College requires students to make a lot of choices.
This often means sacrificing for the sake of academic performance. Sacrificing a night at the bar, or an extra hour of sleep is a step towards responsibility and maturity. But there are some things that a student should never be put in a position to have to sacrifice. Chief among these is religious conviction. This year, as in the past, Jewish students who want to observe Yom Kippur next week will not automatically get permission from their professors to be absent from class.