Creating a Home Away From Home
In this episode of Oh, You?, our EVP and COO, Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph, sits down with Rabbi Avi and Sara Schwartz, the dynamic husband-and-wife team behind OU-JLIC at Rutgers University. What began with a small group of students during COVID has grown into a massive and vibrant Jewish community—thanks to the Schwartz’s unique blend of warmth, passion, and purpose. In this episode, they reflect on their deep roots within the OU through both JLIC and NCSY, building a home-away-from-home for hundreds of students, and how a personal hardship led to a life-changing connection.