JJ Greenberg Memorial Award - 2020 Winner

Isaac Blumenthal is a force for good. He graduated from Frisch (a Modern Orthodox High School in New Jersey), studied his first year at Baruch College in NYC and transferred to Northeastern University in Boston. At only 20 years old, he has committed himself to service. He has dedicated five months to volunteering at a church in Harlem. He has tutored underprivileged children in NYC in math and literacy. He worked at Beit Elazraki in Netanya for a summer. He has been a NJ Cares and NY Cares volunteer. He serves as a counselor on a help hotline for those at-risk. He has supported children who can’t afford to go to camp, as a counselor for them. He has interned for Uri L’Tzedek, the Orthodox Social Justice movement, and done so much more. He is a proud Modern Orthodox Jew committed to a more inclusive community and passionate about social justice.