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Orthodox Jews relieved by 'Yale 5' loss

YDN Staff Reporter
Published Friday, January 12, 2001

A line from the bar mitzvah ceremony best sums up the reaction of the Yale Orthodox Jewish community to a recent ruling that will likely mark the end of the legal saga of the so-called "Yale Five," which brought internal controversy and external scrutiny to their community.

"Blessed are you O Lord, master of the universe for having absolved us of responsibility for this one's actions," it reads.

A Dec. 28 ruling by the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 1998 U.S. District Court decision stating the plaintiffs could have chosen to attend another university if they felt...

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