Rob Miller: filling the food insecurity gap

You initially studied law but quickly moved into education at Mount Scopus. What happened there?

I studied law because I got in and because I thought it might be interesting. As a 17-year-old pushed to make this big decision, I had people encouraging me to do it, and I didn't have a particular passion for studying anything else at the time. I thought law might be a good fit, but I spent the first half of my degree daring myself to quit and do something else, and the second half convincing myself that I'd come too far and should stick it out.

I was not the best student because I was really invested in doing other things during that time. I was a madrich at Habo, that was a big passion of mine. I spent a lot of time dedicated to running the youth movement and being a part of the community in that way.

I remember finishing up at Habo and going through a process of trying to figure out what my next move would be that would connect me to the community and give me a sense of purpose outside of studying. I fell into working at Mount Scopus, helping them with running school camps. I also spent some time in Israel, and I had this feeling that I couldn't give up on educational work because it was meaningful and I loved it. 

I ended up seizing the opportunity to work part-time at Scopus while still studying. Towards the end of my degree, I came to terms with what I always felt, which was that working as a solicitor wasn't going to be for me. Working at Scopus was meaningful, exciting, challenging, interesting, and offered a framework for me to experience Jewish life. I got to experience what most people are looking for when it comes to connection to the Jewish community.