CLIP: The Collegiate Leadership Internship Program
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The CLIP 2008 application period is now closed.
The Collegiate Leadership Internship Program is generously supported by a grant from the Jewish Communal Fund.
Hillel is the primary partner agency of the UJA-Federation of New York for sparking the Jewish renaissance on our community campuses. Serving 65,000 students in New York, Hillel is the last Jewish gateway through which these students will pass before embarking on the rest of their lives. On over 20 campuses, Hillel provides a pluralistic and creative celebration of Jewish life—a Jewish renaissance taking place in our community in our time.
FEGS was established in 1934, by the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of NY, to find employment for unemployed men and women. F·E·G·S has evolved to become the largest and most diversified private, not-for-profit health related and human service organization in the United States and was instrumental in founding CLIP over 27 years ago..
Previous interns have worked at many Jewish professional service, non-profit and for-profit sites.
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Meet Some of the CLIP 2007 Participants
 | Gabe Marans My name is Gabe Marans and I’m a Junior at the Steinhardt School in NYU studying Communications. I’m originally from Teaneck, New Jersey and contrary to what my major might imply, my real passions lie in finance and the financial markets. My internship over the summer was with a Private Equity Fund and since it directly connected to my post-college aspirations, my colleagues and mentor were more than happy to answer my questions and show me the “ropes” of the industry. The interplay between the internship and the Jewish leadership seminars enabled me to both interact with different Jewish leaders on campuses across the country and to obtain a deeper understanding of the various definitions of what it means to “be Jewish.” |
 | Sarah Fields My name is Sarah Fields and I am in the Class of 2008. I am originally from San Diego, CA, and I am majoring in Metropolitan Studies and Politics. My hobby is challenging the status quo. As the campaign intern at Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ) I have observed and taken part in large scale grassroots organizing, mainly around domestic workers' rights. While many of my skills from prior student organizing have come into play throughout these experiences, there have been quite a few challenges I have found to be much different from the campus environment, such as level of religious knowledge as well as age diversity. As a result of this, my connection to the Jewish community through this internship has moved to a more balanced role from entirely student to student and teacher. I'm glad to be doing the work of JFREJ and seeking out the specific Jewish ideas and values of Tzedakah (righteousness) and Mishpat (justice) within it. |
 | Sara Weinreb My name is Sara Weinreb and I am a rising Junior at Tulane University in New Orleans, studying Social Policy and Practice, Psychology, & Jewish Studies. I am from Chappaqua, NY. This summer I am working at the Continuing Day Treatment program at FEGS in Manhattan; an outpatient program for clients with chronic mental illness, where they go to three groups a day to learn how to live more independently and manage their symptoms. As an intern I am running seven of my own groups per week. In addition to the groups, the internship is enabling me to learn about the field of social work, as well as how to deal with clients with mental illness, the intake of clients into the program, what to do in case of an emergency, and many other tools that will help me in a future career of psychology and social work. In addition to my internship at FEGS, CLIP is enabling me to pursue my other passion, Judaism, through the series of Wednesday seminars, and learn about many different Jewish agencies and opportunities available to me. |
 | Tzvi Furer I'm Tzvi Furer, I recently graduated from Binghamton University with a degree in Psychobiology, and I have been more than blessed to be part of the Collegiate Leadership Internship Program. Through my assigned placement at Mount Sinai hospital (working with children as a Child Life Volunteer), I have gotten a taste of real world experience that is completely unlike any other work experience I have ever had. Besides the enrichment and fulfillment that comes from working in a field that I desire, C.L.I.P. has also given me the opportunity to connect with my Jewish identity through an array of fun, educational activities that have touched upon Jewish culture and ideals. |
 | Jonathan Henkin Hi, my name is Jonathan Henkin and I am a rising Junior in the Joint Program between Columbia University (Majoring in History) and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (Undeclared). I come from Scarsdale, NY and enjoy exploring the many facets of Jewish identity and cheering in the greatest sports franchise of all time, the New York Yankees! My internship at United Jewish Communities has allowed to me see how the non-profit world can often appear, administratively, like the business or government world, and yet work for a very different goal. CLIP has impacted my views of the Jewish community by allowing me to see the extremely important work that Jewish federations across the country are engaged in. |
 | Leah Gittelman My name is Leah Gittelman and I am from New City, NY. I am entering my senior year at Bucknell University, and will be completing a major in Art History & Sociology. I love art. The opportunity to intern at Hadassah has had a major impact concerning my development as a professional. As my first real world experience, this internship not only allowed me to become more independent, but has given me the opportunity to learn and develop in a field I have a high interest in pursuing. I have had the amazing opportunity to work along side a highly accomplished woman who has introduced me to the world of non-profit organizations, which will be extremely useful in my future pursuits and endeavors. Since my freshman year, I have drifted greatly from the Jewish Community; however, once beginning the CLIP program, I was able to reconnect and find comfort again amongst other Jewish students. |
 | Samantha Hirsch Samantha is a Long Island girl and a sophomore at Binghamton University where she is working towards a B.A. in Theatre Arts: Acting/Directing; and she spends her free time-when the weather permits- at the beach. Her internship this summer at Storahtelling has given her incredible insight in to the inner workings of a small non-profit organization as well as taught her how to fuse her love for Theatre with passion for Judaism. CLIP overall has given her a new group of Jewish peers that understand the importance of professional opportunities and Jewish culture in her life during her college years. |
 | Orly Gottesman My name is Orly Gottesman. I am a rising sophomore at NYU and I am a Communications Studies major and my favorite thing to do is sing (especially Disney songs). Over the course of my internship at Jewish National Fund, I am learning tactful fundraising and computer skills, which will be useful to me in any field that i choose to pursue. I am also discovering that I really enjoy working in an office. I love the pluralism of CLIP because it gives each of us insight into various components of Jewish communities, Jewish life, and Jewish culture. Everything that we do during the seminars are activities that everyone in the program can personally identify with and engage in together as a group of Jewish college students. |
 | Tzvi Cohen My name is Tzvi Cohen. I am currently a senior at Touro College and am from Queens, NY. I am majoring in Finance and I enjoy investing in the stock market. My internship has given me chance to become more professional in my dealings in a business setting. Being part of CLIP has: a) opened my eyes to all the issues facing Jews, and b) I understand that I need to be more sensitive to other Jews who have different stances on their observance of Judaism. |
 | Ben Siegel My name is Ben Siegel, I am from Astoria, Queens, and am a Senior at CUNY Hunter College. I am majoring in English Literature. My hobbies include playing guitar, bike riding and dream interpreting. Working in UJA Federation's Department of Jewish Educational Resources has given me insight into the kind of work that goes into creating an academic curriculum. As someone with teaching aspirations, I've found this to be an invaluable learning experience. The CLIP Program has given me the opportunity to meet an amazing and diverse group of young people with whom I would have never come in contact. Everyone brings something different to the experience and I've come to appreciate that there are as many different ways to celebrate one's Jewish identity as there are grains of sand on a beach or stars in the sky. |
 | Alex Kantrowitz My name is Alex Kantrowitz, I'm a sophmore from Cornell University and I am studying Industrial and Labor Relations. One of my favorite hobbies is to go whale watching. My internship has allowed me to explore the professional world and to meet extremely exciting people. I would say that Al Gore is the most interesting person I've seen this summer even though I only saw him walk right past me while I was waiting in CNN. Also, by doing an internship in the NYC, one is bound to meet a lot of incredibly interesting people as one goes about his daily work- there is great opportunity to learn from these people. CLIP has strengthened my positive outlook on the Jewish Community and showed me that we can accomplish great things if we all work together and put aside our differences. |
 | Ellie Bressman My name is Ellie Bressman and I am in the Class of 2010 at Harvard University. I am very interested in education and the conflict of religion in the Middle East. Being a participant in the CLIP program has truly widened my perspective of the Jewish community and opened my eyes to its vast diversity both religiously and professionally. This program has truly allowed me to understand the complex workings of the Jewish world and how much you can do to help. |
 | Stephanie Spector My name is Stephanie Spector and I am a Senior at Syracuse University majoring in Sociology. I am from Livingston, NJ and my favorite things to do are hanging out with friends, meeting people, and traveling. My internship placement is at Kravis Children's Center at Mount Sinai Hospital in the Child Life Department. Every day I spend time with patients, do art activities, play games with the children, and plan activities for the patients. My internship has allowed me to develop professionally by exposing me to many different types of jobs in the hospital setting. It has allowed me to refocus and narrow my possible career choices. Although my internship placement is not a "Jewish" placement, I defiantly am more in touch with the Jewish values that reflect on giving and a responsibility to do good deeds and make a difference. |