The Sept. 25 Academic Senate Meeting that takes place every two weeks was canceled because it fell on the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur.
Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism, began this weekend. The name Yom Kippur translates from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement.
Yom Kippur began at sundown on Sunday, Sept. 24, and ended in the evening on Monday. It lasts only one day, whereas Rosh Hashanah lasts two days.
Senate member Wendy Bass said she was looking forward to sharing her information at the meeting but also agreed that it should be canceled in honor of the holiday.
“I honestly think the meeting being canceled sends a really good message about respecting everyone’s religion,” Bass said. “It hits home for me personally considering that I am Jewish. Jeff Favre actually got the ball rolling about how the meeting should be canceled.”
The Senate meeting does not plan on being rescheduled, and the next one will take place on Oct. 9.