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...students and was met with much enthusiasm, said Martin T. Nguyen, a third year PhD candidate in Middle Eastern studies and history who will be leading the biweekly seminars. The program was inspired by a series of “Judaism 101” seminars offered by Harvard Hillel last year, Nguyen said. HIS has been considering the idea of an introductory seminar for about a year, according to a member of the society, Nura A. Hossainzadeh ’06, who helped initiate the program. But HIS did not have the resources to support the program in the past...
...letter dated February 24, 2006, Harvard Hillel president and director Dr. Bernard Steinberg thanked outgoing University President Lawrence H. Summers for his “unapologetic identification with the Jewish people.” Summers was Harvard’s first Jewish president, and Steinberg wrote that Summers stood firm in his support of the community. But following Summers’ ouster, whether or not Harvard’s next president will be so resolute is less certain.Summers’ identification with the Jewish community was a product of little gestures—maintaining a relationship with Hillel...
...Wednesday.As President Eliot wrote in 1886, “A university cannot be built upon a sect”—unless that sect includes all the “educated portion of the nation.” Indeed, the active presence of groups like Christian Impact, Hillel, and the Islamic Society is a clear indicator that though the Harvard we know today is more likely to leave its proverbial cross on the bedstand than dress up in its Sunday best, it is by no means a godless institution. As University President Lawrence H. Summers said...
When the sun goes down, the candles and the Shabbat keys come out. This year, only six students in the Class of 2009 elected to receive the so-called “Shabbat key” from Hillel. They are observant Jews who cannot use electricity on the Sabbath, so they have to use a mechanical key to get into their dorms. Out of the seventeen freshmen dorms, only Hurlbut, Thayer, Massachusetts Hall, and Claverly have mechanical key access. The rest require swipe cards. But not all Shabbat keys are created equal. Austin M. Litoff...
...with other campus religious groups. The CSA interacts with other religious groups primarily through the Interfaith Council. Stein points to the group’s “Belief in Action” event, where members of various religious groups work together on community service projects. Brewer named Harvard Hillel and the Harvard Islamic Society, among others, as the most involved participants in the Council, but admitted that “there isn’t quite as large a Christian participation” as he would hope. Indeed, Brewer says the CSA’s “relationship...