My family emigrated from India to New York and then moved to North Carolina.
“Jewish life centered around the home for me. My family immigrated from India to New York and then moved to North Carolina.”
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On and off campus, my volunteer work with the military reflects my Jewish values.
“My time as a cadet ended when I began studying cybersecurity at Towson University, but I wanted to find a way to continue my support of our military. And Towson Hillel gave me an opportunity to do that.”
I have the best of both worlds as a Latina Jew. My dual identity has influenced who I am.
“I’m Jewish and Latina. I feel like I have the best of both worlds. Being Jewish and Spanish has influenced who I am — my personality, the foods I like, my values. I grew up in a traditional Modern Orthodox home in Hollywood, Fla. I attended Jewish private school my whole life, spent almost every […]
I wouldn’t be as proud of my gay, religious and Jewish identities without Emma’s support.
On the day I moved into my dorm room at University of Connecticut, I walked into Hillel.
My kippah sparked dialogue within religious communities, most notably with a monk.
My kippah sparked a conversation between me and a monk on campus during my sophomore year.
I was raised in an interfaith household. My dad is Jewish. My mom isn’t.
It’s not enough to talk about our history as a Jewish people, we need to experience it firsthand.
Even when I walk into a space that’s very gendered, I know I don’t have to subscribe to that.
When I came out as nonbinary at Cincinnati Hillel, Landon Cohen, a transgender staff member, was there to support me.
I tapped into my Judaism even more when I became a cadet at Virginia Military Institute.
I found peace outside of the rigors of training at Hillel.
On a campus with 250 Jewish students, most of my friends never met a Jew before me.
Most of my college friends never met a Jew before meeting me.
With Israel in mind, I painted the snake trail, which leads to the top of Masada.
When I chose to attend Virginia Tech, I knew Hillel was going to be my home away from home.
