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Since I began serving as the High School Student Intern, I have always wanted to give LGBTQ+ activism a home at TBE. In an intergenerational effort with lay leaders and TBE staff, we formed Kabbalat Hakol. 

I developed Bridges For Change, and the Racial Justice Havdalah Service that Mimi Gotbetter organized inspired me to involve the TBE community in my efforts.

How could we use the building for good, even if we were not in it? We turned our classrooms into a 3D print farm to create masks for frontline workers.

I attended the Climate Strike in Boston with fellow TBE members and Rashi students. Addressing the climate crisis aligns strongly with TBE’s values, and we can do more to save our environment.

My race number represented my contribution to TBE’s Youth Engagement Fund. Kids from our congregation who needed financial support would now have access to scholarships to participate in Jewish teen events at TBE and beyond.

Framing these questions through the lens of Jewish values and traditions allowed me to engage with Judaism in a tangible, modern way.

We’re on a path to better understand how to engage about controversial topics. The goal is to connect, rather than to persuade.

Mindfulness has expanded my sense of gratitude and allowed me to explore who I am and what matters to me. 

Our group shared different perspectives as we considered how to apply ancient and modern Jewish concepts to daily parenting situations.

Striving to build on a personal connection to the Shoah, several of us embarked on an intergenerational project to document the stories of Survivors in our community.