An exploration of Jewish peoplehood, at-homeness, and the contemporary challenges facing North American Jewish identity for high school students.
The Jewish people are facing important questions about citizenship, nationalism, democracy and the societies in which we live. COVID-19 has already reshaped our attitudes about collective community and what it means to be ‘at-home,’ and is raising issues of theology, spirituality, and social responsibility.
This national cohort of exceptional high school students meets virtually with top Hartman scholars like Tal Becker, Elana Stein Hain, Yehuda Kurtzer, and Mijal Bitton to grapple with these issues through interactive webinars, study groups, and intimate discussions for a month-long exploration of Jewish peoplehood, at-homeness, and the contemporary challenges facing North American Jewish identity in this moment.
Tuesday, July 7 – Wednesday, August 5, 2020
North American high school students graduating in 2020, 2021 or 2022.
NOTE: Applications for this fellowship have closed.
Apr 20, 2024
Two emerging Jewish teen leaders from the Detroit area write about their summer experience with the Hartman Institute
Apr 20, 2024
Hartman Summer 2020 Teen Fellow Heshie Liebowitz published his Capstone Project
Apr 20, 2024
High school junior Talia Bodner’s original slam poem on Sarah’s experience at the Akedah.
Apr 20, 2024
Hartman Summer 2020 Teen Fellow Jacob Klatzker describes his summer experience as an Emerging Jewish Thought Leader
Apr 20, 2024
Hartman Summer 2020 Teen Fellow Rebecca Weinberg published her Capstone Project
Apr 20, 2024
In the face of camp closures, now is the time to think about which parts we must mourn as lost, which parts we try to salvage and which parts we can even improve upon.
Director of Lay Leadership
Director of Teaching and Learning
Director of Programs
Director of Regional Programs
Program Associate
