Emilia Bertoli…………………………………………. 6

Emilia Bertoli

she/her

I think me and my Jewish friends here [at Tulane] all kind of fall into

the same category of not feeling Jewish enough, not feeling like Jewish spaces on campus are for us necessarily. But, this semester I decided to go on a spring break trip through Hillel, and it was so amazing. Hearing the songs from hebrew school that I remember from so long ago… I forgot how amazing it is to just sing with people.

The main thing I've been learning recently is that Judaism will always

be there for me to come back, because it’s been in the background my entire life and that’s really where my roots are. It’s almost like a meditation practice; it's always there for you to come back to and find that peace and reconnect.”