By Amilio Venditti –  Staff Reporter 

Jonathan Law’s Jewish Student Union has returned for its second year and held its first meeting on September 20.

Their first meeting took place in the TLC after school, where members learned about the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, and celebrated by making candy apples. Senior President Quinn Willet and Junior Vice President Kayla Markowitz are excited to start the club back up this year.

“The meeting was super successful,” Markowitz said. “We had a lot of new faces there which was nice to see and had a lot of fun eating snacks, getting to know each other, and learning.”

Last year, Markowitz and Willett started the JSU with hopes that it would be a safe place and source of community for anyone in the school. 

They created JSU as a club for anyone and everyone, no matter their religious background. It is a place for people at Jonathan Law to come together and have fun. 

“My favorite part of JSU is the fact that I know I have a community at Jonathan Law who supports me,” Willett said. ” JSU brings me a sense of hope that we can stick together and be united even with all of the hate in the world.”

JSU meets every other week on Friday, and each week they have a new activity. Each activity relates to a topic of the meeting whether it’s a holiday, Jewish customs, or Jewish history. 

The advisor of the Jewish Student Union is English teacher Ms. Kelly, who also is the Advisor for The Morning Briefing, Black Student Union, Keyettes Club, and the Freshman Class.

“I do not have a family background in Jewish culture, but I love to support students as they advocate for their communities,” Kelly said. “People should join just to enjoy Friday afternoons with some snacks, learn a little bit about JSU, meet new people, and have a calm entry into the weekend.”

Kelly has been Advisor for the JSU since the club’s inception in 2023. 

The JSU will be bringing back its popular event from last year, “Latte N’ Learn.” This bi-monthly event was held after school where students would get together to talk about different topics of Judaism and get free Starbucks for attending. 

“We are planning on bringing back our Latte n’ Learns that we hosted last year,” Markowitz said. “It was super well-liked last year especially if you like free Starbucks.”