Resources
Below, explore OLAM's diverse range of resources addressing international development, humanitarian aid, global service, and the Jewish tradition of compassion towards the world's most vulnerable populations.
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#70million
#70million was a call to the global Jewish community in 2020 to take action for refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people around the world, powered by OLAM.
OLAM Impact Fellowship: Cohort One Report
An evaluation report of the OLAM Impact Fellowship, which ran from June 2018 to June 2019, and brought together 11 Jewish professionals who work with Jewish young adults.
A Growing Field: A 2018 Snapshot on Global Jewish Service and International Development
OLAM's 2018 Partner Survey, conducted by Rosov Consulting, provides an in-depth look at the field of global Jewish service and international development.
OLAM Highlights 2017
OLAM's 2017 highlights looks at the achievements of OLAM and our network throughout the year.
The Spiritual Power of Solar: Do Ancient Jewish Texts Make us Better Global Citizens?
How do our conversations about text inform our pursuits as drivers of Global justice/Social action? What does our tradition have to say about some of the most ethical dilemmas a global energy entrepreneur faces daily? Global Torah veterans Dyonna Ginsburg and Rabbi Yedidya Julian Sinclair explore the surprising and illuminating intersections between study and action.
Jews, Justice, and Global Giving
Though there’s very little most Jews agree upon, tzedakah – charitable giving – is widely accepted among Jews of all stripes to be a core Jewish value.But how we choose to give – to whom, how much – can get a bit trickier.
Global Jewish Service by the Numbers: 2016
This survey, the first of its kind, takes an in-depth look at the field of global Jewish service, its funding and the current state of overseas volunteers.
Of Land and Light: A Jewish Take on Ethical Dilemmas in International Development
What happens when a rural African community’s right to their land and their hopes for a brighter and cleaner future come into conflict? How might ancient Jewish wisdom illuminate this modern-day ethical dilemma?
Wealth and Our Nation: How Might Jewish Learning and Historical Experience Inform our Role in the Conversation about Poverty?
We live in a time of unprecedented gaps between enormous affluence and extreme poverty. Where is the place of the Jewish people within the conversation about how wealth should be distributed in our world? OLAM’s own Dyonna Ginsburg and Rabbi Daniel Landes of Pardes weigh in on our second episode of Global Torah.
Global Citizens Changing the World
An overview of Jewish organizations in the fields of cross-border volunteering, service learning, international development, and social justice advocacy
Ethical Practices Spectrums
OLAM’s Ethical Practices Spectrums are tools offered by the Aspire Ethical Practices program that pinpoint four stages along a continuum of ethical practices in various topics. The spectrums allow OLAM partners to identify potential areas for improvement, and can help them clarify specific actions they can take to reach the next stage.
Fellowship, Internship & Volunteer Opportunities in Developing Countries
This page includes a list of all OLAM partner organizations that have fellowship, internship, and volunteer programs or opportunities in developing countries.
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