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"I Will Be What I Will Be:" Finding a Jewish Path in Emerging Adulthood

Aria Caligiuri

October 13, 2020

As a Jewish autistic bisexual transgender woman, “I will be what I will be” is something I have had to tell many people throughout my life, as they have questioned, judged, mocked, and discriminated against me for who I am.

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There are dozens of opportunities in the Reform Movement for college students to live, learn, work, volunteer, and experience Jewish life and community-building throughout the world.

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Parenting

Jewish Insight for Consoling and Congratulating the Class of 2020

Rabbi David Wirtschafter

April 13, 2020

For our students, the loss of their end-of-year plans and graduation festivities is indeed a very real loss – and we should recognize it as one. I’m reminded of a powerful anecdote in Martin Buber’s Tales of the Hasidim.

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5 Ways Jewish Summer Camp Will Prepare You for College

Samantha Sheppe and Scott Greenberg

After so much time spent at URJ Greene Family Camp, a Reform summer camp in Bruceville, TX, camp feels like a second home. Here are five vital lessons we learned at camp that are serving us well in college.

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5 Things to Know about Being Jewish in College

Naomi Shimberg

When I entered my first year of college, I assumed that Jewish life on campus could never match the Jewish life I’d led in high school.