I may not be able to paint a fabulous mural like Rachel Ricklis, or pull together an

incredible evening of food, friends, and prayer like Nicole Disney on Friday nights. I may

not be able to make people laugh immensely because of quick wit like Dov Shar, and I

may not be as knowledgeable about healthy food choices as Rachel Pachtman. I may not

be graduating this spring as Andrew Rosen and Kim Schlosser are, and I may not be able

to quote movies I just saw as well as Shlomo.  I may not be able to do Israeli dancing as

well as Genna and Ellyn and I most certainly cannot do statistics like David Spanier, nor

do I have an awesome Israeli accent like Ronen. I may not have been in and have won the

Jewish dating game, at Lucille’s last year, as our current president Lauren Ferretti. I

may not have traveled to Mississippi to build homes for hurricane Katrina victims as

Stephanie Reed, nor did I come up with the wonderful Hillel water bottles Rachel

Savadow put together. I may not know how to play chess like David Saidman, and I may

not know as much about computers as Jonathan does.

             I may not intern at a hospital as Cheryl Gotlieb has, and I most certainly will not

be able to save the world as Dana Cohn will.  I may not know all the words to every

RENT or Counting Crows song as does our wonderful JCSC Stephanie Rosenau, and I

may not be able to deal with students poking fun at me or pouring water on my clothes as

Ken has.  I did not plan a life-changing alternative spring break to the Ukraine as Hillel,

and I was not lucky enough to have attended it like Mark. I may not be as energetic

a tap dancer as Ben Labowitz, and I may not be able to sing, act, and dance as our

triple threat Jamie Diamond can. I may not have a love for New York as strong as Alyssa,

Max, and Risa, and I may not have a twin sister to lean on like the Gertz’s.  I definitely

am not in a fraternity like Andrew Offsey, nor am I a baseball fanatic like Mickey Rubin,

and my heart only wishes it could be so kind as Sarah Grumpert’s. I may never be able to

be a part of the Jewish Honor Society here on campus that Amanda Rozicky is in, and I

may not own a Hebrew South Park shirt like Becca’s.  BUT, I am certainly in love with

and in awe of what our Hillel family is as a whole. Just look at all of you—you are

fabulous in your own way.

             Let me be the person to help each of us unique individuals accomplish what we

want, seek, and find in our Hillel, and let me be the one to help all of you excel at what is

inspiring and special to you. I can guide you to plan amazing programs, and will help you

seek out new faces. I can serve as a backbone for each and every one of you, and I will do

just that as your president. I can be the one to bring Hillel events that can challenge who

we are as Jewish individuals, but build bridges to connect to each other through

discovery. Let me be the one to lead the planning of strong programs to learn about

Judaism, to enhance our religious lives through events that are unfamiliar to some, but

known by others-so that eventually we can all understand one another. Let me be the one

to aid the student board to come up with exciting ideas of their own, and get their goals

accomplished effectively, timely, and efficiently. Let me be the one to also set goals for

this organization that will reach new heights by making sure we get done what we set out

to do, by taking the lead. Let me be the one to help create traditions of our own, which all

of you will become a part of and will help pass on into the future.

            It is so very important to learn, laugh, plan, and discover as an organization of

unity. Let me be the one to help us discover the similarities we all have, so that we

become a tightly bonded student group, and come to accept each other.  Let me be the

one to take us there. Let me be the one to add contagious enthusiasm to our Hillel board,

so that it will weave in and out of our events, bring the members of the organization to

sparked interested, and make our reputation on campus as a student group that is not only

exciting to be a part of, but very special. Let my enthusiasm and spirit take us there-for

right now my goal is to make you all see that a positive outlook can do all of that and

more.

            Obviously, there is a lot I may not be able to do, but that is because those things

make all of you, you. I enjoy being a part of each of your own world’s and love that we

can all share ourselves and know one another.  Because I appreciate you all, because we

are a part of this Hillel family together, I know what our Hillel is made up of: Jewish,

talented, extraordinary, knowledgeable, funny, unique, intelligent, and active individuals

who are all in this together. We all keep this place moving along, and with your

confidence in me and your support I know I have the ability, the strength, and most

certainly the passion to take our Hillel to new heights, to examine and learn about our

Jewish identities, to become more active on the Towson campus, and to run board

meetings in timely, effective manners for this coming year. I will continue to welcome all

those who set foot into the JAC or at any and all Hillel events with nothing less than a

smile, enthusiasm, and committed passion for our organization. I will use the resources

that are so close by to allow our Hillel to grow; seeking out partnerships with Hillel of

Greater Baltimore, the other campuses in our region, the rest of our Towson University

community, as well as other useful tools to enhance what we have here-so they not only

know who we are, but see that our Hillel is something so exciting to work with.

            Let me be the one to bring out the best in all of us, to remember what may

separate us all, but to allow us to become one: a Jewish community of singular greatness.

I believe in all of you as I hope you believe in me, and I cherish the opportunities, the

comfort, the guidance, the continual knowledge, and the always growing splendor this

Hillel has given me. Being a part of an organization like this is a gift, but having this

opportunity to hopefully work with all of you on a whole new level as your president is

something I never imagined myself capable of until I walked into this JAC last year. I

have been utterly inspired to commit myself, for I have become essentially “hooked” on

Hillel. Thank you so very much to you all for making our Hillel so diverse, so beautiful,

and so exciting to be a part of—Jewishly, socially, engagingly. And do not fret; I plan for

my enthusiasm to stay contagious irregardless of what may happen, and for a very, very

long time. No matter what the future holds, I cherish you all for being a part of my

passion: Hillel of Towson University.