People ages 22-32 are eligible for the Zeitler Fellowship.
Priority application deadline: April 21
NHC's flagship program, Summer Institute brings together Jews from across North America to envision a joyful grassroots Judaism and provide the tools to help them create empowered Jewish lives and communities. The week includes serious study, moving prayer, spirited conversation, late-night jam sessions, singing, dancing, swimming, meditation, and hiking — all in the company over 150 people from a wide range of backgrounds.
At the Summer Institute, every teacher is also a student and every student is also a teacher. And people who rarely take active leadership roles in their communities discover that they, too, can teach and contribute to the community.
Fellows participate in the full Summer Institute programming, and in four workshops designed specifically for them. The Fellowship provides a supportive cohort from which to experience all that Institute has to offer and includes opportunities for Fellows to reflect on building, sustaining, and participating in their Jewish communities outside of the NHC. In addition, each Zeitler Fellow will be paired with a mentor, a returning Institute participant who shares similar interests and can support the Fellow in getting the most out of the Institute.
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Zeitler Fellows pay only NHC dues of $60. The fellowship covers tuition, room, and board for the NHC Summer Institute. To apply for the Zeitler Fellowship, you must be between the ages of 22 and 32, interested in exploring lay-led, participatory, independent Jewish community, and willing to participate fully in the Summer Institute. Jews of Color and Jews with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Preference is given to first-time Institute attendees.
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Submit your application by April 21 (priority deadline) or May 21 (regular deadline). Priority applicants will hear back by April 28; regular applicants by early June.
What is the purpose of the Zeitler Fellowship?
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Support fellows to have a positive experience at NHC this year
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Create meaningful pathways for further involvement in NHC/Local Havurot/Self-led Jewish communities
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Develop fellows’ confidence and capacity to create the Jewish lives they want
What can I expect to get out of the program?
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Participants will feel connection and community with other fellows, as a homebase for Zeitler Fellows to explore the Havurah Community & Summer Institute.
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Participants will take home an understanding of diverse opportunities for future engagement with NHC/Local Havurot/Self-Led Jewish Communities
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Participants will leave with at least one skill/insight/tool that will support their leadership/engagement in life, Jewish or otherwise
What does the program entail?
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A cohort of 10-16 people between the ages of 22-32 who experience Summer Institute together
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Pre-institute zoom orientation
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A daily workshop designed specifically for Zeitler fellows for each of the four full weekdays of Institute
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Each participant will be paired with a mentor who is a returning Institute participant who shares similar interests and can support the Fellow in getting the most out of the Institute
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Zeitler Fellows pay only NHC dues of $60. The fellowship covers tuition, room, and board for the NHC Summer Institute. To apply for the Zeitler Fellowship, you must be between the ages of 22 and 32, interested in exploring lay-led, participatory, independent Jewish community, and willing to participate fully in the Summer Institute. Jews of Color and Jews with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Preference is given to first-time Institute attendees.
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If you have any questions about the program or the application, please feel free to reach out to us at zeitler@havurah.org
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Please encourage your friends to apply!
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The Zeitler Fellowship is generously funded by Frances Turim Zeitler.
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