Though considered the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, many colleges do not give students Yom Kippur off, instead excusing individuals who choose to opt out of classes.
As Samantha Klasfeld and her friends sat down to break their Yom Kippur fast freshman year, commotion erupted in the crowded restaurant.
Students spotted actor Bill Murray entering the dining room and engulfed him in a sea of camera flashes.
Klasfeld's table wasn't interested.
"Everyone was running to take pictures with him, and we were stuffing our faces," the 21-year-old Cornell University senior said. "We were more excited about food than a celebrity."
For Jewish college students like Klasfeld, celebrating Yom Kippur at school can be difficult. The Day of Atonement requires observers to abstain from food and drinks for 25 hours while praying for forgiveness for the year's sins.
Though considered the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, many colleges do not give the day off, instead excusing individuals who choose to opt out of classes. This year, the holiday runs from Friday evening to Saturday evening, a welcome break for typically conflicted students.
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