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Hillel Stories
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Grappling with the Complexities of Black, Queer and Jewish
“My first Hillel dinner at school was when I was a prospective student. My host’s name was Dana, and she, along with the people I met that weekend, are the reason I’m here. From the moment I stepped into the admissions building to check-in, I felt welcomed and loved, and it continued throughout the rest […]
A partnership at my Hillel can help fight for racial justice.
Following the Black Lives Matter protests this summer, student leadership at our Hillel had a discussion to figure out how we could move forward and support the movement.
Institutional change has to be widespread.
Last year, we had a bunch of hate crimes on campus that targeted international students, black students, and Jewish students. There were some swastikas and Jewish professors received nasty emails. What resulted from that was a list of needs that we issued from the Jewish community to the administration.
There is a direct connection between American politics and Judaism.
Judaism at its core is about social justice, Tikkun Olam, and helping each other. Helping your fellow Jews, but also helping your fellow humans. That’s what an American republic is about too: helping each other and contributing to society. Those ideals are both very Jewish and very American.
We were almost homeless. That pushed me to live my Judaism through acts of social justice.
“In seventh grade, I grew up fast. My father was taken away to prison. This really hit hard, as my father played a huge part in my early life. What was even tougher was seeing my mom in the Intensive Care Unit that same month. ”
The unthinkable happened in Parkland. That fueled me to create a nonprofit.
“On February 14, 2018, I received frantic texts from my friends hiding from a shooter in their classrooms. I began to hyperventilate, worrying the unthinkable would happen in Parkland, Florida.”
Jews of Color have always been in the picture. We’re just easily overlooked and undermined.
“My freshman year, I joined Hillel Race Talks, a committee to keep conversations about diversity in the Jewish community alive on the Brandeis campus.”
Because I was raised in an interfaith home, being Jewish was always a choice for me.
“Because I was raised in an interfaith household, being Jewish was always a choice for me.”
