Samantha Fomera and Avi Mazzeo have been accepted into the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s Jewish Ideas Fellowship for 2024-25.
They are two of 24 members of the cohort, where over 100 applications were received this year.
This fellowship nurtures post-college Jewish leaders, offering in-depth study, mentorship, and a supportive community. Fomera, a member of Central Reform Congregation, is a 4-H youth development specialist with the University of Missouri-Extension.
Mazzeo is a professional musician and a resident of the South City Moishe House Pod.