Touro CA & NV Religious

[Slitherin]

I understand that both of the Touro Ca and NV campuses have religious affiliations. My question is how religious are they. Do they want applicants to be involved with church, rec letters from pastor, Rabbi etc. Are they appropriate for a non-religious person to apply to.

 

[papajojo]

I understand that both of the Touro Ca and NV campuses have religious affiliations. My question is how religious are they. Do they want applicants to be involved with church, rec letters from pastor, Rabbi etc. Are they appropriate for a non-religious person to apply to.

Yes they are appropriate for a non-religious person, but NOT for someone from Slitherin.

 

[Bigtime]

yes, you need not be religious to study there.

I do believe that the campus closes on saturday , etc.

 

[(nicedream)]

I understand that both of the Touro Ca and NV campuses have religious affiliations. My question is how religious are they. Do they want applicants to be involved with church, rec letters from pastor, Rabbi etc. Are they appropriate for a non-religious person to apply to.

They are Jewish, so church/pastor wouldn't apply.

 

[box29]

yes, you need not be religious to study there.

I do believe that the campus closes on saturday , etc.

FYI: Students do have access to the building on Saturday. The building is open from 8:30 AM to midnight.

 

[cutaway]

I understand that both of the Touro Ca and NV campuses have religious affiliations. My question is how religious are they. Do they want applicants to be involved with church, rec letters from pastor, Rabbi etc. Are they appropriate for a non-religious person to apply to.

From a TUCOM 4th year and lifelong agnostic:

Adminstratively, somewhat religious. Socially, not very.

Touro is an orthodox Jewish institution. TUCOM-CA (can't speak for NV) keeps a Jewish holiday schedule and observes Sabbath on Saturday. Library is open for study on that day, but computer use, etc is not allowed on the premises until sundown. It's not all that intrusive if you are a Gentile or secular type. (I bet Loma Linda or Baylor would be more tense for a die hard secular...)

The CA campus has a resident Rabbi who promotes Jewish-themed get togethers, Shabbats, Seders, whatever. Once I put him in my e-mail kill file, I pretty much forgot he was there. 🙂

Student body is religiously diverse. At the time, it seemed like there were more observant Mormon kids than observant Jewish. Go figure.

-C

 

[CoverMe]

Roger Corbman addressed this issue (or non-issue, really) in my recent interview at touro-nv. Other than having all food served on campus be kosher (you can bring whatever you want, but if they serve it, or it's in their vending machines, it has to be kosher), and observance of Jewish holidays, the institutions' faith is not intrusive.

(insert stupid circumcision joke here) 😀