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Amid ongoing calls from Jewish students and alumni for the date to be moved, the University of Pennsylvania has said it will not be altering the date of its planned commencement ceremony, which currently falls on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. As of Tuesday morning, more than 1,600 individuals had signed a petition asking that the university move the date to accommodate observant Jewish students. The petition claims that the May 17 event will force students to “choose between attending sacred religious festivities and attending their once-in-a-lifetime college commencement ceremony.” Shavuot, a festival that celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai, begins this year at sundown on Sunday, May 16, and ends at sundown on Tuesday, May 18. ....
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