Being Jewish on Campus

With today being Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and the start of the holiest days of Judaism, it only makes sense to look at how Jews are identified on campus. For the most part, Jewish students wear very similar clothing as most other students on campus except on Jewish holidays such as the Sabbath. During these holidays , many Jewish students dress up in very nice clothing and walk to either the Chapel or more likely, the Azel Backus House. The Jewish students are not identified as "different" through their clothing, though the clothing they wear  is viewed by others as very formal (the language given off by the clothes). There is one major way in which some Jewish students are identified as "different." The major thing that separates Jewish students from others is the Sabbath where, for less religious students, there is a dinner while the more religious students do not do anything that contains effort (i.e. turning on a light). Some students are confused by these religious Jews not participating in the typical college experience in a similar way to how students at Georgetown and GW were confused by the Muslim students there. Jewish students are not identified as "different" often, as really the only time some are viewed as different is during the Sabbath.