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    16 Things Every Jewish Student Faces Going Back To College

    It’s all fun and games until you have to explain the High Holidays.

    Combined Jewish Philanthropies
    by Combined Jewish Philanthropies

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    Explaining to your non-Jewish friends what Hillel is. And the High Holidays. And how to pronounce Rosh Hashanah.

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    Corralling all of your Birthright buddies into one place for an actual reunion.

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    Finding edible kosher options in the dining hall. Cheeseburgers will never be kosher. Never.

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    Having to break the ice with all the new Hillel members over a game of Jewish Geography.

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    Fighting over who gets to host the first Shabbat dinner of the semester.

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    Making sure you get your tickets for High Holiday services. Otherwise, you're stuck in the standing section.

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    Deciding which new Jewish group to join during Club Day. Theater group? Interfaith club? Israel alliance? Too many options!

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    Waking up for early-morning drills with your Jewish rugby team. Since when did intramural teams even have morning practices?

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    Explaining to your professor why you can't go to class during the High Holidays—and getting the dreaded blank stare.

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    Stressing over your upcoming semester in Israel. Do you want the incredible business internship opportunity in Haifa, or the health and wellness fellowship in Galilee?

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    Stopping yourself from ordering delicious sandwiches from the corner deli for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day.

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    Trying to remember if Alpha Epsilon Phi is the Jewish fraternity or the sorority. Or is it Alpha Epsilon Pi? Which one is Pi again?

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    Figuring out how to actually bake an edible loaf of challah for your campus' Challah for Hunger chapter.

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    Hitting those high notes in your Jewish a cappella group…and then saying your group's name with a straight face. Chai Notes, anyone?

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    Missing Israel like crazy when you're working with the Student Alliance for Israel.

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    Trying to figure out which alternative winter break trip you'll go on. How can you even choose between spreading tikkun olam in Argentina or the Dominican Republic?

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