Jonah Feinleib
Bethesda,MD
Summary
Highly motivated, well-organized student looking for opportunities to put into practice my commitment to social justice and political change in my community.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Founding Member, Whitman High School Ethics Bowl
Walt Whitman High School
10.2024 - Current
- Competed in the Maryland regional Ethics Bowl competition.
- Analyzed and prepared discussion points for 15 case studies of complex, real-life ethical issues.
Secretary, Jews 4 Change Club
Walt Whitman High School
10.2023 - Current
- Organize social events to help build community among Jewish and non-Jewish students focused around Jewish holidays.
- Helped fundraise over $7500 for environmental and humanitarian causes in Israel.
- Planned and organized a school-wide presentation about the Holocaust with several survivors as speakers.
Student and Facilitator, Social Justice Class
Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation
09.2022 - Current
- Explore social justice issues and practice through the lens of Jewish values.
- Facilitate teen group activities to create community between peers.
- Participate in quarterly community service projects to help our local community (e.g. distribute personal items to the homeless, make food for needy families, collect and deliver supplies to two Afghan refugee families).
Campaign Volunteer
Various Democratic Organizations
11.2024 - 11.2024
- Organized a group of friends and family to participate in multiple phone banks for democratic candidates in swing states in the weeks leading up to the 2024 election.
- Helped hundreds of voters find poll stations, familiarize themselves with the candidate's policies, and cure ballots.
Participant, Japan Multi-Week Exchange Program
06.2024 - 07.2024
- Four week cultural exchange trip to Japan.
- Made a presentation on mental wellness programs for high school students in Montgomery County to Akie Abe, the widow of former prime minister Shinzo Abe.
Participant, Ecuador Service Trip
06.2023 - 07.2023
- Taught English to native, Spanish-speaking, elementary students in San Miguel de Los Blancos, Ecuador as a part of a teen service group.
- Raised $800 to donate school supplies to 4th and 5th graders.
Education
Walt Whitman High School Class Of 2027
Bethesda, MDLASJ Diploma Pathway -
Walt Whitman HS
Bethesda, MD06.2027
Timeline
Campaign Volunteer
Various Democratic Organizations
11.2024 - 11.2024
Founding Member, Whitman High School Ethics Bowl
Walt Whitman High School
10.2024 - Current
Participant, Japan Multi-Week Exchange Program
06.2024 - 07.2024
Secretary, Jews 4 Change Club
Walt Whitman High School
10.2023 - Current
Participant, Ecuador Service Trip
06.2023 - 07.2023
Student and Facilitator, Social Justice Class
Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation
09.2022 - Current
Walt Whitman High School Class Of 2027
LASJ Diploma Pathway -
Walt Whitman HS
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