Ariel PJ Stewart is Managing Director: North America for The Bronfman Fellowship. Previously, Ariel served as Director of Emerging Leadership and Senior Program Officer at The Covenant Foundation. At Covenant, Ariel provided thought leadership for the field of Jewish education while leading initiatives focused on community building, program design, and leadership development. Ariel also directed Continue Reading »
Devora Bengualid Goldstein is excited to join The Bronfman Fellowship as a Mancha this year. Raised in a Modern Orthodox family in New York with Moroccan and Canadian roots, she now calls Tel Aviv home. Devora studied Neuroscience and Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago, where she explored the intersections of science, ethics, and Continue Reading »
Yahel Halevi (Amitei Bronfman ’17), originally from Tel Aviv, is a BA student at the Glasgow School of Art. After completing the Hevruta gap year program in Jerusalem and participating in a queer leadership program by IGY, the Israeli queer youth movement, he worked as a counselor at Ramah Nyack. He then served in the Continue Reading »
Dr. Yitz Landes (Bronfman ‘05; he/him) is an Assistant Professor of Rabbinic Literatures and Cultures at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. His research focuses on the premodern transmission of Jewish knowledge, vis-à-vis the history of rabbinic education and the history of the Jewish book. Additionally, Dr. Landes works on the development of Jewish ritual Continue Reading »
Amira Shoshan Ilani (Amitei Bronfman ’15) is married to Bini and lives in Jerusalem. She was born in the U.S. and raised in the town of Efrat, in Gush Etzion. Amira studied at the Migdal Oz Women’s Beit Midrash before serving in the IDF as a soldier and commander. She later studied at the Mizmor School Continue Reading »
Shachar Witzrabin (Amitei Bronfman ’18) was born and raised in the moshav of Mesilat Tzion and now lives in Tel Aviv. She completed the Mechinat Beit Yisrael pre-military program and served in the IDF as a psychotechnical interviewer. After her army service, she worked as a counselor at the Eastern Mediterranean International School (EMIS) in Continue Reading »
Daniel Shulman (Bronfman ’07) has played an active role in pluralistic Jewish organizations throughout his life, believing in their role as a vital fabric of today’s increasingly diverse Jewish world. Originally from Denver, Daniel has served on the Denver Jewish Day School board, where he led an initiative to shift fundraising toward supporting teachers, resulting Continue Reading »
Sophia is a New York native currently living in South Baltimore, where she creates vibrant Jewish community through the Moishe Pod she co-founded with her partner. Before joining the Bronfman team, Sophia served as the Assistant Director of 4Front, a platform dedicated to empowering and amplifying the voices of Baltimore’s Jewish teens. There, she developed Continue Reading »
Roberto Woldenberg is the Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Torrecom, a leading independent wireless infrastructure provider in Latin America. He is also Managing Partner at Indigo Capital, a private equity fund focused on growing small and medium-size businesses. Prior to co-founding Indigo Capital in 1999, Roberto was an associate at J.P. Morgan’s Latin America M&A practice. Continue Reading »
Adi has been working with world Jewry and Israel education for the past 25 years, in Israel and North America. She has served as a Jewish Agency Shlicha (emissary) at Federation CJA in Montreal, Canada, and as the program director for the Israel Engagement program and Shinshinim program. Adi has held educational and managerial positions Continue Reading »
Applications for the 2026 Bronfman Fellowship are open!To refer a teen, click here.
Deadline is December 2.