SUMMER 2003 •
VOLUME 8, NUMBER 1
SPECIAL ISSUE: REAPING THE REWARDS OF
THE PLAN FOR MOUNT HOLYOKE 2003
Plan
goal: Embrace diversity and build an inclusive community of students,
faculty, and staff
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JENNIFER ADAMS '00
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Naomi Gates-Monasch'04 and
Somera Khan '04 discuss lunch in the College's kosher/halal
dining hall. |
In 2001, Wilder Hall
became the home of Mount Holyoke's new kosher/halal dining facility,
a place that welcomes students of all backgrounds, but in particular
allows religious Muslims and religious Jews to practice the dietary
laws of their faiths. It is one of a handful of its kind on American
college campuses. Three meals a day, seven days a week, all food
served meets the restrictions of both the Qur'an and the Torah.
Says Somera Khan '04, "I take great pride in Wilder. It brings
the Jewish and Muslim communities together. We are recognized
as cousins--it reminds us that we are in the same boat." A $250,000
grant from an anonymous alumna made possible the conversion of
Wilder's dining hall into a kosher/halal facility. |
