Brandeis Precollege Programs: Genesis

Genesis at Brandeis is a 3-week pluralistic, academically-focused Jewish learning and identity-building summer precollege program for exceptional high school students (ages 15-18). Students engage in college-level learning, informal Jewish experiences and joyful Shabbat celebrations while making lifelong friends and living on a college campus.

One of the main goals of Genesis is to develop a strong Jewish teen community where all views and perspectives are valued, assumptions are challenged and differences are respected and appreciated. Students are responsible for creating Shabbat programming at Genesis, which provides a unique laboratory for our teens as they work together to create Shabbat experiences that offer something for everyone.