OU Executive Fellowship Nurtures the Next Generation of Jewish Leaders
The Orthodox Union (OU) Executive Fellowship is shaping the future of Jewish leadership by providing young professionals with hands-on experience in the nonprofit sector. Through full-time roles within the OU and specialized fellowship activities, participants gain invaluable insight into communal work while developing skills that will serve them for years to come. As one of […]
Investing in a new generation of communal leaders
Orthodox Union Executive Fellowship introduces participants to nonprofit work. The OU launched the fellowship last fall as an investment in future nonprofit leadership. The 10-month program for early career professionals is intended to create a new cohort of communal leaders, Shai Kopitnikoff said. He is the OU’s assistant director of talent development and will lead […]
OU executive fellowship offers young professionals a taste of nonprofits
The Orthodox Union is modeling the program aiming to create a Jewish leadership pipeline on a now-defunct Yeshiva University fellowship.
OU Executive Fellowship Addresses Jewish Leadership Pipeline Shortage
Program nurtures talented early-career professionals committed to long-term Jewish community activism. (Courtesy of OU) It’s a challenge that’s been troubling the Jewish community for years, and it’s only expected to magnify over time: From rabbis to teachers to kiruv professionals, there seems to be a shortage of talented professionals willing to fill communal leadership positions. […]