Hillel has continued to help me practice my Judaism how I want to.
Coming from a tight-knit Modern Orthodox community, I was worried about maintaining my customs when I first got to college.
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When I was 16, my dad died. My memories of him inspired me to reexplore religion in college.
“I grew up a practicing Catholic, but as I got older, I began to question my beliefs.”
I decided to educate the student who ripped my mezuzah off my doorpost.
“When I was moving into my apartment at Michigan State University, someone said to me, ‘Do you have to hang up your mezuzah? Do you need to tell the entire world your Jewish?’ I said, ‘Yes, of course.’”
I learned there are so many ways for me to belong and be Jewish on my own terms.
“As a child, I grew up without any connection to Judaism.”
My dad is Jewish, and my mom is Filipino Catholic. I have no shame.
“My dad is Jewish, and my mom is Filipino Catholic. Growing up, I felt pressured by my Jewish relatives to only focus on my Judaism and forget about the other parts of my identity.”
Woman in motion
Because I am an above-the-knee amputee, I know that I’m not as fast as others. But on the ski slope, I can catch up and even ski by others.
