Rachel Sumekh

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  • Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur Sets Out To End Hunger On National Scale

    Originally posted on Shannon Natanzi:
    The University of Southern California is constantly referred to as the “University of Spoiled Children,” or in other words, an affluent institution of higher education for privileged students. The truth is that many of us find ourselves at KazuNori more often than at dining halls, and therefore do not realize…

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    February 15, 2017
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  • The norm, not the exception

      BY Rachel Sumekh | PUBLISHED FEB 4, 2016 | Originally appeared in the Jewish Journal http://jewishjournal.com/opinion/182078/   Last month, I was honored to be included on the Jewish Journal’s mensch list, and what’s more, I was featured on the cover. The headline read “Not a Typical Persian Girl,” a title I’ve been introduced with just as […]

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    February 5, 2017
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    entrepreneur, typicalpersiangirl
  • Do you.

    Do you.

    I remembered that this was just another meeting. There is no pinnacle or big break. The journey we’re each on is more substantial than any one encounter.

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    October 11, 2016
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    entrepreneur, femalefounder
  • How to email a busy person

    Write an email short enough to fit on one smartphone screen. *Not all email need to be this short. This is simply a way to increase the chance of your email being read.

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    March 24, 2016
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  • On Two Years.

    Two years ago today, my passion project turned into my full-time job. I came on as the National Executive Director and first staff person of Swipes for the Homeless, now known as Swipe Out Hunger. I have overseen a number of milestones over the past two years– our name change, our first national conference, our east […]

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    September 2, 2015
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  • Justice Is Not Just For Us

    Justice Is Not Just For Us By Rachel Sumekh this piece was published in The Skribe.  “Tzedek Tzedek Tirdof”  – Justice Justice You Shall Pursue (Deuteronomy 16:18). No, that’s not a typo. The word “justice” is repeated, in my opinion, for two reasons. First, to remind us to pursue justice, justly. Second, to remind us […]

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    December 29, 2014
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  • Same Sex Marriage and Persian Jews

    This blog post is in response to This New York Times Article. Why does the earth rotate around the sun as opposed to the other way around? The Earth circles the sun because our sun so massive that the universe pulls everything around it, around it. These powerful forces ensure that the sun rises every […]

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    July 6, 2013
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  •                                                   “Everyone is fighting a hard battle” ….yeah, sure. It’s 21 degrees outside and I just missed the bus but my migraine doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. Woe is me, please validate […]

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    January 18, 2013
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  • The Magen David Around My Neck [post originally written on 12/22/12]  Today I sat in my office like every other day, but today the office super is quiet. It is 3 days before Christmas weekend and every office suite but my own has its door closed and my mood is mundane and exhausted.   The room across […]

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    January 18, 2013
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  • “People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home” – Moorish Proverb So, I did “travel” from these people, and I’d say I initially ignored them when I moved as well. Once I was separated from the original context of the relationship, I began to see, and […]

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    December 12, 2012
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