HEADLINES
A Boston JSU Scholars Fellowship
Judaism, current events, and modern life. For high school students. No prior Jewish knowledge required.
11 Weekly NightsOct 11 – Dec 20
7:15 – 8:30 PMMostly Sundays*
Beth El*Downstairs · Newton
Grades 9 – 12Boys & Girls
Dinner IncludedEvery single week
Earn $15Per session
Sign Up Now
Takes two minutes · Pick the nights you want
The Fellowship
A Scholars Fellowship. Not another class.
HEADLINES is a Boston JSU Scholars Fellowship designed for high school teens interested in exploring the intersection of Judaism, current events, and modern life.
Through thought-provoking discussions, real-world controversies, and meaningful conversations with adult mentors from the Boston Jewish community, teens explore how Jewish ideas, values, and perspectives relate to the issues shaping our world today. The fellowship offers an opportunity for students to deepen their understanding of Jewish thought, develop critical thinking skills, and engage in intellectual exploration beyond their regular JSU school clubs. It's a real academic extracurricular, the kind you can list on a resume or a college application. No prior Jewish knowledge or background is required. Participants enjoy dinner at each session and earn stipends based on attendance. Come to ALL eleven or come to the ones that grab you. Check them off on the form and change your mind later.The lineup
Eleven nights. Eleven questions.
Oct 11
Hostage Deals: Would You Free 1,000 Terrorists to Save One Hostage?
Oct 18
Man versus Machine: What’s Man’s Role in the World of Enhanced AI?
Oct 25
Privacy: Would You Give the Government a List of Who’s Jewish?
Tue, Nov 3
Addicted by Design: Why Can’t You Put Your Phone Down? It’s Not an Accident.
Tuesday night, 7:15 PM, downstairs at Beth El
Nov 8
Human Shields: What If the Terrorist Hides Behind a Child?
Nov 15
Safety or Discrimination: Women Can Choose Female Uber Drivers. Men Are Suing.
Nov 22
Dating and Marriage: Tinder Just Admitted It Was Wrong About Love
Nov 29
Piracy and Copyright: Nothing Was Stolen. So Why Did They Pay $1.5 Billion?
Dec 6
Deepfakes: Seeing Isn’t Believing
Dec 13
Loyalty and Poaching: Would You Leave Your Job for $200 Million?
Dec 20
Surrogacy: Who Is His Mother? Nine Months, or the Moment He Was Made?
* Location change: For now, all remaining sessions are downstairs at Beth El, 7:15 PM. Most are Sunday nights, with a few on Tuesday nights. Each week’s sign-up form has the date.
Topics can shift if something bigger breaks that week.
What a night looks like
7:15 to 8:30. That’s it.
Dinner
Real food, every week, from the minute you walk in. Come straight from wherever you are.The story
One case from the news. You get the facts and both sides before anyone tells you what to think.The sources
What Jewish scholarship has to say about it. Mentors from the Boston Jewish community learn the sources through with you in small groups.The argument
Everyone back together and the room goes at it. You leave at 8:30 still thinking about it.Questions
Before you sign up
Do I have to come every week?
No. Pick the nights that grab you, check them off on the form, and change your mind whenever. Showing up for one night is completely fine.Do I need to know anything going in?
Nothing. No prior Jewish knowledge or background required, no Hebrew, no prep. If you have an opinion you're qualified.Can I put this on my college applications?
Yes. HEADLINES is a Boston JSU Scholars Fellowship, a real academic extracurricular you can list on your resume and college applications.What’s the $15?
You earn $15 for every session you show up to. Come to all eleven and that's $165.Who’s in the room?
Teens in grades 9 through 12 from across Boston- day school, public school, all of it. That mix is half of what makes the argument good.Food allergies?
There's a line for it on the form. Tell us and we'll handle it.So which night are you coming to?
Sign up, pick your nights, and we'll see you October 11. Sign Up NowQuestions, or want to be a mentor for the fellowship? Email riesely@ncsy.org
