Even when I walk into a space that’s very gendered, I know I don’t have to subscribe to that.
When I came out as nonbinary at Cincinnati Hillel, Landon Cohen, a transgender staff member, was there to support me.
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My Leap of Faith
It was a difficult stunt already, and this time I had to do it in front of 42,000 people during the final of the March Madness Tournament. It was one of the scariest moments I had as a college cheerleader. A tuck-basket-toss involves four teammates throwing me in the air while I do a backflip. If I flipped too […]
I tapped into my Judaism even more when I became a cadet at Virginia Military Institute.
I found peace outside of the rigors of training at Hillel.
On a campus with 250 Jewish students, most of my friends never met a Jew before me.
Most of my college friends never met a Jew before meeting me.
With Israel in mind, I painted the snake trail, which leads to the top of Masada.
When I chose to attend Virginia Tech, I knew Hillel was going to be my home away from home.
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’m from San Juan, a very welcoming and accepting place for Jewish people.
“I’m from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has been extremely accepting of the Jewish people, and I’ve always felt like I had a home there and people were very welcoming and very accepting of who I was. When I decided to come to college I came to Elon University and, as well, it was […]
I Can’t Fast On Yom Kippur —And That’s Nothing To Be Ashamed Of
Yom Kippur is not a fun day for anyone. The “hanger” is real, caffeine withdrawal is always worse than I remember it to be and I’m pretty sure every non-Jewish person I follow on Instagram posts more #foodporn photos that day than any other day of the year. However, when people tell me I am […]
Leaving my Syrian Jewish Community Brought Me Closer to Home
Until moving across the country in June, I lived in the same Syrian Jewish neighborhood in Gravesend, Brooklyn for 22 years. Moving across the country is certainly not the traditional path for my friends from Brooklyn. And my move has definitely put my family on edge. Some from my insular Syrian Jewish community say I […]
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.
