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Each month, MIT Hillel (on whose board I serve) publishes an electronic newsletter. One regular feature, "Torah from Tech", is a brief dvar Torah (essay) looking at Judaism from the unique perspective of MIT. The "Torah from Tech" in the June issue is by yours truly, and ties together the counting of the Omer and MIT's sesquicentennial.

For those who don't want to follow the link (frankly, the PDF isn't formatted very well), ( the essay is behind the cut )

So Thursday night I attended my first board meeting for MIT Hillel. It was interesting; I've been on several non-profit boards and I must say that I was very impressed by the businesslike way that it seems to be run.

It feels good to be giving back to the MIT community again. When I was a student, it was a point of pride that I spent time contributing time to various service activities (UMOC, SIPB, etc.) and it's nice to once again be able to do that.

It was also interesting walking across campus feeling like I had more of a connection to the 'Tute again. I'm not just an alumnus anymore, but I have a role in the larger scheme of things.