Izzy Li is a second-year M.A. student in Religious Studies at UVA. She first became interested in Jewish Studies through Biblical Hebrew classes, which eventually led her to the program. She recently graduated with a double major in Physics and Middle Eastern Studies, and she hopes to continue on to a Ph.D. in physics after finishing her master’s. Izzy also works as an avid teaching assistant in the Physics Department, where she enjoys working with students and sharing her enthusiasm for the subject. Outside of school, you will probably find her with a book or knitting.