1,300 U Penn Students sign petition to move Shavuot graduation

Jewish students graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia are upset over the school’s decision to hold its commencement ceremony on May 17, which is the first day of Shavuot.

Jews at the university have launched a petition to move graduation to another date. They have collected over 1,300 signatures since last week.

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