The Diller Teen Fellows seeks to empower select teens from across the globe to become the activated leaders of tikkun olam as an emerging generation of Jewish leaders. As part of an international network of Jewish teens, Fellows serve as a force for good throughout their lifetimes.

Teens will learn and experience:

• Design Thinking
• Collaboration Skills
• Character Based Leadership
• Tikkun Olam Grant Project
• Relationship-building are built across the globe
• Volunteering in high-impact activities
• Deepened connection to Jewish identity,
• Pluralism, peoplehood and Israel

You will be part of a group of peers with different backgrounds, joined together by the desire to:

• Question, search and gain insights into Jewish identity and unity
• Experience a cultural exchange with Israeli teens during a three-week Israel seminar and 10-day Toronto mifgash (encounter)
• Cultivate lasting friendships with Toronto and Eilat-Eilot fellows through a significant partnership experience
• Become a member of the Diller International cohort of 32 cities

The Toronto Diller Teen Fellows is a 12 month (September to September) commitment which includes:

• 12 Sunday afternoon workshops (mifgashim)
• Hands-on opportunities to lead tikkun olam initiatives
• 9-day hosting of Eilat-Eilot fellows in Toronto in the spring
• Three-week Summer Seminar in Israel with 700 Diller Teens Fellows from around the world (July)

Apply online or nominate a teen at jewishtoronto.com/diller

• All applicants must apply online and participate in a group experience session and interview.
• Applications received after the deadline will be reviewed only after all on-time applications are considered.
• Final decisions are announced in June
• The fee for participation is $4,000 which includes all costs for the Fellowship, including the Israel seminar. Generous financial aid is available. Each Fellow receives a substantial subsidy from the Helen Diller Family Foundation, and UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.