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The Tikvah High School Summer Institute at Yale (www.tikvahsummer.org) will take place June 22-July 6, 2014/24 Sivan-8 Tammuz 5774. The Institute is a challenging two-week experience for current 11th and 12th graders who are interested in philosophy and politics and who care about the Jewish future. The core of the program is a series of advanced seminars – faculty-led discussions, rather than lectures – on Jewish thought, economics, and politics. Participating students will also meet with influential practitioners in the fields of politics, journalism, and Jewish communal life. These programs will be designed to help students understand the ways that ideas, policies, and affairs interact in today’s world as they learn from the examples of thoughtful individuals leading impactful lives. In addition to offering a valuable intellectual and academic experience, the Institute will provide ambitious students with an opportunity to get to know talented peers from across North America.
The Dean of the Institute is Rabbi Mark Gottlieb, Senior Director of the Tikvah Fund. The faculty member-in residence is Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik, Director of the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University and senior rabbi at Congregation Shearith Israel in Manhattan. The program will be in run accordance with halachic standards of behavior.
An application form is available on the program website (www.tikvahsummer.org/apply) and is due by January 31, 2014. Applicants will receive notification by March 17.