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JWRP Alum’s Daughter featured in NCSY’s Ignite
04/07/2016
Britain Pilott's father passed away when she was five, shortly followed by both of her grandparents. She never had the opportunity to have a bat mitzvah, attend a Passover seder or sit in a sukkah. She and her family had always been the only Jews in her community, and going to a public school for most of her life put limitations on her Judaism. But last summer, Britain's mother had the opportunity to go on a JWRP Momentum trip, which opened the doors of Judaism directly to her, allowing her to dive in headfirst!
At the age of five, my father passed
away suddenly and the deaths of both
my grandparents shortly followed. I
never had the opportunity to have a
bat mitzvah and until seven months
ago, I had never attended a Passover
Seder or sat in a sukkah; I didn’t even
have a Hebrew name. My family and I
have always been the only Jews in my
community, and going to a public school
for most of my life has put limitations
on my knowledge of Judaism.
At the age of five, my father passed
away suddenly and the deaths of both
my grandparents shortly followed. I
never had the opportunity to have a
bat mitzvah and until seven months
ago, I had never attended a Passover
Seder or sat in a sukkah; I didn’t even
have a Hebrew name. My family and I
have always been the only Jews in my
community, and going to a public school
for most of my life has put limitations
on my knowledge of Judaism.
Last summer, my mom had the
unbelievable opportunity to go on a
Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project
Israel mission trip for two weeks. For
her, it was more than just a vacation;
it was an opportunity to have a new
way of life. Prior to the trip, my family
was completely oblivious to what being
a Jew entailed. This opportunity was
almost as if the doors of Judaism were
opened directly i
At the age of five, my father passed
away suddenly and the deaths of both
my grandparents shortly followed. I
never had the opportunity to have a
bat mitzvah and until seven months
ago, I had never attended a Passover
Seder or sat in a sukkah; I didn’t even
have a Hebrew name. My family and I
have always been the only Jews in my
community, and going to a public school
for most of my life has put limitations
on my knowledge of Judaism.
Last summer, my mom had the
unbelievable opportunity to go on a
Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project
Israel mission trip for two weeks. For
her, it was more than just a vacation;
it was an opportunity to have a new
way of life. Prior to the trip, my family
was completely oblivious to what being
a Jew entailed. This opportunity was
almost as if the doors of Judaism were
opened directly i
At the age of five, my father passed
away suddenly and the deaths of both
my grandparents shortly followed. I
never had the opportunity to have a
bat mitzvah and until seven months
ago, I had never attended a Passover
Seder or sat in a sukkah; I didn’t even
have a Hebrew name. My family and I
have always been the only Jews in my
community, and going to a public school
for most of my life has put limitations
on my knowledge of Judaism.
Last summer, my mom had the
unbelievable opportunity to go on a
Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project
Israel mission trip for two weeks. For
her, it was more than just a vacation;
it was an opportunity to have a new
way of life. Prior to the trip, my family
was completely oblivious to what being
a Jew entailed. This opportunity was
almost as if the doors of Judaism were
opened directly i
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