18 Under 18: Matan Fleishman

Matan Fleishman, 15

Son of Nataly and Seth Fleishman
Atlanta Jewish Academy

For Matan, engagement with his local community and greater Jewish communities is as natural as breathing. As the Senior Patrol Leader for Troop 613, the local Jewish troop of Boy Scouts of America, Matan has worked on a number of conservation projects, volunteered to help on multiple projects at Chabad of Toco Hills, helped raise money for Atlanta Friends of Israel, and organized/packed clothes for Ukraine. Outside of volunteer work, he’s also involved in several sports, from Varsity Soccer and Wrestling to Mixed Martial Arts, in which he is black belt. All of this is despite his strictly controlled Type-1 Diabetes, for which he recently volunteered at a clinical study.

Awards and Honor Societies
BSA Order of the Arrow (2024-Present)
Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honors Society | Leader (Inducted 2024)
AJA Wrestling Legacy Esteem Award (2024)
BSA Nova Award (2023)
Messengers of Peace Scouting Award (2023)

Activities and Leadership Roles
Troop 613 | Senior Patrol Leader (2024)
Mixed Martial Arts | Black Belt (2023)
Varsity Wrestling Team (2023-2024)
Varsity Soccer Team (2024)
AJA Palette | Writer (2023)
Volunteer for a Sinocare Diabetic Clinical Study (2024)
Menachem Begin Scholars Program (2024)
American Jewish Committee | Atlanta’s Leaders for Tomorrow (2024)
Chabad of Toco Hills | Weekly Shacharit Service Leader (2021)