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For me, Judaism is warmth. It is the warmth of a mazel tov on a happy occasion. It is the warmth of far too much food at every social gathering. It is the warmth of traveling away from home to college and having a constant, reliable base in the campus Hillel. And it is the warmth of hearing 鈥渨elcome home鈥 the moment you step foot in Israel.
Over past two years, I鈥檝e learned what it feels like to leave your home and everything in it at the spur of the moment, not knowing when you will come back 鈥 something my immigrant parents went through in their own childhoods.
The idea that two students from very different communities decided to run together and share the highest position in the student body raised many eyebrows on campus. Students were very skeptical it would work out, and I got comments daily questioning my decision
Out of context, grammar practice doesn鈥檛 sound like the most invigorating activity, but as mentor, co-founder, and co-executive director of Bridge to Literacy for the last two years, I have worked to unite 150+ mentors and students across six continents and 17 countries around their zeal for language and cultural connections.
I’m majoring in bioengineering. But I’m also in an academic program that combines Engineering, Business and Computer Science. It focuses a lot on the design and development of different products and that’s truly what I am interested in pursuing. So when I heard about the Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) Fellowship, I thought: Wow, this truly aligns with my passions.
We thought, 鈥榃hat if we created an app to figure out what essentials people need in different communities?鈥 In 2018, my dad and I created the GoDonate app. Through GoDonate, we鈥檙e able to bring people together to donate the bare necessities, like medical supplies, clothes, and food.
I鈥檝e wanted to be on 鈥楯eopardy!鈥 since I was a little kid. My parents were like, 鈥榊ou seem to know a lot of these answers, so you should try out. I did well enough on the test to get an audition for the 鈥楯eopardy! National College Championship.鈥 And then from there, it was like a dream coming true.
Family recipes, passed down from generation to generation, bring me closer to my Persian roots.
Growing up, I thought my Jewish and Japanese identities conflicted. When I was in a Jewish setting, there never seemed to be any Japanese people, and when I was in a Japanese setting, there never seemed to be any Jewish people. I felt in-between worlds. Then, I learned about the power of intersectionality.
鈥淚n February, I volunteered at 鈥楽pread Cream Cheese, Not Hate鈥, a campus event organized by Hillel of Broward and Palm Beach to raise awareness about antisemitism and other forms of hate. Alongside Hillel students and professionals, I asked members of our community to sign a pledge to combat antisemitism, and in return, gave out fresh bagels and cream cheese.
