SHARING THE WEALTH from page 102

the supervision
of Michigan State
University Hillel
Executive Director
Cindy Hughey and
her staff. The new
alliance gives our
Hillel the boost we
need to grow.
The main goal
of H-CAM is
to build vibrant
Jewish life on our
campuses. Through
H-CAM, we are
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able to network
CMU leaders Abi Liepshutz of Franklin,
with other student
Max Lowe of West Bloomfield, Alyssa.
leaders and learn how
Ozrovitz and Kimberly Simons, both of Oak
to resolve similar prob-
Park, Samm Wunderlich of Pleasant Ridge
and Ilene Crane of Farmington Hills
lems, get new program
ideas and learn how to
engage uninvolved students.
We are given leadership training and information about travel opportunities
for Taglit-Birthright Israel trips, alternative spring break opportunities and
national conferences.
During this past school year, 20 students from our H-CAM schools had the
opportunity to travel to Israel on a Taglit-Birthright Israel trip.
In the 2009-2010 school year, I was the Hillel Engagement Intern at CMU,
and I had the opportunity to work closely with the H-CAM staff. What I
learned really benefited Central's Hillel. We had opportunities for growth that
our Hillel otherwise would not have had. We also had a leadership retreat
last January where representatives from several H-CAM schools met and dis-
cussed challenges and solutions to problems facing their Hillel. It was won-
derful to get together and learn from one another.
When I was a freshman and active in Hillel, H-Cam had not been imple-
mented, so our Hillel only met four or five times a year. Students were
interested in having events and meetings but no one was truly enthused or
motivated enough to actually make things happen. I left my freshman year
assuming that Hillel was not going to be a part of my college experience, and
I was disappointed.
Once the H-CAM staff contacted us, things changed rapidly and more
resources became available. We began to meet more often and developed pro-
gramming; now we have many successful events with Jewish student atten-
dance growing each semester.
H-CAM is a great resource for growing Hillels and helps us to reach our
full potential. Many thanks to the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit,
the Kalamazoo Federation, the Kahan and LaKritz Families and Friends, the
Ravitz Foundation and the Michigan B'nai B'rith Fund for the financial sup-
port of the Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan. @

llene Crane of Farmington Hills is a junior at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant.
She is president of the CMU Hillel.

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JOURNEY from page 102

was one of those students who persistently encouraged me to participate. For more than
a year and a half, I refused until I was invited to join a "men's interest" group. I went to

that meeting and never looked back. First I found a sense of community; then I found a

place of tradition and culture, and I wanted to experience and explore more. My Jewish
journey began by helping with programs and Shabbat, and led to the place I am now.

I love the opportunity Hillel at EMU has given me to represent the Jewish community
at EMU and in Ypsilanti. While I did not come to Eastern to develop my leadership skills

and spiritual life, I now realize that this is why the Jewish community supports places like
Hillel at EMU. I also realize that Hillel at EMU has facilitated opportunities for me that

have set me on a path to becoming a lifelong participant and leader in the Jewish com-

munity.
Now when I think about my life as a Jewish young adult, I think about how much I

appreciate Hillel at EMU and the support it receives from the Jewish community. Because

of this, I am no longer a wondering Jew, but a wandering Jew on an exciting Jewish jour-

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May the coming year be filled with
health and happiness for all our family and friends.
L'Shanah Tovah!

Kathy Hack, Eleanor Hack &
Zelda Miller Bean

Nelson Goodman, 21, of South Euclid, Ohio, is a senior at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti.

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