2023 Awardee Sydney Hankin reminds us to take action in communities beyond our immediate bubbles; tikkun olam should span beyond those we know.

February is Youth Leadership Month, which aims to encourage young people to take on leadership roles and give back to their communities. We are proud of the 189 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awardees who are working to make lasting change.
 
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Last month, 2022 Awardee Cameron Samuels testified on Capitol Hill at a hearing called “Book Bans: Examining How Censorship Limits Liberty and Literature.” Read and watch Cameron’s powerful remarks:

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Chag Sukkot Sameach - Wishing you a joyous Sukkot!

Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement, will begin at sundown on Sunday. We wish those who celebrate a meaningful day and a year ahead filled with tikkun olam. #yomkippur #dayofatonement #judaism #jewishlife #jewishculture #jewishholiday #jewishholiday s #tikkunolam

Rosh Hashanah begins at Sundown tomorrow. Shana Tova to the Diller Tikkun Olam Awards community!

Wishing all who celebrate a happy, healthy, and sweet new year. #roshhashanah #roshhashanah 2023 #newyear

Learn about 2023 Awardee David Ronnel’s meaningful work in his profile from Kveller: kveller.com/this-persisten…

2023 Awardees Lily Messing and Romy Greenwald were recently interviewed on the Table Talk with BBYOInsider podcast.

Listen to Lily and Romy talk about their projects on the episode called Inspiring Conversations with Diller Tikkun Olam Awardees: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ins…

2023 Awardee Romy Greenwald founded MiSendero to bring together Spanish-speaking students learning English and English-speaking students studying Spanish with intercultural events and student-to-student tutoring programs. Read Romy’s feature in @jtanews

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Alum Spotlight: 2022 Awardee Jonah Bard founded EdRise Tutoring to provide free tutoring sessions to students in grades 3-8, addressing societal inequities in education.

'I feel like there’s real power in getting a group of like-minded teens to come together to make the world a better place and instill the values of philanthropy.'

Learn what inspired 2023 Awardees Lily and Jake to create their projects in JTA | Jewish news:
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Alum Spotlight: 2022 Awardee Dylan Zajac continues his impact and tikkun olam efforts through his project @computer4people. Computers 4 People recently granted 220 laptop scholarships to graduating seniors from 63 high schools in NY and NJ.

Learn more: computers4people.org/laptopscholars…

Alum spotlight: today is National Senior Citizens Day, which recognizes the accomplishments of seniors in America. Many Award recipients’ projects have focused on supporting older adults, including 2021 Awardee Sam Friedman and his project South Florida Tech For Seniors. #seniorcitizenday

Do you know a Jewish teen leader changing the world? Up to 15 recipients from across the United States will receive $36,000 each to further their community service project or their education.

Nominate an inspiring teen today: dillerteenawards.org/nominate

This week, we gathered in San Francisco to celebrate the 15 extraordinary 2023 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awardees.⁠ Mazel tov to these incredible leaders – we can’t wait to see what you do next! #DillerTikkunOlam23

2023 Awardees Romy Greenwald and Lily Messing both wrote articles about their projects for BBYO Insider's International Newsletter, The Shofar. Check out their articles:

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2023 Awardee Anabelle Lombard in Arlington Now

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Alum Spotlight: 2022 Awardee Ariel Beck and her project Girls Who Start encourage girls to become entrepreneurs and leaders. Ariel and her organization continue to embody the value of tikkun olam.

Check out coverage from @WUSA9: wusa9.com/article/life/h…