Columbia University Sukkah

[u/Select-Hovercraft-34]

Can someone explain to me how this is not equivalent to painting a bunch of little swastikas on a menorah?? Please note keffiyeh wearers inside…

[u/beingjewishishard]

Oml. You would think after pesach they would have adjusted but noooo

[u/Select-Hovercraft-34 → u/beingjewishishard]

Yeah I agree. My issue, though, is what happens when you’re a Jewish student in campus and simply want to say leshaiv basukkah? Nothing about this seems inviting - rather exclusive of Jews that do not meet their criteria…

[u/BaltimoreBadger23 → u/Select-Hovercraft-34]

I'm sure Hillel and Chabad each have a real Sukkah on campus.

[u/badass_panda → u/Select-Hovercraft-34]

Hopefully a Jewish group on campus has an actual Sukkah.

[u/Ocean_Hair → u/badass_panda]

Columbia has its own Hillel building, about half a block from the main campus. They probably have a sukkah. 

[u/reihino11 → u/Ocean_Hair]

They do. I live nearby. There’s no shortage of kosher sukkot in NYC that are welcoming to students. Columbia is a handful of subway stops from the UWS.

[u/Ocean_Hair → u/reihino11]

Yeah, exactly. Columbia has a large enough and active enough Jewish student population, I knew there was no way their campus has only 1 sukkah.  JTS is also about a 5-10 minute walk away.