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Eby Margie Pensak JET TECHTakes Off
very time we look around, it
seems, there is a new star in has long been known for its proactive “Our goal in developing this pro-
Baltimore’s galaxy of communi- benevolent efforts on behalf of the gram was to look for a technology in
ty endeavors. Among the latest Baltimore community. The course, high demand, that people can find
and most exciting is JET Tech, a which is endorsed by Rabbi Moshe jobs in within a reasonable amount of
volunteer network of experi- Heinemann and Rabbi Yaakov Hopfer, time and in which they will be able to
enced Torah-observant IT pro- began on June 1 and meets three times get a decent entry-level job and which
fessionals who provide services a week in space donated by DC Dental. they can learn within a six-month peri-
such as education, mentoring, network- od,” explained Shomshin Refoel
ing, and job placement to those consid- Upon completion of the Red Hat Weinstein, the JET Tech volunteer who
ering entering the field and help to Enterprise Linux administration course is in charge of the new program.
novice and veteran IT (information and the associated exercises, students “That’s why we chose Red Hat
technology) professionals in navigating should be prepared to pass the Red Enterprise Linux. If you think about it,
their professional careers. Hat Certified System Administrator for a person with a family, it becomes
exam. This certification is in high very difficult to take off time to go to
JET Tech (Jewish Entrepreneur Trust demand due to the system’s pervasive school and learn a profession. Our
Technology Group) is a division of JET use in large internet-based environ- goal will be to give these people
(Jewish Entrepreneurial Trust), a one-of- ments. More than 90% of Fortune expertise in a technical area that is in
a-kind business development center, Global 500 companies and 100% of high demand and that has potential to
which was founded in 2012 by a group airlines, telephone companies, health- be a full-fledged parnassa.”
of young local entrepreneurs and pro- care companies, commercial banks,
fessionals whose interest is promoting and U.S. Executive Departments in the “The officers and board of directors
the development of successful busi- Fortune Global 500 rely on Red Hat of STAR-K are very pleased to work
nesses and business leaders in the (according to Red Hat client data and with Shomshin Refoel Weinstein,
Baltimore community. Fortune 500 list, 2014). The value of Chaim Harris and Dovid Meyer in seek-
this certification in the Baltimore area ing to provide these meaningful oppor-
JET Tech volunteers Shomshin is only corroborated by an article pub- tunities,” concluded STAR-K President
Refoel Weinstein, Chaim Harris, and lished in the May 18, 2016 edition of Dr. Avrom Pollak. “Quite often, for
Dovid Meyer recently announced an CompTIA (“The Top Ten Markets for IT instance, individuals just leaving kollel
exciting new project: training in Red Jobs and Why You Want to Live cannot afford the expense and time to
Hat Enterprise Linux administration. There”), in which the acquire the professional training neces-
The intensive 12-week course, for a Virginia/Maryland/West Virginia area sary for rewarding careers in this new
maximum of 10 students, was made was listed as one of the top 10 places in age of technology. JET Tech will enable
possible by a generous grant from the nation to work in IT. The area is young talented bnei Torah, in a rela-
STAR -K Kosher Certification, which projected to see 15% job growth from tively short time, to add ‘Red Hat’ to
2015 to 2025. their ‘black hat’ lifestyle.”◆
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very time we look around, it
seems, there is a new star in has long been known for its proactive “Our goal in developing this pro-
Baltimore’s galaxy of communi- benevolent efforts on behalf of the gram was to look for a technology in
ty endeavors. Among the latest Baltimore community. The course, high demand, that people can find
and most exciting is JET Tech, a which is endorsed by Rabbi Moshe jobs in within a reasonable amount of
volunteer network of experi- Heinemann and Rabbi Yaakov Hopfer, time and in which they will be able to
enced Torah-observant IT pro- began on June 1 and meets three times get a decent entry-level job and which
fessionals who provide services a week in space donated by DC Dental. they can learn within a six-month peri-
such as education, mentoring, network- od,” explained Shomshin Refoel
ing, and job placement to those consid- Upon completion of the Red Hat Weinstein, the JET Tech volunteer who
ering entering the field and help to Enterprise Linux administration course is in charge of the new program.
novice and veteran IT (information and the associated exercises, students “That’s why we chose Red Hat
technology) professionals in navigating should be prepared to pass the Red Enterprise Linux. If you think about it,
their professional careers. Hat Certified System Administrator for a person with a family, it becomes
exam. This certification is in high very difficult to take off time to go to
JET Tech (Jewish Entrepreneur Trust demand due to the system’s pervasive school and learn a profession. Our
Technology Group) is a division of JET use in large internet-based environ- goal will be to give these people
(Jewish Entrepreneurial Trust), a one-of- ments. More than 90% of Fortune expertise in a technical area that is in
a-kind business development center, Global 500 companies and 100% of high demand and that has potential to
which was founded in 2012 by a group airlines, telephone companies, health- be a full-fledged parnassa.”
of young local entrepreneurs and pro- care companies, commercial banks,
fessionals whose interest is promoting and U.S. Executive Departments in the “The officers and board of directors
the development of successful busi- Fortune Global 500 rely on Red Hat of STAR-K are very pleased to work
nesses and business leaders in the (according to Red Hat client data and with Shomshin Refoel Weinstein,
Baltimore community. Fortune 500 list, 2014). The value of Chaim Harris and Dovid Meyer in seek-
this certification in the Baltimore area ing to provide these meaningful oppor-
JET Tech volunteers Shomshin is only corroborated by an article pub- tunities,” concluded STAR-K President
Refoel Weinstein, Chaim Harris, and lished in the May 18, 2016 edition of Dr. Avrom Pollak. “Quite often, for
Dovid Meyer recently announced an CompTIA (“The Top Ten Markets for IT instance, individuals just leaving kollel
exciting new project: training in Red Jobs and Why You Want to Live cannot afford the expense and time to
Hat Enterprise Linux administration. There”), in which the acquire the professional training neces-
The intensive 12-week course, for a Virginia/Maryland/West Virginia area sary for rewarding careers in this new
maximum of 10 students, was made was listed as one of the top 10 places in age of technology. JET Tech will enable
possible by a generous grant from the nation to work in IT. The area is young talented bnei Torah, in a rela-
STAR -K Kosher Certification, which projected to see 15% job growth from tively short time, to add ‘Red Hat’ to
2015 to 2025. their ‘black hat’ lifestyle.”◆
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