Commencement 2024

How I've Changed I think being here has really helped me figure out what I believe and why I believe it. I've been wrong a lot and that has been a joy and a pleasure. Favorite Class or Professor My favorite class was "Martyrs in Ancient Christianity." I...

Memorable Moment One of my favorite memories is the Jews for Liberation Noon Service, held during Sukkot, in which we invited people to put the names of their ancestors in our community sukkah. The ancestors included everyone from Muhammad to Audre Lorde...

Favorite Class or Professor There are two professors that have made an immense impact on me. Dr. Catherine Brekus, my thesis advisor, who I also took three classes under. Being under her tutelage and mentorship has been an incredible honor and privilege...

Memorable Moment Truly all of the moments I spent in connection with the HUUMS community. Favorite Class or Professor "Magic in the Contemporary World" with Giovanna Parmigiani. It changed the way I engage with the world and showed me that my academic and...

How I've Changed Since starting at HDS, I've experienced (at least) two significant changes: receiving a calling to chaplaincy and spiritual care and reconnecting to Judaism. Memorable Moment My most memorable moment at HDS was the realization during my...

How I've Changed I've grown in many ways, but none more important than the undeniable truth that through my experience at HDS, my faith has deepened and my call to ministry has solidified. Favorite Class or Professor I have truly enjoyed nearly all of my...

How I've Changed I've undergone a profound transformation since beginning my journey at HDS. This experience broadened my horizons, nurturing an intellectual curiosity I had long sought. Over the past three years, both inside and outside the classroom, I...

Favorite Class or Professor My favorite class at HDS was "Religion and Reproductive Politics" with WSRP fellow, Dr. Samirah Mehta. The classroom community was fantastic and Dr. Mehta cultivated a space where each member of the class could speak freely and...

Memorable Moment Two strings of memory come to mind. First, I think of the restorative justice circles Deans Melissa Wood Bartholomew and Steph Grayson Gauchel led during my first year. I especially love remembering the spring semester, when we would...

How I've Changed Since coming to HDS, I feel like I am more connected to the intuitive pace of my body and the natural world around me. I now give myself permission to slow down and to recognize the wisdom that comes from the space of presence. Memorable...