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...University will make "every effort" in the future to avoid scheduling freshman registration on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, Dean Rosovsky said last night...
...weeks ago Harvard held registration for first-year students on Yom Kippur, stirring criticism from members of the University's Jewish community, including Rabbi Ben-Zion Gold, director of Hillel...
...sermon delivered at Yom Kippur eve services on September 14 Rabbi Gold objected strongly to the timing conflict. Before a Memorial Church audience that included Rosovsky, Rabbi Gold argued that the conflict separates Jewish freshmen from their classmates on an "emotion-laden" day and that it pressures Jews to conform to a non-Jewish norm and to ignore their religion...
...discovered this year's conflict about a month before registration, which he said was too late to alter the schedule. Instead, he said, he directed the freshman dean's office to send a letter to all new students telling them that those registering one day late because of Yom Kippur would not be harmed...
...Gazette of the 12, in an article describing activities of freshman week, it announced a "worship service on Sunday the 14th, at Memorial Church, for freshmen and parents." Then, skipping our services, it went on to say, "as the first day of registration, September 15th, is also Yom Kippur, students who wish to observe the holiday may register on the 16th or 17th." Apart from ignoring our High Holiday services, one wonders what sort of "worship" service all parents and freshmen are invited to on this Sunday. I suppose it is the official service of the Church of Harvard...