A new study by San Francisco’s Institute for Jewish & Community Research shows that up to 50% of Jewish community employees leave within the first five years. Even though we want to serve our community by working at JCCs and various other organizations, there’s this extra guilt trip presumed by bosses that makes it more like working for your mother. Jessica Ravitz of J. Weekly sums up why so many of us lively, idealistic young people quit jobs working for the Jewish community: “For San Francisco, in 2003, the qualifying income for a single person was $32,050. Eligible employees working in our Jewish community could fill a housing project. Instead, we