Religion/Education VP

HEY HAGALIL! I’m Samantha Yael Brandspiegel, but you can call me Sami. I am so excited to be your 2011-2012 Religion/Education Vice President. Here’s my life story: I was born on June 29, 1995 in Philadelphia, PA, so of course I’m a Phillies Phan. Nowadays, I live in East Windsor, NJ with my wonderful parents Larry and Laura. Sometimes you’ll hear the name “C-Dawg”…yea, that’s my dad! I also have a sister, Heather who is 13 years old and a brother, Jeremy who is almost 9 years old. I attended Abrams Hebrew Academy in Yardley, PA from Kindergarten to 8th grade, and now I attend the Abraham Joshua Heschel High School in NYC, where I’m going to be a Junior in the coming fall. I commute about 2 hours daily to get to my school on an NJ Transit train, an MTA subway, and walking on foot down 60th Street or a city bus ride down West End. It’s a little crazy, but I love it.

When I’m not commuting, you can usually find me at a USY event, either Regional or Chapter, playing basketball in the school gym or my backyard, watching my 2 favorite TV shows (Pretty Little Liars and Parenthood), doing something Jewish, or just hanging out with my friends. My summer experiences unfortunately haven’t included USY on Wheels or Pilgrimage, even though sometimes I like to pretend that I’m going on USY on Wheels (BUS X ’11!!). Instead, I attended Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake and Camp Tel Yehudah for 6 years. This summer I will be lifeguarding and working at CINJ for a summer internship. Some of my most favorite food(s): pretzels, pizza, burgers, raspberries, Oreos, and of course…ice cream!! Least Favorite Food: BANANAS!!! I can’t stand them!!! Favorite colors: Purple and Blue. Lucky Number: 5. Favorite Place: the Beach!

I can’t wait to spend this year with all of you! If you ever need to talk or just need a good laugh, hit me up on my cell, Facebook, email, snail-mail, or whatever other technology you can think of! I’m always available and always ready to talk! Get ready for a great year Hagalil… I know I’m ready!!