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鈥淚 grew up in an interfaith family, with a Jewish father and a Christian mother, and my parents decided to raise me Christian. I was baptized, I had communion, but I never really identified with Christianity, nor had much of a choice in practicing it. I wasn鈥檛 supposed to be questioning my practices and beliefs, […]
鈥淚 had culture shock when I moved with my family from a kibbutz in Israel 鈥 one that only spanned two streets 鈥 to Wisconsin.鈥
鈥淢y 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.鈥
鈥淏ecause I was raised in an interfaith household, being Jewish was always a choice for me.鈥
鈥淚 have the Hebrew word chai tattooed on my arm.鈥
Madeline Dolgin is a community builder 鈥 one who engages Jewish young adults through low-pressure programming. The 25-year-old has dedicated her summer to creating strategic partnerships and building a social media audience for The Chosen One, a humorous Jewish card game. The concept is simple: One player reads aloud a question card each round, and the […]
鈥淚 was born with muscular dystrophy. My muscles may not be as strong as everyone else鈥檚, but I鈥檝e learned to adapt and figure out how to do things in my own way.
鈥淚 was adopted as a child, but I knew my chances of developing breast cancer were high.鈥
鈥淚 was enrolled in a Catholic school, where I was the only Jewish and Eastern European student.鈥
Nowadays, I鈥檓 not scared to tell people that I鈥檓 adopted and Jewish anymore.
