Word: orthodox
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...article "Orthodox Jews Violate Campus Policy With Posters" (News, Feb. 19) was both unbalanced and offensive. The story played on popular stereotypes of Orthodox Jews, stereotypes as common within the Jewish community as they are outside of it. In particular, the tone of the article suggested that Orthodox Jews and Chabad Jews in particular are intolerant of the level of observance of other Jews, and that they are ethnocentric and exclusive. The only statements to the contrary were buried in the last paragraph of the article...
...characterize Chabad and Orthodox Judaism in this way is to neglect the distinctions between the two and to misrepresent both. Orthodox Jews, broadly, are those Jews who strive to fulfill the commandments of the Torah and the Halacha (the cumulative rabbinical commentary on the Torah), such as keeping the Sabbath and strictly observing dietary restrictions. There are, however, many particular religious sects that do not fall easily under this category. Among these religious sects, there are many different modes of observance, styles of dress and interpretations of texts...
...headline "Orthodox Jews Violate Campus Policy With Posters" (News, Feb. 19) is troubling. While Rosalind Helderman's piece is accurate and well-written, its infelicitous head-line fosters misperceptions. The headline, which implies a connection between the actions of several non-students with those of the undergraduate Orthodox community, creates an imprecise image of Orthodox Jewish life at Harvard. The undergraduate Orthodox Jewish community comprises a vibrant group of upstanding, creative and open-minded students. It constitutes a valuable subset of the wider Jewish community and is intimately involved in Hillel's activities and broad goals...
While at some point in the future the Jewish community of undergrads, Orthodox and non-Orthodox, may consider associating with Chabad, at present no such affiliation exists. And while Hillel values outreach as an important objective, neither Orthodox undergrads nor individuals in the Jewish community as a whole would violate University policy to achieve that goal. MICHAEL M. ROSEN '99-'98 Chair, Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel...
Members of the Chabad House of Cambridge, an orthodox Jewish sect, passed out informational flyers on campus late last week in violation of College policy...