“I think Jewish education is really important, first of all for the continuity of the Jewish people—we know assimilation happens every day and it’s important for us to strengthen where we come from, not to lose our culture and our heritage. More importantly, I think, are the underlying roots of the Jewish religion; the values that a Jewish education instills within the people to be a good person.”

“Did you have a Jewish education?”

“I did not. It’s interesting because I’ve come to believe, over the past few years, that God kind of puts you where you’re meant to be in life. I feel like everything that I’ve done in my past, my childhood, growing up, my education, has led me to be here. Like, right now, my purpose is to get people to come to Jewish school, whereas that was not where I came from at all. It came in little steps for me: I started out in a Jewish youth group, and loved it, then I went to Jewish summer camp, only for a few years, and then I worked in the Jewish community. When I had kids, that’s kind of when it really hit me that I had nothing to pass on to them. I felt I was lacking that Jewish education. I wanted to be able to give to them, so that when they have their children, they’re not in that same position.”

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