LGBT Jews at Pride parade, July 3, 2010. The YU Pride Alliance, an unofficial group of undergraduate YU students, together with three alumni and one registered student, have brought a discrimination lawsuit against the university, President Ari Berman and, Vice Provost for Student Affairs Dr. Chaim Nissel, The Commentator reported on Tuesday ( According to The Commentator, the late Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik, the profound spiritual leader of YU, was adamant in his opposition to designating the religious Jewish university as a non-sectarian institution in 1970, a change that qualified the institution to receive state funds. Rabbi Soloveitchik warned that its new, non-sectarian designation, would leave YU with âonly a limited right to formulate rulesâ that comply with Jewish law.