The 2026 Jewish Philly Under 40 Award Recipients:

Seth Bluestein
Leading Jewishly in the Wider World

Tara Cherwony
Jewish Lay Leader

Matthew Dorsch
Jewish Professional

Alex Freedman
Jewish Lay Leader

Gaby Marantz
Jewish Professional

Max Nemhauser
Jewish Lay Leader

Gabrielle Newell
Leading Jewishly in the Wider World

Danielle Selber
Jewish Professional

Jonathan Shahar
Leading Jewishly in the Wider World

Ian Shinbrot
Jewish Lay Leader

Shana Weiner
Leading Jewishly in the Wider World

Molly Wernick
Jewish Professional

We are honoring awardees in three categories:

Jewish Professionals – Employees of Jewish organizations making a difference through their professional roles.
Jewish Lay Leaders – Volunteers and board leaders advancing Jewish organizations and communal life.
Individuals Leading Jewishly in the Wider World – Values-driven professionals and lay leaders whose leadership extends beyond Jewish institutions while remaining deeply engaged in Jewish life and community.

Learn more about our recipients by scolling through the slideshow below!
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The Jewish Philly Under 40 Awards are organized by Tribe 12 and sponsored by: Drexel Hillel, Greater Philly Hillel, Jewish Learning Venture, JNFuture, Jewish Relief Agency, JWI’s Philadelphia Young Women’s Impact Network, Moishe House, NextGen (Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia), OneTable, Penn Hillel, Philadelphia Board of Rabbis, Spruce Street Minyan, Temple Hillel, Tribe 12, and Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History.