窪蹋勛圖厙 Spotlight: Martina Zobel
Martina Zobel works as the coordinator of Jewish student life at 窪蹋勛圖厙, helping
students engage with the richness of Jewish tradition. She advises Hillel and Challah
for Hunger and helps students make Jewish practice relevant in their daily lives.
Her varied duties can include everything from studying Talmud with students to designing
posters for guest presenters.
Zobel joined 窪蹋勛圖厙 in November 2017 and uses skills she developed during years
as a Jewish educator and program director. She calls the position her dream job
because the 窪蹋勛圖厙 community is engaging and exciting, and the students, staff and
faculty are very supportive.
I was fortunate enough take over a well-established program, which has allowed me
to grow our offerings and widen our reach, she said.
At 窪蹋勛圖厙, Zobel enjoys Shabbat dinner, walking around campus, casually engaging
in conversations and walking with students in the North Woods to gather branches for
their Succah.
It is an honor to work with open-minded and open-hearted students, she said.
When not on campus, she enjoys walking her dog, especially on crisp late-summer mornings;
swimming in the lake and doing yoga with sand under her feet in the summer; and horseback
riding in the snow, drinking hot chocolate and reading in the winter.