The distinguished award for Jewish teens who are going places.

Why have Jews survived when other ancient peoples disappeared? Explore antisemitism, the Holocaust, what being “chosen” means, and what Jewish pride actually means in today’s world.

Stay engaged for a full year and you advance to Goldstein Associate. You receive a Certificate of Associateship, framable and portfolio-ready.

Two years in, you’ve hit the halfway mark. You’ve demonstrated real commitment. You receive an Advanced Scholarship Certificate recognizing your standing as a serious student of Jewish ethics.

Three years of study earns you the rank of Goldstein Fellow and a walnut plaque with a mounted credential to prove it. 11th- and 12th-graders become eligible to earn up to 3 college credits per year through Gratz College.

This is the highest honor in the program. Complete the full curriculum and you are formally inducted at a community-wide award ceremony. You receive a premium metal plaque and a personalized letter of recommendation from your instructor that stands out on your university applications.
Debate real ethical dilemmas from the news. Should we rescue strangers at personal risk? What about euthanasia? You decide first, then discover what Jewish wisdom says about life-and-death choices.
How well do you know yourself? What makes you... you? Meet the dynamics that shape your inner life and get a deeper understanding of human nature and what it takes to succeed at relationships, beat stress, and achieve happiness.
See the values and skills that will not only get you through life but also help you thrive and succeed beyond your wildest imagination. Unpack the building blocks of success.

Their founding partnership is a testament to their faith that Jewish teens, given the right opportunity, will choose to explore who they are and where they come from; faith that identity, when nurtured at the right moment, becomes something a young person carries for life.
Thanks to their generosity, thousands of teens across dozens of cities will graduate high school with a stronger sense of who they are as Jews—and why it matters.
The Goldstein Fellowship stands as their legacy.