Living by my values
As I work with Jewish college students now, I carry with me the values of strong staff-student partnership, creativity, innovation and always having fun along the way.
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Finding my place
That feeling evaporated when I found Hillel 鈥 my home away from home.
Advocates for Inclusion
Students from Washington, D.C. area Hillels joined current and former Hillel professionals on Capitol Hill Tuesday for Jewish Disability Advocacy Day.
Acting on ideas
Now, I instill in my students to do the same; they should follow through with their ideas for programs, turning them into reality.
Mindfulness Over Matter
Noah Etessami needed a nap. It was too early to head home for the day, though, so he called an audible. He went to the University of Southern California Hillel鈥檚 wellness lounge, hopped in the bed and closed his eyes.
Pushing boundaries
鈥淚t is of no surprise that three years later, I yearn for that same community that so distinctly defined my undergraduate experience.鈥
Better late than never
Brianna Patek has never forgotten the stories her parents told her about their former lives as Jews living in Ukraine.
Shalom Y’all
What鈥檚 that thing on the door?鈥 asked Jackson, class of 鈥21, of his Duke University roommate and Blue Devils football teammate, Daniel Karlin. Jackson hails from Highland Park, Texas, an area outside of Dallas where fewer than 1 percent of residents are Jewish.
On my own
And today I use the skills I learned at Hillel as a communications associate at Capital Camps and as a volunteer adviser with BBYO.
A leg up
After a hectic first week of classes, I found something familiar: Shabbat services and dinner with Hillel.
