A note from  one of our fellows who attends Kehilla High School-  Shalom, I am happy to use this space to share good news from our student body.  This past summer, Philip Caine, a twelfth grader, spent time in Israel with the Diller Teen Fellows. Here is a short reflection from Philip about his experience: "This past year I have been participating in the Diller Teen Fellows Program. Diller Teen Fellows is a highly selective, fifteen-month program for Jewish teens from eight North American cities and eight partner cities in Israel.  Throughout the program, we have participated in educational workshops and retreats that focus on four pillars; Israel, Leadership, Jewish Identity, and Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World).  In March, the Israeli teens traveled to America to stay with hosts from their partnership cities for the North American Seminar.  During these ten days, we took the Israelis all around the Bay Area and also had a weekend-long retreat. The most anticipated and for many, most meaningful part of the program is the Israel trip.  For three weeks we traveled throughout Israel for the Israel Summer Seminar.  It was truly the most amazing time of my life.  As a cohort, wherever we went in Israel we experienced the culture and embraced the Holy Land.  For a week we stayed with our Israeli hosts, experiencing the daily life of an Israeli family and participated in fun and life-changing activities.  During the following week, all of the Diller Teen Fellows, both American and Israeli, had a retreat together, where we continued our studies of the four pillars and made lasting friendships from around the world. After returning from this amazing trip we had a reflection retreat.  This final few months of the program are dedicated to tikkun olam projects that each of the teens work to create and carry out - I am working with another Diller Teen Fellow to implement a program called "Youth with Heart." In December, we will meet for the last time to share our experiences and tikkun olam projects with friends and family.  I will continue my work with the Diller Teen Fellows Program over the next year as a Junior Counselor - I will help with programming and workshops and will accompany the next cohort on their trip to Israel next summer." -- Congratulations to Phillip on this amazing leadership opportunity. Best wishes, Rabbi Darren Kleinberg, Head of School Kehillah Jewish High School