JTS Campus Life is here for YOU! From your first day at JTS, we are here to connect you with on and off-campus resources, help facilitate your Jewish learning and growth, lend an ear, and answer any questions you may have about life at JTS and in New York City. The Campus Life office organizes Shabbat, holiday, and seasonal programming for the entire JTS community.
Our Jewish Life Directors are a resource for all List College students. They create programming and serve as a resource for students who are exploring their Jewish identity and are interested in learning more about Jewish living.
JTS Campus Life works closely with the List College Student Council (LCSC) to provide fun and engaging events to the List College community. Throughout the year, LCSC organizes the List College retreat, grade-level events, Jewish learning opportunities, Shabbat dinners, spring formal, and more.
Leadership
List College students are among Morningside Heights’ top student organizers and campus leaders. Eighty percent of students are campus leaders at Columbia or Barnard and JTS. What you do is up to you:
- Counsel your peers with Columbia’s Nightline counseling hotline.
- Run for Barnard College Student Government and implement student-led programming.
Student Activities
- Direct, act, and write for The Varsity Show.
- Write for the award-winning Columbia Daily Spectator.
- Join the dynamic Jewish community at Columbia/Barnard Hillel.
Residence Life
Residence Life aims to provides housing facilities and a residence atmosphere that will make all students comfortable as well as proud of their time at The Jewish Theological Seminary. Our office is dedicated to providing opportunities for social bonding, community building, self-exploration, and personal growth.
Internships
In keeping with our mission to promote responsible Jewish citizenship and leadership, we provide an incomparable training ground for students to become catalysts for change. Through internships, fellowships, and part-time jobs, List College students find mentors and develop skills to prepare for meaningful careers. Our students hold internships at an exceptional range of organizations, including most recently:
- American Jewish World Service
- Consulate General of Israel
- Columbia University Medical Center
- Huffington Post
- Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Morgan Stanley
- Museum of Jewish Heritage
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Supreme Court
The Fellowship in Jewish Social Entrepreneurship
Seniors can participate in List College’s signature preprofessional initiative: the Fellowship in Jewish Social Entrepreneurship. This yearlong intensive leadership program connects students with social justice internships throughout New York City. Past participants have produced films about sustainability, fought human trafficking, and worked at organizations such as Hazon and Alcoa Inc. Fellows come together to hone their skills in a weekly seminar designed to connect theory and practice.
List Education and Professional Leadership (LEAP) Fellowship
Students can apply for the List Education and Professional Leadership Fellowship at the end of their junior year. This program integrates courses in Jewish studies and education with hands-on experience in Jewish communal professional settings so that fellows will be prepared to thrive in the field when they graduate. Completion of the program will fulfill the requirements for the List College BA and can accompany most current List College majors. While in the LEAP fellowship, students will take one education course at the Davidson School as well as a seminar that integrates the theory and practice of their learning. Fellows will also spend a summer working at a Jewish summer camp and their senior year working at a synagogue school.
