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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I have never questioned or doubted my Shabbat observance.
There鈥檚 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.
Yoga is a lot of self-reflection, and I feel the same way about being Jewish.
鈥淚 got involved in Hillel during my freshman year, and through Hillel I signed up for a Pesach-themed Zoom event called 鈥淟et My People Flow,鈥 which was a yoga class led by Evan Joblin.”
The Jewish people and lovers of theater have made it clear that they will confront any obstacle that comes their way.
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.
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鈥檚 what an American republic is about too: helping each other and contributing to society. Those ideals are both very Jewish and very American.
Not only do we need to keep their memories alive, we need to keep their stories alive.
鈥淎riel Walovitch, Northeastern University Hillel鈥檚 director of Jewish student life, contacted me a few days ago because she鈥檚 been running a mile a day for eleven days to honor the victims of the Tree of Life shooting and she鈥檇 heard that I was from Pittsburgh.”
When I was 16, my dad died. My memories of him inspired me to reexplore religion in college.
鈥淚 grew up a practicing Catholic, but as I got older, I began to question my beliefs.鈥
By voting, we are upholding the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam, or repairing the world.
鈥淰oting is a mitzvah. To help others fulfill that mitzvah, I became the first Mitzvote civic engagement intern at Franklin and Marshall Hillel.鈥
My summer internship in Tel Aviv went virtual with the help of Hillel Onward Israel.
鈥淲ith the outbreak of the coronavirus, Onward Israel adapted the six-week internship I was supposed to do in Tel Aviv to a virtual experience.鈥
I鈥檓 trying to foster Jewish community virtually during COVID-19.
鈥淢y name is Octavio, but people call me Tavo.鈥
