on the cover continued on page B1 year and are on the board for First Year Students of Hillel (FYSH) next year. "We act as a liaison to get freshmen involved to show that, as big as the U-M community is, you can make it smaller," Goodman said. "We are also someone they can talk to for advice, even if it's about classes." is very pluralistic and lets each student main- tain their Jewish identity in their own way" Jessica Katz is the Jewish Student Life coordinator at Michigan State's Hillel. There, and at other Hillel's around the country, students can choose their own level of involvement and can participate by simply showing up to a program. "Hillel is very pluralistic and lets each student main- tain their Jewish identity in their own way," Katz said. "Whether it be through attending Shabbat dinners on a weekly basis, attending a social program or vol- unteering through our Tzedek (Community Service) group, students stay connected how they choose." According to Katz, Hillel plans a variety of stu- dent-led social programming. Some events this past year included an annual IsraelFest featuring Harel Skaat, Challah-ween, Hanukkah Bash featuring Ha- dag Nachash, Matzo-ballers Basketball tournament, Alternative Spring Break trip to Buenos Aires, Argen- tina, and Sparty's Bar Mitzvah Party Moskowitz said Hillel is a great place for people to connect in college. "Depending on the school, of- ten there is a Reform group and more Conservative group, and you can figure out where you fit in and what's comfortable for you," he said. Another option for maintaining Jewish traditions is to join a Jewish fraternity or sorority. Horn and Good- man joined Delta Phi Epsilon, a mostly Jewish sorority. "The house keeps Passover so we could go there to eat meals and not be worried about not eating Pass- over food," Horn said. The sorority also has a Jewish Greek Council, which combines sorority life on campus with Jewish life on campus. According to Horn, the council works with Greek life to reach out to the students who are too busy with their sorority to be involved with Hillel. The council plans events such as Shabbat dinners and chocolate seders during Passover. Away at college, students must also decide how to observe the High Holidays. Out-of-state students de- bate whether or not to spend the money to fly home, while in-state students contemplate having their par- ents pick them up or staying on campus to attend ser- vices. "Every synagogue, no matter where it is in the country, always welcomes in college students who happen to be far from home," Moskowitz said. 'And often synagogues will line kids up with home hospital- ity families." Host families welcome students into their homes for other holidays such as Chanukah and Passover as well. At Duke University in North Carolina, Mos- kowitz spent his first Passover seder with a host family There, he became friends with the family's son, who later attended rabbinical school with him. Nikki Horn and Shayna Goodman, both 19, found their Jewish niche at U-M. "I definitely think it's important for Jewish students to connect with other Jews in different ways and to meet Jews in other communities as well because you see how people celebrate Judaism in their lives," Mos- kowitz said. However, students should not fret about losing touch with their local synagogue once at college. In fact, many synagogues in Metro Detroit send Cha- nukah, Purim and Shabbat care packages to college students. Some synagogues even send clergy to visit students. Cantor Earl Berris and Rabbi Elliot Pachter from Congregation B'nai Moshe in West Bloomfield have dinner with students at in-state universities a few times a year. Goodman and Horn are happy they found their Jewish niche at U-M, and they were especially glad to have each other for roommates. Goodman admitted having a Jewish roommate made life easier, "You have someone else there who understands what you're going through, and you can support them, and they can support you." Stephanie Steinberg, 18, recently gradu- ated from North Farmington High School. teen2teen staff • hotline: (248) 351 5144 • kcohen@thejewishnews.com - Reporters: Gabriella Ring (Berkley); Jake Wayne (Birmingham Derby); Hadas Corey, Grace Klein, Jacob Rosen, Spencer Wayne, Sydney Wolf (Birmingham Seahoim); Ariel Mann, Seth Samuels (Birmingham Groves); Jamie Gorosh, Alexa Eisenberg, Lauren Lewis, Sara Smoler, Teddi Cantor, brook-Kingswood); Hannah Cohen (Farmington Harrison); Adina Applebaum, Orly Benaderet, Rachel _teens, e w ant you in the party pages! 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