Is this sort of a guide to Jewish life on campus?
No. This project doesn't really care whether Ohio State has a minyan, what shabbos is like in Cornell, or how many weekly shiurim go on at Penn or Michigan. Although such a guide would be great for lots of people, it would also be outdated by next year, because Jewish life changes so quickly on many (not all, but many) campuses.
Who would be interested in reading this book?
This book will appeal to a general Modern Orthodox audience interested in these topics. This may specifically interest university students who are thinking about and dealing with similar issues. Also, parents and educators who want to get at least a glimmer of what's on the minds of Orthodox college students--what Orthodoxy means to them, what challenges they see as important, etc--might want to pick this up.
Is this only for students at secular campuses? What about students at YU or those studying in Israel?
Since these issues are relevant to students in all colleges, secular and Jewish, we'll take articles from students anywhere, whether they're at Harvard, Touro, Cambridge, or Hebrew University.
Who is involved in this project?
Right now, Menachem Lazar, a graduate student at Princeton, is organizing the project and Rabbi Josh Ross, a former Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (JLIC) rabbi at Princeton, is the project's rabbinic advisor. Since the project will be so much better with more than two people working on it, I hope more people will get involved. Let me know if you are interested in getting involved.
Can I help out?
The best thing you can do is to write! The next best thing you can do is to ask others to write. Email me to find what else you can do.
