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 — 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’s wellness lounge, hopped in the bed and closed his eyes.
Pushing boundaries
“It is of no surprise that three years later, I yearn for that same community that so distinctly defined my undergraduate experience.”
Shalom Y’all
What’s that thing on the door?” asked Jackson, class of ’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.
Better late than never
Brianna Patek has never forgotten the stories her parents told her about their former lives as Jews living in Ukraine.
Two Jews, Three Opinions
Is it permissible to torture terrorists according to halacha? Are the #MeToo whisper networks a form of lashon harah?
