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Students from Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan campuses
gathered for a weekend of Jewish learning and leadership.
O
n Jan. 26, 30 Jewish
students from the Hillel
Campus Alliance of
Michigan (HCAM) stumbled upon
a quaint bed and breakfast in
Alto, Mich. OK, so we didn’t
exactly stumble upon it and it
wasn’t exactly quaint; rather, it
was a house with many hidden
rooms for discovery during break
times, great acoustics for listening
to each other’s secrets and only
two bathrooms.
While the excitement and antici-
pation of getting to know people
we already had so much in com-
mon with was taking over, warmth
filled the lake house with the smell
of sweet challah and the flicker of
candlelight.
Dialogue was the center of this
retreat. While there were techni-
cally two separate cohorts (lead-
ership and learning), it became
apparent that people left their
cohorts excited and intrigued.
Discussion was always fruitful,
encompassing both new knowl-
edge and previous experiences.
Topics ranged from what it means
to be a Jew to how to be a better
leader in your community to how
to make Shabbat your Shabbat
and how to facilitate tough con-
versations.
One activity that captivated our
minds was when we participated
in a mock dialogue facilitation.
During this process, an HCAM
leader initiated a conversation
surrounding adversity and positiv-
ity, and walked us through how
we could do so as well. Through
this experience, students were
able to be part of both sides of
a facilitated conversation — the
facilitator and the participant.
We also explored the game Hot
Seat, which was a hit. This activ-
ity was created to help us advise,
encourage and stand by other
Hillel members. We were able to
give each other feedback and see
the adversities other Hillels faced.
Hot Seat allowed one person to
present his conflict without inter-
ruption and then provided time for
feedback, clarifying statements
and conclusions.
Through Hot Seat, we were
able to establish a sense of com-
munity through support and guid-
ance, unlike anything we had
experienced before.
In retrospect, the impact this
retreat had on us was unanticipat-
ed. In fact, at the time, we were
too busy filling up on cheese balls
and gooey pizza, feeling sleep-
deprived and stressing about
homework to even think about
what we were actually doing.
We were building a community.
One thing all the Hillel organiza-
tions in Hillel Campus Alliance of
Michigan have in common is that
we are all small — but mighty.
While we have our tight-knit
cohorts, it felt reassuring to know
there were others of us out there.
Whether you were leading or
learning (or simply there for the
snacks), you were building some-
thing much bigger than you could
ever realize. @
Maya Gurfinkel of Ann Arbor is a sophomore
at Kalamazoo College. Abigail Calef of Ann
Arbor is a junior at Kalamazoo College.