Word: hashanah
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Because of the timing of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, which falls this Thursday and Friday, the traditional Freshman Week has been extended into shopping period and enlarged to include faculty-led trips to historic Boston sites and drop-in advising hours at concentration departments...
...discussion sessions are the latest in a series of changes in first-year orientation week. Dean of Freshmen Elizabeth S. Nathans last month said the week has been revamped to give first year greater access to information about concentrations and to accommodate Jewish students observing Rosh Hashanah...
Nathans said no required events would occur during the Rosh Hashanah holiday, but final plans were still "under discussion...
...effort to schedule events around the Rosh Hashanah holiday, which will fall at the end of the week, Nathans said events will extend into the first week of classes...
Part of making students sensitive to their new classmates backgrounds should include the University recognizing the diverse religious backgrounds students have. The FDO must end its habit of scheduling mandatory functions on the Jewish high holidays--particularly next year when Rosh Hashanah falls at the end of orientation week. The FDO must take into account all religious holidays when setting the orientation week calendar...