Rekindle Miami Fellowship
Thank you for your interest in the Rekindle Miami Fellowship! Application Deadline is Friday, July 18, 2025 at midnight. Notifications will be sent in the end of July, so keep your eyes out for an email!
Rekindle's mission is to drive meaningful social change by fostering collaboration between Black and Jewish American leaders. Through open dialogue and face-to-face conversation, Rekindle builds bridges of understanding and meaningful connection in cities across the nation. By reigniting the historic alliance forged during the Civil Rights Movement, Rekindle advances our shared fight for justice, equality, and respect for people of all backgrounds, races, and religions.
A project of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the NAACP of Miami-Dade and South Dade Branches, the Rekindle Miami Fellowship brings together a cohort of participants in their 20s and 30s who meet over six months to build community, actively engage in each other’s cultures, and develop allyship.
Be a part of the Rekindle Miami Fellowship and experience this powerful community. Fellowship meetings take place on select Sunday afternoons From September 2025 through February 2026.
Your Commitments
Before you apply, please read through these commitments. Rekindle Miami is not just a class, it's a community. We want community members that will live up to the guidelines listed below.
Full Participation: The Rekindle Fellowship aspires to be a transformational experience for both you and the community. As a member of this Fellowship, it is your responsibility to follow the guidelines listed below. Just to reiterate, 100% participation in the sessions is mandatory and non-negotiable, so please don’t apply if you have conflicts with scheduled meetings. Check your calendar right now please!
As a Rekindle Fellow, I commit to participate in all sessions—from the beginning to the completion of each session without interruption—and to undertake any readings in advance of the session so that I am well prepared to participate fully in the discussion.
In-person-meetings for the cohort will take place on Sundays from 4pm to 7pm, virtual sessions are from 4pm to 5:30pm. The sessions will be
- First session – Sunday, September 6
- Special Session – Wednesday, September 30 – Sukkot
- Second session – Sunday, October 18
- First virtual session – Sunday, November 1
- Third Session – Sunday, November 22
- Second virtual session, Sunday, December 6
- Fourth session – Sunday, December 13
- Third virtual session – Sunday, January 10
- Special session – Monday, January 18, MLK Day of Service
- Fifth session – Sunday, January 24
- Fourth virtual session – Sunday, February 4
- Sixth session/graduation – Sunday, February 21
Confidentiality: The Rekindle Fellowship also provides a confidential space for Fellows to discuss matters of career, family, faith, and challenges they face personally and professionally with complete assurance that what is said in the course of the program—whether at the seminar table or any other venue – will be treated with absolute confidentiality.
Media Release: I agree to allow the Rekindle leadership to use my image, professional biography, and likeness in publicity materials, press releases, etc., and hold them harmless from any claims or liability for damages for libel, slander, and invasion of privacy or other claims based on any publications thereof.
Individual Responsibility: I understand that JCRC and the NAACP are coordinating and facilitating the sessions, but the responsibility for connecting with other Fellows outside the sessions is my own.
Hold Harmless: I agree to indemnify and defend the Rekindle leadership and all associated parties against all claims, causes of action, damages, judgments, costs or expenses, which may in any way arise from my use of or presence upon the facilities where any of the activities are held.
Civil Dialogue: I understand this Fellowship is about dialogue, which includes respectful, active listening to points of view that may be different from my own. I understand that when I disagree, it will be in a civil and respectful manner.
Communication: I agree to share my contact info (email address and cellphone number) with the whole Fellowship. As a member of the Rekindle Fellowship, I will always respond to calls and emails from the Fellowship team, including filling out evaluations. I will also respond to other Fellows, even if just to say that I need to decline a connection/opportunity at that time.
Ethics: I will hold myself to the highest ethical standards both personally and professionally, based on integrity, honor, respect, service, and compassion.
