Inspiring young Jewish minds and Zionist spirits in cities across America

Educating the next generation of confident Jewish leaders.

A National Honors
program for Middle
School Students

Millstone Scholars is a National Honors program for 7th & 8th graders attending public and secular independent schools to study the foundational ideas, of great leaders and key texts of Jewish civilization.

Each week over the course of a full academic year, students participate in seminar style classes (in-person) with fellow young Jews eager to discover their own Jewish history and heritage in an intellectually serious way. As they explore the Hebrew bible, the heroic story of modern Israel, and the influence of Jewish Ideas on America, a strengthened Jewish identity emerges.

Contact Us

Irina Rakhlis
Irina Rakhlis

Irina Rakhlis

Executive Director, Millstone Scholars Program
irakhlis@tikvah.org

Sharon Banda
Sharon Banda

Sharon Banda

Program Associate, Millstone Scholars Program
sbanda@tikvah.org