Falling in love with Judaism didn’t come easy to me. 

I’ve always known I am Jewish. I used to find displeasure when people would point it out to me.  Having a Jewish identity, a Jewish culture, or Judaism was not a part of me.

On a quest to learn more about my roots, in 2018 I chose to go on Birthright to Israel. I embarked on a journey to seek meaning in being Jewish and our history. Upon my return and inspired by the memories from my trip,