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The fellowship taught me so many new skills for songleading that have been extremely helpful in my songleading journey and now it is something that I do regularly with my synagogue.The retreat especially was such a beneficial experience for me. In addition to being fun, I learned so much from being around talented teens that all shared the same love for music and songleading.
- Aviva
2026 Regional Cohorts
Our Teen Songleader Fellowships are back for the 2026 - '27 school year!
Regional cohorts will be hosted in:
Congregation B'nai B'brith
Santa Barbara, CA
Congregation Rodeph Sholom
New York, NY
Beth Emet
Evanston, IL
Temple Rodeph Shalom
Falls Church, FA
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These regional Fellowships for those in 8th–12th grades feature a weekend retreat in the fall, including home hospitality with the sponsoring synagogue. There, participants will learn from a master teacher in collaboration with clergy and staff. Experiential learning includes participation in Shabbat services, school, and other events the synagogue has planned for the weekend.
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Monthly online sessions follow with their master teacher and clergy, musicians, and educators from across the Jewish world. To apply, they must be sponsored by staff or clergy at their home synagogue, and we work with each mentor to ensure every Fellow is getting time to sharpen their skills in the community.
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By the end of the year, each Fellow will have led in multiple settings, built relationships across the Jewish world, filled their toolkit of resources and repertoire, and sharpened skills they'll carry for life.
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Regional cohorts are intentionally kept small so every Fellow gets real attention, builds genuine relationships with peers, and feels part of a community that actually knows their work.
SUG songleaders learn so much more than how to be great performers. They learn how to collaboratively build and support strong, sustainable communities filled with song
If you are or know a teen songleader in one of those regions who might benefit, fill out the interest form here. Any teen is welcome to join any region from anywhere, as long as they can get to one of the four retreat locations.
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Program fee is $300. Scholarship is available.
The SUG Teen Songleader Fellowships give teens the training, experience, and confidence needed to:
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Find their own voice as a Jewish leader
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Develop comfort in front of a room
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Teach both new and familiar songs
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Sing with and lead diverse age groups
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Partner with congregational professionals
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Develop the requisite skills of analysis, process, feedback-gathering and self-reflection
Sing Unto God Teen Fellowships are generously underwritten by the Suzanne D. and Stanley A. Racoosin Fund for Jewish Music.