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.”
Topic: Hillel Leadership
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I can open that door. And so, it’s almost like I’m a community gatekeeper.
If someone wants to come into the Hillel community, maybe I'm not the authority on a lot of stuff, but how easy is it for me to open the door or direct someone to the correct location?
I used to be afraid to have conversations about Judaism because I felt so uneducated.
When you’re like me and don’t know what stream of Judaism you fall into, you just know you’re Jewish, it’s very easy to just see everyone for who they are — without the labels.
I arrived at Columbia University — totally alone. Hillel allieviated my homesickness.
With the help of the Hillel staff, we transformed our main hall into a makeshift theater.
There was no vegan options for me. So, my Hillel director changed that.
Now that I'm president of Hillel at UT Dallas, I'd like to pay it forward and find out what we could be doing to make Hillel more inclusive and meaningful to students on the periphery of Jewish life on campus.
I was adopted from China when I was 1 year old and raised in Florida.
I was adopted from China when I was 1-year-old and raised in Florida. I grew up proud of my Jewish heritage and was active in my local Jewish community.
Finding My Jewish Home at Hillel
My mom is an Afro-Latina from the island of Hispaniola. My dad is German and Polish. I was raised Jewish, not overly involved but not unaffiliated, and with Jewish values.
We discussed what we could do as a community of immigrants to support others.
I got involved with Texas Hillel my first year in college through the Latino-Jewish Student Coalition. As a non-Jewish student, I was pleasantly surprised at how welcoming everyone was.
Conversations over coffee
After several days of workshops, I left Arizona with a new understanding that opportunities for meaningful Jewish learning in engagement work are not dependent on luck alone.
Meet Noam Bentov
Noam Bentov is the executive director of Towson Hillel.
