Sinai on the Hill presents students with an opportunity to take their leadership skills to a completely new level.

MAIMONIDES designed the internship as a two part program: The Washington, DC internship is combined with the Sinai Retreats program in order to provide a summer of turbocharged leadership activity. The study program teaches ethics and moral values and the Capital Hill internship offers an experience in practical activism.

ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP
Every year, thousands of students from across the U.S. apply for summer internships in our nation’s capital. Opportunities for Capital Hill interns range from working directly with senators and congressmen to learning from the leadership of elite lobbying groups such as AIPAC and other prominent advocacy organizations.

Capitol Hill internships are highly exclusive and present a rare opportunity to brush shoulders with some of the nation’s most powerful leaders. ONIDES National has been able to secure a limited number (less than 25) of slots.

If you are intersted, please apply early. Sinai on the Hill internship positions are highly competitive.

INTERNSHIP DUTIES
A Sinai on the Hill intern’s job will depend on the congressman with which he or she is matched. Often, the internship will require a significant amount of administrative work—interns are depended upon to help run the mail program, answer phones and run the front office. However, in addition to the administration, interns are sent to legislative briefings, committee hearings, and assigned projects every week. Interns are encouraged to be proactive as well—by looking at the congressman’s schedule to see which meetings they would like to sit in on, or looking at the committee hearing schedule for the week to see in which hearings or briefings they would like to participate. Oftentimes, at some point in the program, all interns are invited to have lunch or a similar informal get-together with their congressperson.

SUMMER SCHEDULE
Most internships run between 4-6 weeks, depending on the congressional office.
There are two possible schedules available:

1. Begin soon after the conclusion of the school term – usually the third week in May and runs through June. The Washington internship program is followed by a 2 week Jewish study program (please see Sinai Retreats for dates and information).
2. Begin at the start of July and run through mid August. Participants who select this option attend Sinai Retreats following their experience in Washington.
Most offices will be flexible with the starting and ending dates. Please let us know which schedule you prefer.

PAYMENT / ROOM AND BOARD
The internship experience is highly competitive and the congressional offices do not provide room, board or base pay. However we will make every attempt to assist you in your search for appropriate accommodations.

Below are links to sites to help you search for on and off-campus temporary summer housing available through the George Washington University:

http://gwired.gwu.edu/gwhousing/summerhousing

http://gwired.gwu.edu/offcampus/find/temporaryhousing

FIND OUT MORE
For more information, please contact Rabbi Zvi Teitelbaum – rabbizt@gmail.com