Episode 24 - Tziona Chernoff
Tziona is a senior at NYU Steinhardt, studying Childhood and Special Education. She talks about her sense of Jewish belonging at summer camp and her journey while on a trip to Israel.
Episode 23 - Isaac Wirth
Isaac talks a lot about his sense of jewish belonging growing up and how it has changed since finding the Bronfman Center.
Episode 22 - Maggie Sonenshine
Maggie is a first year Steinhardt student studying early childhood and special education. Tune in to hear her talk about how her childhood schooling impacted her feeling of belonging.
Episode 21 - Rabbi Yehuda Sarna
Season 3 of Opening The Tent is here! This week we hear from Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, Executive Director of the Bronfman Center, as he explores concepts of home.
Episode 20 - Jacob Cohen
First year student Jacob Cohen spoke with us about growing up in the Bay area and how Jewish community continues to play a crucial role across the country in his life at NYU.
Episode 18 - Eitan Ginsburg
Eitan spoke to us about presenting as visibly Jewish, and learning to see similarities where others may see differences.
Episode 17 - Chloe Finder
Chloe spoke with us on how a summer at the Yiddish Book Center opened their eyes to the beauty of Jewish and queer intersectionality, and the importance of finding true community.
Episode 16 - Yana Kozukhin
Yana shared her experience as a child of Soviet Jews, piecing together Jewish traditions lost to generations of religious suppression.
Episode 15 - Jake Bengelsdorf
Jake talked with us about the transition from Jewish day school to public school in Tennessee, and how he always aimed to be a positive image of Judaism for other kids.
Episode 14 - Arin Edelstein
We talk with Arin about her interfaith upbringing and what she learned from encountering gatekeepers of Jewish spaces.
Episode 13 - Matthew Weinstein
Hillel at NYU Co-President, Matthew Weinstein, talks to us about leaving his homogenous Jewish community and encountering a new kind of diversity at college.
Episode 12 - Michaela Williams
We caught up with BC alum and current Hillel Springboard Fellow Michaela Williams about confronting racial biases in Jewish settings.
Episode 11 - David Ilouz
David spoke with us about self-discovery and contending with antisemitism and homophobia.
Coming up in Season 2
Hear how we conducted our social-distanced Season 2 interviews, and get a sneak peak of what's ahead this season.
Episode 10 - Rabbi Nikki Deblosi
Rabbi Nikki has served the Bronfman Center community for the past eight years. She spoke with us about learning to accept and embrace what makes her different.
Episode 9 - Julia Leschi
Julia, a junior at NYU Steinhardt, reflected on her experience as a French Jew, and how the scars of the past are still present in her Jewish life back home.
Episode 8 - Hannah Siegel
Hannah, a first year at NYU, spoke with us about her experience growing up in an interfaith family.
Episode 7 - Jordana Meyer
Jordana, a senior at NYU, reflected on her experience coming to college and seeking out an Israel-centered community.
Episode 6 - Nancy Pace
Nancy, a graduate student at NYU Silver, reflected on the experiences that turned for off from Jewish community, and how all that has changed this past year.
Episode 5 - Avital Krifcher
Avital, a sophomore at NYU Gallatin, remembers feeling lost in a religious rut, and finding new ways to practice with deep intention.