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There’s this perception, largely accurate, that college kids are not particularly observant. I was really concerned about finding a synagogue that could be a home for me and some type of observant community at school. I was worried I was going to be left out or stuck on my own on Shabbos.
In Judaism and theater, I feel a constant need to improve; to know that each event or moment in time can be better than the one that came before it.
“Judaism is more than my religion — it’s my identity.”
“While Shabbat services have been an incredibly important part of my life, not everyone connects with our rich tradition by praying out of a book.”
“My dad is Jewish, and my mom is Chinese. Growing up, I noticed I was different from others in Boulder, Colorado.”
“I am biracial. My dad is Black and Christian, and my mom is white and Jewish.”
“My freshman year, I joined Hillel Race Talks, a committee to keep conversations about diversity in the Jewish community alive on the Brandeis campus.”
“Growing up in an interfaith family shaped my own experiences as a Jewish woman. I learned that the more we embrace different traditions and listen to different perspectives, the more we can learn and grow.”
“After I became a bat mitzvah, I let Judaism fade into the background of my life.”
“People would always ask me what kind of Jew I was. Orthodox? Conservative? Reform? I always said, ‘I’m just a Mizrahi Jew, and that’s good enough.’”
