For instance, he plans to take 40 students with him to spend Hanukkah in Israel. Instead, they're concerned about how much of their life they've already wasted without knowing what it's about. Ingber predicts Jewish and other religious and cultural rituals will remain strong in the future. Rituals infused with an element of spiritual development will never be forgotten. People will always remember Thanksgiving.
Students continue to do a lot of searching about who they are as intellectual and spiritual beings.
There, she found that 10,000 students out of a total enrollment of 15,000 have been active in community service. One thing I'm seeing, and there's a spiritual component in this for sure, is a real call to service, students being committed to give service to others. As we become more multicultural, more attentive to the plurality of beliefs, our holiday activities will change. For example, we say, 'Happy Holidays,' rather than 'Merry Christmas,' because we're more aware that the end of Ramadan coincides with the beginning of Advent, and that Hanukkah and Kwanza are also celebrated at this time of year. Look at how multicultural cards are.