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FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION: SHORT ANSWERS & ESSAYName: Fellowship Season To Which You Are Applying: Before you continue, please save this document as Your Name-Essays.doc or .docx.SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONSPlease answer each of the following questions below in no more than six sentences. Describe an experience you have had living communally (outside of your family). Please include what was difficult, what you enjoyed, and any insights you gained about yourself. Urban Adamah is a leadership-training program. In what ways have you taken or are currently taking a leadership role in your life? How do you want to grow as a leader? Sharing feelings and being willing to be vulnerable are important aspects of the community building experience at Urban Adamah. In what contexts do you feel comfortable sharing personal feelings? In what situations do you not feel comfortable sharing about yourself? Urban Adamah welcomes participants from across the spectrum of belief and Jewish observance, yet at the same time it is an explicitly Jewish program. How do you feel about participating in communal observances of morning rituals, Shabbat and Jewish holidays? Urban Adamah is committed to honoring the diversity of the Jewish community. How do you feel about living with people who are different than you—for example, more or less religiously observant than you, people with a different sexual orientation or gender identity than you?How do you respond to situations of conflict? What strategies do you employ when you feel challenged?Please list any talents, hobbies, skills or special interests you would like us to know about or that you would like to share with others at Urban Adamah. What else would you like us to know about you as a potential Urban Adamah fellow? ESSAY QUESTIONPlease write a brief essay below, no more than one page, guided by the following prompt: Why do you want to do the Urban Adamah Fellowship and how does it fit into your path? Please include some discussion of your personal Jewish/spiritual journey, your environmental journey, and/or your orientation towards social change. ................
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