Love to read literature and discuss art? Want to learn and practice feminist leadership skills? Want to join a community of creative Jewish teen girls and nonbinary teens from around the country? Interested in producing a magazine by and for your peers?
jGirls+ Magazine is an innovative, online community and literary magazine written by and for self-identifying Jewish girls, young women, and nonbinary teens ages 13-19 across all backgrounds. This platform enables teens to share their voices with the world and each other, and the space to hone communication skills, explore identities, talk across differences, and engage with a wide circle of peers on their own terms. jGirls+ creates long-term change and addresses underlying causes of inequity by boosting the capabilities, self-image, and status of young Jewish feminists. In this way, we cultivate the next generation of empowered, committed Jewish feminist community and institutional leaders.
We are a community diverse in background, perspective, Jewish identification, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, ability, and interests.
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The next application cycle will open in 2026. In the meantime, you can sign up for emails or read jGirls+ Magazine.
My experiences at jGirls+ have brought me community I didn’t think I’d find until college. I feel so grateful to have met so many peers who are both extremely similar to and different from me. Not only has jGirls+ given me opportunities to learn how to lead in a collaborative way and edit pieces mindfully, but it has also shown me what it is to love the work you do and love the people you work with.
– Ollie S., jGirls+ Editorial Alum
Program Details
The jGirls+ Magazine teen staff is a group of young Jewish feminists (10th-12th graders) who produce an online literary magazine by and for their peers. Serving as a jGirls+ Editorial or Photography Fellow is both an exciting leadership development opportunity and a hands-on creative position.
jGirls+ Editorial and Photography Fellows meet virtually to build an online platform for Jewish girls, young women, and nonbinary teens ages 13-19 to make their voices heard and to engage in discussion across differences of background, opinion, and perspective. Throughout the school year, editors meet virtually to read, discuss, and edit teen-created content for jGirls+ Magazine. Photographers then pair these pieces with photographs for publication on our site. Editors receive training on topics related to editing, leadership, and identity, while staff photographers receive artistic training from professional photographers.
Serving as a teen staff member offers rich opportunities for personal growth, skill-building, community-building, decision-making, and feminist leadership development. As an editor or photographer, you will:
- Apply your perspective, vision, and creativity to shape how the world sees and listens to Jewish girls, young women, and nonbinary teens.
- Work in a pre-professional environment with peers from all across the country with an array of backgrounds, experiences, and opinions.
- Build a community of collaboration, connection, and friendship.
- Develop a strong and supportive network.
- Gain access to experts in a range of related fields.
- Serve as the public face of jGirls+, which includes helping to publicize the magazine and potentially speaking on behalf of jGirls+ to the press, foundations, or other organizations.
- Access information about other leadership and growth opportunities.
Please note: being an editor is not a writing position! Editors read, discuss, analyze, edit, and select teen-created content for publication in jGirls+ Magazine. Teen staff are encouraged to submit their own writing and artwork to the magazine, but this is not the focus of the program.
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