Swat Storytime: Kelilah Miller, Jewish Student Adviser, Shares a Story of Loss and Growing Up

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.

Kelilah’s Story – click to listen

Welcome to the fourth installment of Swat Storytime, previously Friday Storytime. This weekly feature showcases student and faculty voices, each sharing a brief, personal story in audio form. This is the first in a series on Survival.

Above is a link to a story told by Kelilah Miller, Jewish Student Adviser and rabbinic intern at Swarthmore, about a loss from her childhood. She goes on to describe how pain and moving forward can be considered in both the Jewish and Buddhist traditions.

If you have a four to five minute-long story you would like to share, please email aholtzm1@swarthmore.edu to set up a recording time. This month’s theme is Survival.

Photo courtesy of phillyhillel.org