For many of the university chaplains and faith leaders caring for students angered and shaken by the Israel-Hamas war, the needs are acute, the days intense.
“Muslim students are walking around scared, just like the Jewish students are walking around scared,” Reed said.
Chaplains say some students have been feeling alienated, marginalized, hurt or intimidated by the rhetoric and positions of some administrators, faculty members or other students.
Levine and his wife hosted local Jewish alumni and graduate students to provide community and a space to grieve.
“There’s not enough time in the day to give all the students the support that they need,” he said.
Persons:
Kaiser Aslam, Israel, Rabbi Esther Reed, Rutgers Hillel, ” Reed, They’ve, Tahera Ahmad, ”, Ahmad, “, Daniel Levine, ” He’s, Levine, “ There’s, “ We’re, “ Don’t, Don’t, Aslam, He’s, it’s, Rabbi Reed, ” Hillel, “ It’s, Reed, she’s, “ it’s
Organizations:
Center for Islamic Life, Rutgers University, Rutgers, Northwestern University, Orange County Hillel, University of California, Jewish, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP
Locations:
Israel, United States, Gaza, Palestine, Orange, California, Irvine, Gaza —