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We are incredibly proud to present the final Capstone Journal from this year’s Matanel Global Leadership Fellowship. This collection represents the culmination of a year of deep dialogue, cross-cultural learning, and a shared commitment to the future of the Jewish people. Within these pages, you will find the innovative projects and insights of 15 student leaders from Poland, Israel, and the United States. These fellows have gone beyond the classroom to build a living, breathing sense of...

By Avital Sojcher and Dror Shamsian This year’s cohort of the Matanel Global Leadership Fellowship brought together 15 students from Poland, Israel, and the United States to explore ideas of Jewish identity, pluralism, peoplehood, and more. Fellows participated in eight online learning sessions, including a panel discussion, group discussions, text study, an art workshop, and more. The students came together in May for a shabbaton in Budapest to put the ideas they learned into action before...