BRONFMANCENTER
The Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at NYU

 

Alternative Break Trips

Students provide direct service to communities in need - house building, pipe-laying, planting and more while living and studying the connection between social justice, service and Judaism. Students return from the trips with knowledge and energy and continue to advocate for social justice on campus.

If you would like to donate to our Alternative Break fund or sponsor a participant please click here. Please be certain to include the name of the participant you are sponsoring in the "In honor of" section.

For more information, please contact Julie Blum.

Current Trips

  • Winter 2010: Galveston, TX
  • January 3-10 or January 10-17, 2010
  • Participants have the option to choose which week they would like to volunteer

    • The Jewish Disaster Response Corps (JDRC) is recruiting people who are available to work in Texas this winter break in its program to help rebuild Southeastern Texas communities still recovering in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. Much work remains to be done, and that is where the JDRC will be helping out. JDRC volunteers, working together with local community groups, will help to gut and clean and repair homes damaged by the hurricane.
    The JDRC volunteers have a choice of working the week of January 3-10, or January 10-17. We are planning to work in the island city of Galveston or Bridge City. Volunteers will make their own travel arrangements to Houston where they'll meet up with the JDRC team; from there the JDRC will provide transportation, housing accommodations and three square meals a day.
    For more information about the JDRC see our website JDRC. If you are interested in applying for this trip please email Elie Lowenfeld at erl251@gmail.com.

  • Winter 2010: Atlanta, GA
  • January 3-10, 2010

    • Join The Islamic Center at NYU and The Bronfman Center on our second multi-faith trip as we travel to Atlanta, GA. Traveling together, we will spend a week rebuilding homes devastated by recent flooding. In addition to the community service aspect of the trip, Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, Imam Khalid Latif and student leaders will facilitate an open dialogue. The deadline for applications is Tuesday,November 17th at 8:00PM. This is a very popular trip and we expect the spaces to go quickly. We look forward to reading your applications and meeting you in person. All food served on the trip will be Kosher/Halal.
    For more information please contact Aryeh Pelcovits, Samantha Steinberg and Saba Gill at NYUinterfaith2009@gmail.com

Muslim Jewish Winter Break Trip Application

Previous Trips


  • Winter Break 2000, El Salvador, piloting AJWS's Alternative Spring Break project
  • Spring 2001 – Texas, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity
  • Winter 2001 – El Salvador, in partnership with AJWS
  • Spring 2002 – Mississippi, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity
  • Winter 2002 – Mexico, in partnership with AJWS
  • Spring 2003 – Alabama, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity
  • Spring 2005 – Montevideo, Uruguay, in partnership with Hillel
  • Winter 2006 – Gulfport, Mississippi, in partnership with Hillel
  • Spring 2006 – New Orleans, Louisiana, Katrina/Rita: Recovery and Rebuild
  • Winter 2007 – New Orleans, Louisiana, Katrina: Recovery and Rebuild
  • Spring 2007 – New Orleans, Louisiana, Katrina: Muslim Jewish service trip
  • Winter 2008 – Akko, Israel: JDC service trip to northern Israel
  • Spring 2008 – Northern California, USA: Sustainable Agriculture and Local Food
  • Winter 2009 – Israel, Hillel Internationa AWB
  • Spring 2009 – Israel, JNF Bronfman Environmental and Service ASB
  • Spring 2009 – New York City, Local student-led ASB