Ma’yan is excited to announce the third cohort of our Research Training Internship (RTI) for Jewish girls in NYC-area high schools! 

We will accept applications beginning on April 7th, with the application period ending on September 1st, 2010.  The program will run from October 2010 to November 2011.  For this cohort of the RTI, interns will examine the question, “Who benefits from our community service?,” investigating the current state of community service programming for Jewish teens, community service requirements in high schools, and what these programs and policies have to do with tzedakah, tikkun olam, social justice, and privilege.  Already have an opinion, or interested in learning more?  Contact Beth Cooper Benjamin at Ma’yan for more information, or check this page in April to download an application!  Jewish girls entering 9th-11th grade in the fall of 2010 in the New York City metropolitan region are encouraged to apply. 

General Information:

The Ma’yan Research Training Internship (RTI) was created to generate new knowledge about the lives of Jewish teen girls, and to promote girls’ leadership within and beyond the Jewish community.  Interns work with Ma’yan staff over the course of a year to study an issue relevant to Jewish teen girls. Our first cohort (2007) studied the attitudes and experiences of Jewish teen girls and our second cohort studied bat mitzvah (2008-2009).  In October 2010, we will convene our third cohort to examine the question, “Who benefits from our community service?”  

In partnership with their Ma’yan advisors, RTIs create and execute an original research study: conducting background research, creating original instruments, recruiting participants, collecting data, and analyzing the results.  Interns then have the opportunity to present their findings to an audience of Jewish communal professionals, funders, and other interested adults.