“Someone from my cohort came to stay with me a couple of weeks ago. I am grateful to campus commons for creating a container where friendships were able to form and then move beyond this container.”

“Being able to talk through different ideologies in this space was really important to me. The retreat made a lasting impact on my interest in Jewish text.”

“My school consists of a group of many like minded people and often resembles an echo chamber- the exact environment that I came to Campus Commons to escape.”

“I’ve been reflecting on Campus Commons and feel incredibly grateful for the opportunity to meet such inspiring leaders.”

“The retreat was really affirming, at a point of incredible fatigue, and rejuvenated my hopes for the upcoming semester.

“I genuinely think I got more out of this intellectually than I think I have in all my 3.5 years of college.”

“The retreat helped me to move past cynicism and actually get excited by other people, and myself, for the first time in a while.”

“The first thing I’ve been sharing with my family and friends is how much hope I now have for the future of American and global Jewry.”