Melbourne Diller Teen Fellows

Workshop 7 was dedicated to preparing for our self-management Shabbaton at the end of the month. Groups bonded by creating artworks of their faces and building cars to races against each other as well as having some time dedicated to planning. However, there isn't a Diller Teen Fellows gathering that goes without a deep discussion. Here are Yishai's reflections on two of the discussions that occurred during the workshop: During the recent Diller workshop 2 of the activities we did really stood out and spoke to me. Every week two fellows run an activity for the whole group. This week Jessy and Simmi inspired by a “buzzfeed” experiment decided to recreated it with us. The activity was designed so people can get a general understanding of how privileged they are. During the activity almost everyone realised how lucky they are to have certain things, and how some things are just unfair in our society (like gender inequality). The activity led into a discussion where someone a...

Over the nine day of 12-21 April, our lives were transformed by the Golan Fellows during the Jewish Community Mifgash. Here are some reflections and memorable moments from Fellows: "One of the memorable moments was when we were talking about our emotions on each of our countries remembrance days and what that says about our true homes and I said that I was going to my true home tomorrow (I was flying to Israel) and I think the Israelis really appreciated that and saw how lucky they are." Noah "I feel more connected to other Jews internationally" Yishai  "It showed me that we have something in common with people living on the other side of the world. We are Jewish." Amy  "The seminar has guided me to wanting to become a leader among the Jewish community in Melbourne and all across the globe." Maya "It allowed me to meet so many amazing people and create lifelong friendships, to push myself and step out of my comfort zone...