Word: kosher
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...FIRM belief in secularism is admirable, but he unfortunately places it before the importance of having a diverse, yet integrated community. The placement of the financial burden on students who have religious dietary restrictions, be they Jewish, Muslim or any other, would have the possible effect of cutting off kosher food from campus, and would thus serve to segregate what Berry has correctly acknowledged as "a sizable number of Harvard/Radcliffe students" who have the same right to be fed as all other students...
...Wednesday night, someone suggested that perhaps the presence of the toaster and of the Hillel kitchen is a form of affirmative action. There are plenty of other toasters, ovens and microwaves on campus. The kosher toaster is a way of compensating those who have been discriminated against for years because of their choice of lifestyle...
Ignatiev's reply was that "Being Black or being female is not a matter of choice...but keeping kosher is." This demonstrates Ignatiev lack of sensitivity which is harmful in a tutor and an employee of a University that works so hard to make all members of its community feel welcome. His statement seems to imply that those students observing Kashruthave brought the discrimination upon themselves by adhering to their religion, and should suffer a monetary burden (in addition to the $23,000 plus that all other students pay) to free themselves...
...Being kosher isn't a choice for observant Jews. The laws in the Bible are clear. The only time you are allowed to break these laws are when your life is threatened. During the Holocaust, the Nazis fed the Jews non-kosher food as a from of psychological torture. They either had to eat the food or die. Most ate the food...
Berry, in an innovative move, has decided to take the money for students who keep kosher and actually spend it on food they...