Some questions from a perspective student

KvotheFan
Sat, 11 Jan 2014 11:11:38 +0000

Hi 10Percent, and welcome!

Here are some previous discussion threads you may find helpful:

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/fordham-university/1553917-jesuit.html.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/fordham-university/1480274-fordham-non-religious-people.html
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/fordham-university/1232581-what-fordham-students-like.html

Here is a link to info on Fordham’s Jewish Students Organization/Hillel: [Jewish Faith](http://www.fordham.edu/mission/mission_and_ministry/campus_ministry/campus_ministry_at_f/religious_traditions/jewish_faith_72037.asp)

I believe the JSO page is outdated, as Fordham and Columbia students now hold joint High Holiday Services. The national Hillel organization says Fordham is 2% Jewish (and I think you could safely say all or nearly all of those are Reform) and has participated in Birthright Israel trips. On the Accepted Students FB page, a number of students have identified themselves as Jewish, in response to an inquiry from a student who wanted to know how many other Jewish students were on the page.

The Jesuits and the Reform Jews have much in common, including a tradition of intellectual inquiry and a practice of social justice. Because of this, it is usual to find a substantial Jewish presence at Jesuit high schools. While the commonalities continue into college, the small overall U.S. Jewish population is diluted, hence, the 2% at Fordham, comparable to our presence in the overall U.S. population.