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Generously funded by the A. Victor & Betty Rosenfeld Leadership Development Endowment Fund of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation

PDX Pathways is your guide to creating stronger connections within your Jewish community! 

 

PDX Pathways Fall 2025
Applications Are NOW CLOSED.

 

PDX Pathways is an exciting young professionals networking, mentorship, and community involvement experience. 


This innovative program offers an experience to our NextGen community (Jewish Young Adults ages 22-40) with networking opportunities, exposure to meaningful Jewish experiences in Portland,
as well as access to and mentoring from prominent community and business leaders.

 

Pathways focuses on developing leadership skills while fostering community engagement. The 2025 Fall nine-month long program will feature a combination of monthly, large, full cohort meetings, opportunities, and community-based projects, as well as intimate (3-5 mentees) monthly mentor meetings.

 

You are:

 

  • A professional who identifies as Jewish in the Greater Portland community ages 22-40.
  • Wanting to engage with the Portland Jewish community, ready to participate and hoping to engage further.
  • Enthusiastic learner with curiosity to know more about the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and the Portland Jewish community, as well as your potential role as a leader.
  • Open and receptive to new ways of learning and to trying new ideas.
  • Excited to participate and commit time to a Jewish volunteer experience and a JFGP Annual Campaign opportunity.
  • Willing to contribute a $136 Program Fee, to be used towards programming costs for the nine-month session and includes a donation to the JFGP 2026 Annual Campaign for Community Needs (if this presents a financial barrier, please reach out to Laura Jeser - contact below, for more information).

 

Fall 2025 PDX Pathways Timeline:

  • Applications Available Monday, June 16 – Monday, July 14, 2025 - APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED!
  • Interviews August 4 – August 15, 2025
  • PDX Pathways Cohort 8 Participant Notifications: August 22, 2025
  • PDX Pathways Kick-Off Event September 18, 2025
  • PDX Pathways Program September 18, 2025 – June 2026 with monthly large cohort opportunities and smaller monthly mentor meetings

 

Looking forward to receiving your application for the PDX Pathways 2025 Fall Launch! 
For any additional information, questions or if interested in mentor information, 
please contact Laura Jeser at lauraj@jewishportland.org.

 

 

How will you launch your future?

Elevate Your Journey: Announcing Alumni Leadership Opportunities

Beginning in Summer 2025, PDX Pathways offers dedicated Alumni Leadership Opportunities. These Alumni programs are designed to build upon the strong foundation of leadership, professional development, and community engagement established during the cohort experience.

 

Our new Alumni Programming will offer classes focused on enhancing personal growth and development, while providing meaningful avenues for our alumni to stay connected and actively engaged within the Jewish Young Professionals community. These opportunities will allow alumni to further cultivate their skills, expand their networks, and contribute to the continued vibrancy of PDX Pathways.

How PDX Pathways works

Personal Growth & Group Mentorship

Participants will have the opportunity to work with a mentoring group that best fits their personal goals: young professional, for fellows new to their career; mid-level professionals, for those climbing the career ladder; leadership development, for fellows looking to expand their engagement in the Jewish community. Ideally, each group will have a mentor who specializes in that topic!

Relationship Building

PDX Pathways participants will have opportunities to network with their peers, meet program alumni, and make lifelong friends all throughout the process. From small group mentoring with like-minded groupmates, to fun social events with the entire cohort, PDX Pathways is an opportunity to create bonds with young professionals just like you. Participants will feel empowered to continue their involvement in the community and will be part of an exclusive network of program alumni.

Jewish Community Building

Fellows will graduate from the PDX Pathways program with an enhanced knowledge of everything the Greater Portland Jewish community has to offer. Participants will hear from community leaders and organizational professionals about the current landscapes at their organizations. Pathways alumni go on to serve on boards and committees across the Jewish community, making a difference for years to come.

WHAT ARE PATHWAYS ALUMNI SAYING?

“I really enjoyed that I learned so much about all the programs and offerings available to Jews here in Portland. That was incredibly valuable!”

“Invaluable networking and introduction to the Portland Jewish Community.”

“Made great connections and friends in the Jewish Community.”

“I had the greatest experience with the large events and overall community building through this program.”

“We had an opportunity to share challenges in communicating at work. That was helpful in knowing that I am not alone in my experience!”

“I found that the affirmation from them surrounding my career path and my Jewish identity to be the most helpful. Plus, given that my groupmates came from different sectors of the human service/nonprofit world, I learned quite a bit about navigating different partnerships.”