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and background. The students who go
through the training, in turn, facilitate
these conversations and help bring
about meaningful discussions.

Invaluable Lessons
"What students learn through
shared conversations is to open their
eyes, their ears and their hearts to
one another," says Robyn Hughey,
MSU Hilllel assistant director and
coordinator of the program. "It's
a powerful experience that often
takes students out of their comfort
levels. But through that exchange,
students of diverse backgrounds come
away stronger, more committed to
community and with a basis for better
understanding one another."
Early in September, MSU Hillel held
its ABQ "Basic Training" at Michigan
State University to introduce student
leaders to the essential "ground rules"
and guidelines to Ask Big Questions,
as well as train them in facilitating
conversations. The program prepared
them to use conversation "prompts"
available through ABQ as a means to
infuse Big Questions into campus life.
The training was facilitated by Anna
Langer, assistant director of Ask Big
Questions, and Oren Persing, assistant
director of Jewish Student Life at
Berkley Hillel. Participants included

nearly 30 students from MSU Hillel,
as well as MSU Jewish Student Union
and Student Government leaders
and HCAM (Hillel Campus Alliance
of Michigan) ABQ interns from
Central Michigan University, Eastern
Michigan University, Grand Valley
State University, Saginaw Valley State
University and Western Michigan
University.
Commenting on the effectiveness
of the program, Olivia Berlin, a
Destination Detroit intern and MSU
senior from West Bloomfield, says,
"Ask Big Questions takes a group of
strangers and transforms them into a
coalition of peers who appreciate each
other's differences. Additionally, the
program enhances Destination Detroit:
Building Bridges by creating an
atmosphere conducive to teamwork,
allowing students to positively work
together while volunteering.
"For the long run, the training
taught me how to talk about many
issues and made me realize that
there are more productive ways
to deal with sensitive topics — as
opposed to having a debate or closed
conversation." ❑

Vivian Henoch is editor of
myjewishdetroit.org, where this story
first appeared.

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Olivia Berlin, MSU senior, West
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