Pittsburgh Diller Teen Fellows Program

Pittsburgh Diller Teen Fellows Program Spend 12 months with 20 of your new best friends engaging in fun, spending time in Israel, growing Jewishly, and exploring Tikkun Olam!

The Diller Teen Fellows Program is an exceptional leadership opportunity that unites teens from over a dozen cities in North America and Israel. The Program creates opportunities for Jewish 10th and 11th graders of diverse backgrounds to cultivate leadership skills, explore Israel-Diaspora relations and develop and implement community service projects. Program highlights include the spring North A

merican Seminar, when Israeli Fellows from Karmiel/Misgav are hosted by their local peers, and the Israel Summer Seminar, when we are hosted by the Israelis.

20 Pittsburgh and 20 Israeli Fellows will engage, separately and cooperatively, with four themes:

Jewish Identity: exploring our commitment to Jewish values, tradition, memory, faith, culture, connection with Israel and a sense of shared destiny
Tikkun Olam: encouraging participants to act according to a sense of communal responsibility in Pittsburgh, Israel and globally
Leadership: developing the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively impact and inspire others
Community: instilling a deep connection between Pittsburgh Jewish teenagers, our counterparts in Israel and other Jewish communities around the world

Cohort 17 graduation!!! After a year together, Cohort 17 Fellows came together this morning for a final celebration of t...
08/30/2026

Cohort 17 graduation!!! After a year together, Cohort 17 Fellows came together this morning for a final celebration of their accomplishments this year! This included Fellows led programs and speeches.

Fellows now officially join the Pittsburgh alumni network as they bring the skills learned this year into the local community! Congratulations ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‘

Community Week Recap โœจ๏ธAfter spending a week together for Congress, the Pittsburgh - KarMisgav Fellow's kept began their...
07/17/2026

Community Week Recap โœจ๏ธ

After spending a week together for Congress, the Pittsburgh - KarMisgav Fellow's kept began their community week. Below are the highlights from the week

- A meaningful Shabbat experience, highlighted by a spirited joint Havdallah!!!

- Fellows connected with the ancient Israelites with Sheep Herding ๐Ÿ‘ in Neot Kedumin

- A visit to the 9/11 memorial site in Jerusalem, which also commemorates the 10/27 Synagogue attack in Pittsburgh

- Skills and motion workshop in Sacher Garden ๐Ÿคธโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคธโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคนโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคนโ€โ™€๏ธ

Although it was sad to say goodbye, the connections made by the Fellows will last far beyond this trip!!!!

Today we started off my reuniting with our sister city Karmiel-Misgav which was super fun and everyone was so happy!!! T...
07/09/2026

Today we started off my reuniting with our sister city Karmiel-Misgav which was super fun and everyone was so happy!!! Then we got on the bus and learned that Israel is the only country in the 21st century to have a net gain in trees ๐ŸŒด. After that, we arrived at the shuk explored a little bit and went on a delicious food tour ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿฅ™. Finally, we got to our hotel and got a warm welcome to the awesome week to come with congress ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

On Friday, we started the day off with a tour of the old city, followed by a visit to the Kotel ๐Ÿ•(the western wall). The...
07/07/2026

On Friday, we started the day off with a tour of the old city, followed by a visit to the Kotel ๐Ÿ•(the western wall). Then the fellows had a long drive ๐Ÿ™ƒto Maโ€™ale Hahamisha where they arrived at International Shabbaton ๐Ÿ˜œexited for the weekend ahead๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†

We started Wednesday day by going to Yad Vashem (Israel's National Holocaust Museum). Afterward, we went to a viewpoint ...
07/06/2026

We started Wednesday day by going to Yad Vashem (Israel's National Holocaust Museum). Afterward, we went to a viewpoint that overlooked the beautiful city of Jerusalem. We finished the day by going to the tower of David and took part in an exciting escape room!

Today the fellows  had to wake up bright and early at 3 AM to take on Masada. We got there just in time for the stunning...
07/03/2026

Today the fellows had to wake up bright and early at 3 AM to take on Masada. We got there just in time for the stunning sunrise. After a short ride the cohort took a float in the Dead Sea ๐Ÿ˜Ž. We ended the day in Jerusalem enjoying some delicious shawarma and falafel. ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿฅ™

We started day 2 with a scenic hike in Ein Avdat, stopping to learn about its rich history. After taking pictures at the...
07/01/2026

We started day 2 with a scenic hike in Ein Avdat, stopping to learn about its rich history. After taking pictures at the waterfall and with Ibex we went to the strip mall for a delicious Pizzur lunch of Schwarma and Schnitzel ๐Ÿ˜‹. Next we head to the Negev and learned about the beautiful view! Finally we ended our day with volleyball and chilling at the pool ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿโ˜€๏ธ

What a jam packed travel day! We began our ISS journey heading south to learn about the Ethiopian-Israeli community. Aft...
06/29/2026

What a jam packed travel day! We began our ISS journey heading south to learn about the Ethiopian-Israeli community. After coffee โ˜•๏ธ, dancing ๐Ÿ•บ and our first "whoosh!" of the summer, we heading further south to Ben Gurions tomb. The view took our breaths away and Fellows learned about the story of Israel's First Prime minister!

Still waiting to apply? Don't delay! Applications will close on Thursday, June 18th. Find the link to apply in our bio a...
06/15/2026

Still waiting to apply? Don't delay! Applications will close on Thursday, June 18th. Find the link to apply in our bio and reach out to Zev with any questions.

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