For Jen Kraus, joining thousands of other Jews to usher in the Sabbath as the sun set over Jerusalem’s Western Wall was the pinnacle of her four-year college career and a spiritual affirmation that no other semester abroad could offer.
Seven universities–including the University of Wisconsin, Michigan State and Ohio State University–recently have reinstated their programs with the caveat that students must sign a waiver clearing their schools of any liability in case of violent unrest.