by Andrew Michaels For students with religious dietary obligations, be they kosher, halal, or religious vegetarians, going to college can be difficult. Most schools require students to purchase a meal plan (though some allow for students to opt out for religious reasons), and plans often either have inadequate options for religious restrictions or lack options entirely. But many students have found unity in these restrictions, and some Jewish students feel their dietary restrictions have not only unified their school’s Jewish communities, but also lead to inter-religious dialogue. Hart Levine is the founder and director of The Heart 2 Heart Project, an organization that works with the Orthodox Union to bring together Jews on college campuses through, among other things, regular Shabbat dinners. The project displays a map on its website, which can be used to look up...

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