Alumni Scholarships and Professional Development Funds
Many thanks to our generous donors for providing grants that allow Talmud Torah of Minneapolis alumni and teachers the opportunity to receive scholarships for lifelong Jewish learning including high school Israel experiences and post-secondary Jewish education.
Talmud Torah Alumni
Israel Experience
Talmud Torah of Minneapolis 7th and 8th graders can earn up to $2,000 in grants toward a high school Israel trip with programs such as Ramah Seminar, USY Pilgrimage, BBYO Israel Journey, Alexander Muss High School, and others. More information about this scholarship is shared in depth as students approach the upper-grade levels.
Talmud Torah Fund for the Advancement of Jewish Professional Careers
Talmud Torah alumni who are pursuing careers as Jewish professionals are eligible to apply for scholarships in support of their college-level education. Scholarships available to undergraduate and graduate level students and open to any Jewish professional career path.
This fund is supported by the Leo and Beth Frisch Career in Jewish Education Fund for the Talmud Torah and the Rachel Raviv Hoffer Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund.
For more information on the above scholarships, please email contactus@talmudtorahmpls.org.
Professional Development Funds
Schochet Family Judaic Studies Fund
This financial award is available to teachers at Talmud Torah of Minneapolis or Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School for the purposes of continuing education. Awards are determined each spring. Contact Talmud Torah of Minneapolis at contactus@talmudtorahmpls.org for more information and to apply.
Recent Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the following award recipients in support of their lifelong Jewish learning!
2021-2022
Israel Experience
BBYO Passport/Israel Journey
Sarah Binder
Maddox Comito
Hailey Dobrin
Leo Holcomb
Matthew London
Beatrice Moldow
Julia Rubin
Benjamin Simpson
Hannah Wall
Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim
Jesse Dulkin
Alexander Muss High School in Israel
Leah Spencer
Talmud Torah Fund for the Advancement of Jewish Professional Careers
Kelsey Bailey
2020-2021
Israel Experience
BBYO Passport/Israel Journey
Tess Brimmer
Sid Gelperin
Sam Wyatt Greenberg
Jack Rubin
Aidan Sondell
USY Israel Pilgrimage
Zach Burstein
Emma Hausman
Aidan Herman
Carly Herman
Gracie Kermisch
Juliana Seewald
Sydney Wolpert
Maxwell Wolfe
Levi Zouber
Ramah Israel Seminar
Jeremy Rosenwald
Schochet Family Judaic Studies Fund Continuing Education Award for Teachers
Steven Greenberg
Kara Rosenwald
Talmud Torah Fund for the Advancement of Jewish Professional Careers
Justin Held
2020-2021
Israel Experience
BBYO Passport/Israel Journey
Tess Brimmer
Sid Gelperin
Sam Wyatt Greenberg
Jack Rubin
Aidan Sondell
USY Israel Pilgrimage
Zach Burstein
Emma Hausman
Aidan Herman
Carly Herman
Gracie Kermisch
Juliana Seewald
Sydney Wolpert
Maxwell Wolfe
Alexander Muss High School in Israel
Jordan Geller
Ruby Stillman
Ramah Israel Seminar
Jeremy Rosenwald
Talmud Torah Fund for the Advancement of Jewish Professional Careers
Justin Held
Schochet Family Judaic Studies Fund Continuing Education Award for Teachers
Mary Baumgarten
Steven Greenberg
Israel Experience
BBYO Passport/Israel Journey
Marley Comito
USY Israel Pilgrimage
Noa Buslovich
Jack Bernstein
Nate Zouber
Levi Zouber
Jessica Paul
Schochet Family Judaic Studies Fund Continuing Education Award for Teachers
Aimee Orkin
Kara Rosenwald
Nechamit Yaari
2019-2020
Israel Experience
Evyatar Ohayon
Schochet Family Judaic Studies Fund Continuing Education Award for Teachers
Aimee Orkin
Talmud Torah Fund for the Advancement of Jewish Professional Careers
Justin Held