It’s about world. Cities. Parishes.
In ((POP)) project, we decided to take action about this case. We are planning to introduce a sustainable based parish that values the interaction and cooperation among its residences. We want to bring back the life to our parishes. We want to the heart of our parishes beat again :) To reach that aim, we should define our views first. Here are some of them:
• Back to our valuable roots: Focusing on traditional Iranian culture on neighbourhood hospitality.
• Strengthening the value of caring for each other: Put more value on dependency and intimacy among neighbours
• Due to decrease of purchasing power: Reward V.S Activity processes.
• Regarding to the nowadays distrust issues among people in underdeveloped countries: Developing a trust based system.
• Due to decrease isolation among people in Iran closed society: Put an accent on reliability among neighbours.
• Strengthening the value of caring for natural resources: Sharing resources in a local community.
Introducing The Participatory Museum, a new book by Nina Simon. This talk first given at the Smithsonian American Art Museum on April 22, 2010. An edited version was uploaded in concert with a talk at the Whitney Museum on May 17, 2010.
Stand Up For Independence (SUFI) created this presentation for the 2014 FL SAND Conference in Orlando, FL. SUFI is located on the Treasure Coast of Florida in Stuart. SUFI is a very active group of Florida Self-Advocates.
Celebrating our Accomplishments in 2019Mark Gaskins
The Village Method had a phenomenal and life changing 2019. Everything that we did was made possible by your support and financial investments.
Thank you for believing in us, our young scholars and the power of "the village" to raise its children.
Neighborhood groups are born in many ways. As a reaction to crime or sudden change, a desire to beautify the physical environment, a need to connect with those living nearby, or to prepare for earthquakes and other disasters. How do these groups evolve from one shared goal into sustainable organizations that achieve real benefits for their members? Three neighborhood activists share their experiences and challenges in Oakland, El Cerrito, Berkeley and Richmond in a journey to build stronger neighborhood organizations using both Internet and front stoop strategies.
In old days, cooperation in everyday life events among neighbors in a parish was a regular pattern in Iran. Our parents say it was happy times.
As I can say, nowadays a normal life is more about time, privacy and individuality. In this way we are more isolated day by day. Social activities have lost their values. We are becoming self occupiers now. We are becoming more selfish now. More lonely.
And the worst thing here is that it’s not all about us as individuals. It’s about the whole society. It’s about world. Cities. Parishes.
In ((POP)) project, we decided to take action about this case. We are planning to introduce a sustainable based parish that values the interaction and cooperation among its residences. We want to bring back the life to our parishes. We want to the heart of our parishes beat again :) To reach that aim, we should define our views first. Here are some of them:
• Back to our valuable roots: Focusing on traditional Iranian culture on neighbourhood hospitality.
• Strengthening the value of caring for each other: Put more value on dependency and intimacy among neighbours
• Due to decrease of purchasing power: Reward V.S Activity processes.
• Regarding to the nowadays distrust issues among people in underdeveloped countries: Developing a trust based system.
• Due to decrease isolation among people in Iran closed society: Put an accent on reliability among neighbours.
• Strengthening the value of caring for natural resources: Sharing resources in a local community.
Introducing The Participatory Museum, a new book by Nina Simon. This talk first given at the Smithsonian American Art Museum on April 22, 2010. An edited version was uploaded in concert with a talk at the Whitney Museum on May 17, 2010.
Stand Up For Independence (SUFI) created this presentation for the 2014 FL SAND Conference in Orlando, FL. SUFI is located on the Treasure Coast of Florida in Stuart. SUFI is a very active group of Florida Self-Advocates.
Celebrating our Accomplishments in 2019Mark Gaskins
The Village Method had a phenomenal and life changing 2019. Everything that we did was made possible by your support and financial investments.
Thank you for believing in us, our young scholars and the power of "the village" to raise its children.
إن التعرف على مؤشرات الشراء هى الخطوة الاولى نحو إبرام لصفقة فى علم البيع : لذا فلتستمع جيداً لحديث العميل : فسوف يعطيك هذه المؤشرات .
فى أثناء تقديم العرض ، قد يؤمى العميل براسه ، اويطرح سؤالاً اويقلب المنتج بين أصابعه أو يوصل لك طريقة ما انة عازم على الشراء ، وتكمن وظيفتك كرجل مبيعات فى التعرف على إشارة الشراء وترجمتها الى صفقة حقيقة .
Our monthly newsletter is available to watch online. You are invited to join use each week for our in person church service or our online service. We have a number of free community events and hope you will join us.
2013 Annual Report for Old School Lives, a faith based non-profit, in Cotton, MN. Take a look at our mission, programs, volunteers, and detailed financials from the last year.
1. BECOME A LEADER
AJSS cultivates leadership and responsibility.
We encourage participants to...
• Take an active role in their summer experience.
• Plan educational, entertainment and
cultural activities for evening programs
and weekend getaways.
• Embrace experiences outside of their
comfort zones.
WORK AS A TEAM & BUILD COMMUNITY
AJSS provides a platform for participants
to grow as individuals and as part of a team.
Participants work together to...
• Integrate diverse Jewish traditions into the
summer program.
• Work together in committees to plan meals,
evening programming and Shabbat.
• Create new traditions, making each AJSS
program a unique experience.
ENGAGE IN IMMERSIVE SERVICE
There’s community service, and then there’s
AJSS. Our immersive program means that...
• A family whose house we help construct during
the day could be our dinner companions at night.
• We frequently invite other faith groups to our
community, and happily accept their invitations.
• By the end of the summer, participants
have a new place to call home, and new
friends to call family.
THE AJSS DIFFERENCE
WHO WE ARE
American Jewish Society for Service (AJSS) is the premiere U.S.-based
service-learning organization for Jewish high school students. Our
programs empower participants to put their Jewish values into action.
We began our journey in 1951, constructing homes alongside war veterans
in Indianapolis. In the 60+ years since our founding, AJSS projects have
served over 150 communities in 48 states.
A DAY IN
THE LIFE
AJSS is not a typical, rigidly structured
summer program. Any day can bring
something remarkable. Here’s a glimpse
at what a day with AJSS might look like...
7:30am Wake up
8:00am Prepare and eat breakfast,
pack lunches
9:00am Depart homebase for worksite
9:30am Lay bricks for outdoor
classroom construction
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Tend to community garden
4:00pm Unwind and shower at the JCC
5:00pm Head home to prepare dinner
6:00pm Eat dinner as a group
7:30pm Minor league baseball game
11:00pm Curfew
CONTACT US
American Jewish Society For Service
10319 Westlake Drive, Suite 193
Bethesda, MD 20817
301.664.6400
apply@ajss.org
www.ajss.org
CHANGE LIVES
Build homes • Tutor at-risk youth
• Plant a community garden • Clear
out storm debris • Paint murals
No matter what the project, every day
on AJSS is a day our participants help
change lives.
START WITH YOURS
Challenge your worldview • Assume
leadership roles • Forge bonds with
friends you’d never otherwise meet
• Effect change
On AJSS, you not only make memories that
last a lifetime, you spend your summer
changing lives. Why not start with yours?
An AJSS Summer of Service is a pluralistic program. We give our participants the
chance to get out of their everyday environment and experience a different way of life.
2. PARENTS:
“ The structure of the program…was so empowering
and maturing for my daughter. Everything you did
brought out the best in my daughter and gave her
a connection to herself, others and community.
She returned fulfilled, satisfied and so sad it was
over. [She now has] a deeper understanding of
her Jewish values in action, friendship and her
place in the universe.
”“ Hannah says it was her very best summer—she has
done some really cool programs. That’s quite an
endorsement.
” PARTICIPANTS:
“
AJSS provided me with a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to change and improve people’s
lives and at the same time enrich my own.
”“
I look at the houses that we’ve finished up and the
families who we’ve helped, and I can’t help thinking
how much we’ve accomplished together.
”
Change lives. Start with yours,
AMERICAN JEWISH
SOCIETY FOR SERVICE
AMERICAN JEWISH
SOCIETY FOR SERVICE
AJSS
Changelives.Startwithyours.
AmericanJewishSocietyforService
10319WestlakeDrive,Suite193
Bethesda,MD20817
SUMMER
PROGRAMS
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High School Students