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JULIE WIENER
Staff Writer

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ewish life.
But when the home is a
college dormitory, strict Jewish obser-
vance can be challenging.
Five Orthodox Jewish students at
Yale University recently decided the
challenge was too great and are threat-
ening to sue the university for requir-
ing its students to live in college hous-
ing.
. While the students compare dorm
culture to a modern-day Sodom and
Gomorrah, Yale argues that living
in a diverse environment is an
integral part of college education.
Not all of Yale's Orthodox Jews
find dorm life and religious obser-
vance incompatible. Yale allows
all Jewish students to transfer
their meals to the Young Israel-
run Kosher Kitchen and has
made arrangements enabling
Orthodox students to avoid using
electricity on Shabbat.
"The underlying issue — the
need to have modest living quar-
ters — everyone agrees on," said
Rabbi Michael Whitman, director
of Yale's Young Israel House.
"The question is if it's possible to
create that within a dorm setting.
The majority of Orthodox Jews
have been able to find accommo-
dations ... to satisfy these same
requirements, but [the five stu-
dents threatening a lawsuit] feel
they can only create that kind of
environment if they live off cam-

pus ... I would hope these students
could negotiate with Yale to find
accommodations."
Local responses to the Yale lawsuit
are mixed, but most Orthodox stu- _
dents say they can understand why
one would want to avoid dorms and
are glad that Michigan schools do not
require dorm residency.
"Part of the reason why I chose to
go to Wayne State was so I wouldn't
have to deal with dorm life in a secu-
lar college," said David Kohn, a WSU
freshman who lives with his parents in
Southfield. "For people who grew up
living in a more sheltered life, it opens
up too many doors."

(Above):
David Kohn: Dorms
open too many doors.

(Left):
Aaron Kleid: Questions
Yale's fairness.

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