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Stef & Dan

Stef & Dan. How UW Hillel Has Made a Difference in Our Lives. Where I Came From. The void after Bar Mitzvah Arrived in Seattle at age 26 Ambivalent about Judaism Needed a place for High-Holidays Found much more…. My Reconnection. Hillel reached out to me: Grad’s Plus Hike

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Stef & Dan

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  1. Stef & Dan How UW Hillel Has Made a Difference in Our Lives

  2. Where I Came From • The void after Bar Mitzvah • Arrived in Seattle at age 26 • Ambivalent about Judaism • Needed a place for High-Holidays • Found much more…

  3. My Reconnection • Hillel reached out to me: Grad’s Plus Hike • Grads-plus board member: giving back • Made friends and built Jewish community • 9 years later – still have same friends! • Started on same day as Dan Cory • I helped start a Jewish hiking group…

  4. The Wandering Jews • One Grads-Plus hike • We were new here… …We wanted more • We started a group • 300 members at height • Many lifetime partnerships • Many children

  5. The Biggest Impact Hillel Had for Me…

  6. The Biggest Impact Hillel Had • Dan wanted more Jewish activities • Stef started undergrad drama group Stef needed a designer Stef found Dan… …Dan was happy to be found • Many late nights: • Building and painting sets • Bonfires on the beach…

  7. Hillel Continues to Enrich Our Life • We make Shabbat special and social • Deliberate Judaism • Grappling with Kashroot • How will we raise our kids? • Continuing involvement • Tz’dakah • Learning • Joined a shul: Kol HaNeshama

  8. What UW Hillel Means to Us

  9. What We Gained From Hillel • Life-path changing • Life-long friendships • Hillel extends beyond the building

  10. What Makes UW Hillel Special • Innovative & nurturing programs • Spontaneous connections • Personal initiative • Hillel gives us power to define Judaism • Joining a synagogue • Negotiating our own path • Reaching out to more people • Rabbi Dan! (of course)

  11. What UW Hillel Means to Us • Relevance • Connection • Belonging • Spontaneous • Inclusiveness • Learning • Joy

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