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BHI SpotlightMeet Mickey Rubin, graudate student in Jewish Education.
Service work defines Danielle, who still travels to South Carolina once a month to play flute and piccolo in the finest band in the National Guard, and works as a counselor at the JCC’s Summer Service Camps. Danielle's decision to move north to attend Towson University was "scary, but worth it," and she loves being a part of a large and vibrant Jewish community. Danielle is pursuing an ambitious double degree in Jewish Studies and Jewish Communal Service, and is looking forward to the Israel travel seminar this January.
Meet Andy Harkavy, MA in Jewish Communal Service, May 2010.
Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Andy studied journalism and Spanish at the University of Georgia before a Hillel Birthright experience changed his career focus. Following a two-year stint as the Steinhardt Jewish Campus Service Corps Fellow at Ohio State Hillel, Andy enrolled at Baltimore Hebrew University, transitioning to TU in fall ’09. “It was the personal connection and the diversity of the student body that attracted me to BHU,” Andy recalls. Andy’s views continue to be challenged by the broad and varied The MAJCS program, with its professional orientation and impressive networks in the Baltimore community, has helped Andy secure excellent part-time jobs and an internship in development with Towson University Hillel. Andy credits the challenging core courses of the MAJCS for helping him grow Jewishly and strengthening his knowledge base. His favorite courses? Black Jewish Relations, Jewish Leadership, and Teaching Israel in the Classroom. Andy advises current students to make connections both in and out of the classroom. “I’ve learned a lot from my Baltimore experience. I’m really happy I came here!”
Meet Alex Salzberg, MA in Jewish Education, May 2011.
Meet Lacy LeBlanc, MA in Jewish Studies, May 2011 Thesis: "By Some Kind of Jewish Practice: A Case Study of Doctor Roderigo Lopez and the Early Modern New Christian Experience."
Currently, Lacy is Program Coordinator at The Foundation for Jewish Studies in Rockville, Maryland.
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A search for meaning in his professional goals led TU graduate Michael (aka Mickey) Rubin to pursue a graduate degree in Jewish Education. “I wanted to make an impact and give back,” he explains of his decision to enroll in the MA JE in 2010. Mickey’s undergraduate involvement in TU’s Hillel helped hone his leadership skills, and in an interesting twist, today Mickey holds the full time position at Hillel previously held by his friend from whom he learned so much, Alison Levine. As Director of Engagement, Mickey enjoys his “dream job,” and also teaches Sunday School at Beth El. Mickey also was selected as a founding resident of Baltimore’s Moishe House, a project of the Associated which offers subsidized housing to three talented leaders who organize programming for the 21 – 30 population. Mickey’s inspiration? Another member of the TU family, his father, Sam Rubin, who teaches speech communication. 
Baltimore provides a striking contrast to Rex, Georgia, where Danielle Feinstein was the only Jewish student in her high school class. Following her undergraduate studies in history and music education at Georgia Southern University, Danielle served in the Army National Guard, and studied at the Army School of Music in Virginia Beach. 
Ask Andy Harkavy, recent graduate with a degree in
perspectives of his classmates. 
“The community here is amazing!” explains Alex Salzberg, when asked why he chose Towson University for graduate Judaic studies. Alex particularly enjoys spending time with other students and faculty affiliated with the Baltimore Hebrew Institute.
Born in Lafayette, Louisianna, 
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