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hira Shecter knew
she would only go
to a college with
a Hillel on campus.

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| STAFF WRITER
regularly attends her
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where k,” the third in a serie
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interfaith events. This
s of
will be the first time
Shecter is a fresh
man this fall at Ariz
Jews are taking part.

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created by the Cros
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hers, gave her “an imm
religious order, and
connection and a
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the Sema Foundat
community to fall
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back on — just in
non-profit founded
she said.

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already a challenge
and focused on theo
children between
rican ,”
especially those mov
the ages of 3 and
for many students
logical consideration
, mental, emotion
ing hundreds of
17 were experienc
s between Christian
and Muslims.

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and some 17% of high lopmental and behavioral disorder
Jewish partners
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antisemitism and
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schoolers reported
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it’s easy to unde
seriously consideri
but organizers said
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rding to the U.S.

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the group and she
school shutdowns,
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with a sense of isolation
the others right away
peer isolation and,
rting loss of a love
and loneliness since
. Each event had
different configur
for some, the
d one, precipitating
students are havi
COVID. She said
ation of planners
a what U.S. Surgeon
ng more difficulty
, so it was easy for
Vivek Murthy desc
enter the group on
General brea
her bubb
ribed king
to les and making frien
equal footing with
as a “youth mental
out of their
out the sense of bein
Stone is familiar with
ds, which can lead
heal late to the game.

th crisis
.” “At Hillel, we help
to depression.

g the research.

build community
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receive students auth
first and we try to
about the general
there was a curiosity
state of mental heal
entically, as their who
and an interest from
them in learning mor
th of
le person,” she said.

e about Judaism,”
she said. “It felt grea
to join and do som
t e teaching — as well
SEE HILLEL AT ASU,
as some learning.”
Interfaith dialogue
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is often held up
engender understa
as a good way to
nding, tolerance
and even friendshi
Leonard Swidler,
ps. Khalid Duran and
Reuven Firestone
2007 book, “Tri
in their
alogue: Jews, Chri
stians, and Muslims
Dialogue,” stated
in its importance even
more clearly:
“We human bein
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