Hadar's Shatz Fellowship

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The Hadar Shatz Fellowship is an 8 month program for shelihei tzibbur (prayer leaders) to hone their skills, deepen their practice, and elevate their impact in their prayer communities - carrying the sacred responsibility of serving as messengers from and to their communities. Over the course of 8 months, fellows will convene regularly online with Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz and guest faculty for a deep dive into the art of cultivating empowered communities of tefilah and song through skill-building, text study, and musical exploration. Alongside these peer-driven cohort sessions and hevruta learning opportunities, fellows will receive 1:1 mentoring from Hadar faculty and facilitators. The fellows will also gather in-person for focused time together at Hadar’s Rising Song Intensive in NYC in December 2023.

Applications will be accepted through June 12th, 2023

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Please briefly describe your experience as a leader of communal prayer. Where/how did you learn? Where do you/have you led? What current prayer leadership role(s) do you hold?

What do you consider your strengths as a tefila leader? What are your areas of improvement?

Think about a moment of communal prayer that was powerful or effective for you. What about that experience impacted you? **you needn't have been the shaliach tzibbur!**

Think about a moment of or experience in communal prayer that was uncomfortable or challenging for you. What about that experience impacted you? What was your approach to moving through this experience?

This program utilizes cohort-building and peer feedback as a central learning tool. What do you think you could offer a cohort of prayer leaders? What are you interested in learning from a cohort of prayer leaders?

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VIDEO SUBMISSION

Please include a link to a 2-5 minute video of yourself mock-leading tefila (you may choose any section of davening). *This video should serve as a demonstration of your leadership, but should not be a video of you leading a kahal in real time.*

LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION

In the spirit of this fellowship being designed for shelichei tzibbur - lit translated as messengers of the community - we require a letter of recommendation from a member of the prayer community you serve. This could be a rabbi, cantor, educator, or layleader - anyone who can speak to your potential participation in a program designed to bring leadership skills back into the community you serve through tefila. Please submit the information for your reference below, they will receive a form through which they can submit their letter of reference.

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Participation Fees

This fellowship does not have a program fee and includes registration for Hadar’s Rising Song Intensive in December in person at no cost. Transportation to and housing during the duration of the intensive are at the fellows’ expense.

If the cost of travel or housing for the intensive is a barrier to participation, you will have the opportunity to explore financial aid for those expected fees with our team once accepted into the fellowship.