DILLER TEEN FELLOWS
Program Details:
The Diller Teen Fellows program is a year-long immersive global leadership program inviting teens from six continents and 32 communities to step up, lead their communities, and repair the world. Diller brings together a pluralistic, diverse group of up to 20 Baltimore teens and provide them with the tools, feedback, and guidance you need to experiment, collaborate, and grow as a leader all while exploring your own Jewish identity.
Dates: September 2025 – September 2026
Grades: 11th Grade
Cost: $3,500 – Financial Aid Available – The program cost is heavily subsidized thanks to the Hellen Diller Family Foundation and The Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore. The program cost includes monthly workshops, 3-week summer seminar in Israel, multiple shabbatonim, and MORE!
Community Service Hours: 20 Hours
Applications: Applications for 2025-2026 programs opens March 12!
Diller Teen Fellows Will:
- Travel to Israel for a unique, 3-week summer seminar
- Participate in an exchange program with Israeli teens from our sister city, Ashkelon, in Baltimore
- Connect deeply to your cohort and your Judaism through 3 shabbatonim (weekend retreat) experiences
- Participate in 12 mifgashim (workshops) over the course of the year
- Be recognized as a young Jewish community leader
- Build a strong connection with Jewish Baltimore and its various institutions
- Complete a tikkun olam give-back project
- Build relationships with other outstanding young people from across the Baltimore community and around the world
Application & Selection Process: Diller Teen Fellows is a competitive leadership program that accepts 20 teens from the Baltimore Jewish community. To be selected,
- Applicants must submit their written application including 2 personal references online by April 27
- Applicants must complete a 30-minute in-person interview with the Diller Coordinator and interview committee
- Applicants must participate in a 2-hour, activity based group interview
- Program acceptances will be announced the first week of June 2025
For more information, contact Rabbi Chanan Gans at [email protected]
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