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The Jewish Week's Guide To Assimilation On Campus

Its original sensationist piece was apparently so popular that The Jewish Week has published another article about"A Parent's Guide To Orthodox Assimilation On University Campuses," the pamphlet written by Gil Perl and Yaakov Weinstein.

This week's article cites a modern Orthodox Columbia student for the notion that "college life isn’t exactly the scene of decadence and debauchery depicted in" the pamphlet. Yet it was the original Jewish Week article, rather than the pamphlet, which used the term "debauchery" in its headline. That notwithstanding, the article criticizes for pamphlet for its "hysterical tone," when in fact it is The Jewish Week that is acting hysterically.

This week's article, however, does a good job of validating the concerns raised in the pamphlet. For example, it quotes an Orthodox NYU senior who "attended a pagan celebration for the winter solstice," while the Columbia student has dated non-Orthodox guys. Would Orthodox parents be happy about that? Certainly, many would not be. Which is the point of the pamphlet, whether one agrees with it or not.

My original post on this topic can be found here.
posted on 8/07/2003