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News and Programs 09.26.25
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Emory Hindu Chaplaincy: Navratri Daily Darshan
September 22-October 2, 2025
Wishing a śubha navarātri to all those observing. The Emory Interfaith Center shrine room will feature our Durga Murti for daily darshan on weekdays from 9am-8pm from September 22 - October 2.
Navaratri is the bi-annual Hindu festival celebrating the Devi, or Divine Feminine. Emory community members are welcome.
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Yom Kippur at Emory
Yom Kippur (10/1-10/2) is the conclusion of the Ten Days of Awe and the most solemn of all days in the Jewish year. It is observed by fasting, repentance or "return", and atonement.
There are a number of ways to observe the Jewish High Holidays at Emory. Please see below for some of the upcoming programming and check our website for updates. For questions, please contact Emory Jewish Chaplain Rabbi Jordan Braunig at jordan.braunig@emory.edu.
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Hillel at Emory
Services taking place at Cannon Chapel
- Kol Nidre (10/1): 7:20 pm (Both Egalitarian and Traditional Services)
- Yom Kippur Services (10/2): 10 am (Both Egalitarian and Traditional Services)
Break Fast: 6:30 pm at Marcus Hillel Center
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Chabad at Emory: Yom Kippur
Chabad House, 1500 N Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30306
Yom Kippur 5786 – Day of At-One-Ment
Atlanta | 2025
- Kol Nidrei – Wednesday, Oct 1
7:00 pm – Begin the holiest day of the year with an uplifting Kol Nidrei service.
Fast begins: 7:03 PM
- Yom Kippur Day – Thursday, Oct 2
11:00 am – Main Day Service
Uplifting, song-filled, insightful, and meaningful.
1:00 pm – Yizkor Memorial Service
6:00 pm – Neilah & Closing Prayers
7:50 pm – Final Shofar Blast
7:57 pm – Fast Ends
Followed by a delicious Break-Fast with NY bagels, soup, and more.
To RSVP, text YK25 to 404-999-7787.
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Meor at Emory: Yom Kippur
Thursday, October 2, 11 am-1 pm, Interactive Service
Thursday, October 2, 8:15 pm, Break Fast
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Compassion Shift Global Launch: A Year of Compassion
September 30-October 1, 2025
In celebration of the 90th birthday of Emory Presidential Distinguished Professor, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, A Year of Compassion is an invitation to students, faculty, and staff across the university to explore, embody, and elevate compassion in how we teach, learn, research, collaborate, and lead. The year-long initiative will launch with this event. Learn more and RSVP here.
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Mindful Emory Student Interfaith Retreat: Threads of Compassion
Saturday, October 4, 10:00 am-1:30 pm, Emory Interfaith Center, 1707 North Decatur Road
Chaplains and students from Emory College and Davidson College will gather for an interfaith retreat focusing on the theme of compassion and community. Sessions will be facilitated by Buddhist, Muslim, and Christian chaplains. We will share vegetarian lunch. For more information, please email religiouslife@emory.edu. RSVP here.
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Flourishing Fellows: Community Suppers
Saturday, October 4, 6:00-8:30 pm, Emory Interfaith Center, 1707 N. Decatur Road
Join us for a family-style, sit-down dinner. The theme will be "Through Your Lens: A Reflection on What Matters." This opportunity is available for the first 20 students who fill out this form.
Sponsored by Emory University Chaplaincy.
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Journeys Vietnam
May 13-22, 2026
Applications Due: Friday, October 10, 2025
As 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, Journeys will visit Vietnam and learn from those on the ground how they have healed and rebuilt from that time. We will explore the multireligious history of Vietnam, including the influences of folk religion, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Christianity, traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Huê to Hanoi. We will also learn about the nonviolent peace activism of the late Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh, known as the “father of mindfulness,” and a leading figure of engaged Buddhism.
Journeys of Reconciliation is an interfaith travel and learning immersion program that explores issues of social justice and builds relationships between Emory University and communities in the U.S. and around the world. Undergraduate and graduate students not graduating in May 2026 may apply. Apply and learn more below. For questions, please contact religiouslife@emory.edu.
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Emory University Chaplaincy Student Worker Spotlight
Caron Lee (she/her) is from Peachtree Corners Georgia, and is an Emory junior planning to graduate Spring 2027. They are working towards a Chemistry major with a nutrition science minor. While at Emory, they have been involved in being an AHANA acapella, Partners In Health Engage, and a lab prep job for CHEM 204L.
What Caron likes best about working at OSRL is “...the entire staff and chaplaincy team! And I love how this office is so welcoming to everyone.”
Their current super power is making people feel comfortable, but the gift they’d like to have is the power to prevent/heal diseases. When not working or studying, you might find them singing or eating chocolate molten lava cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Learn more about the Emory University Chaplaincy Student Worker program here.
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Recap: Kim Cang Monastery Field Trip
On Saturday, September 20, 2025, Emory Buddhist Club (EBC) visited Kim Cang Monastery in Stonecrest, GA for a day-long trip. Upon arrival around 10 AM, Emory Buddhist Chaplain Venerable Priya Rakkhit Sraman guided the students in a tour of the monastery's lotus pond, the gardens, and interiors of the main shrine hall. Kim Cang Monastery's resident nun teacher, Venerable Dong Hue, facilitated a Buddhist worship, followed by a short meditation, a mindful vegetarian meal, a relaxation meditation, and a discussion on taking refuge in the Triple Gem. The trip ended with a gratitude practice and a group photo. We are grateful to Kim Cang Monastery and EBC student organizers for the wholseome experience.
Learn more about Emory Buddhist Life here.
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International Community Friday Lunch/Coffee Hour
Fridays starting September 19, 11:30 - 12:30 p.m., Cannon Chapel Brooks Commons
Fall Dates: September 19-November 14, 2025
International Community Friday Lunch (ICFL) is a long-standing collaboration between the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life (OSRL) and International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS). We are excited to bring back this popular event featuring a new format which blends ICFL with a new program, International Community Coffee Hour (ICCH). The purpose of these events is to extend a warm welcome, share helpful resources from our sponsors, and create a space for the international community to gather over free lunches or coffee, tea, and refreshments. If you are new to this event, welcome.
To ensure we are best serving active participants, we will serve the first 100 students and scholars who arrive. We encourage you to get there as early as possible to enjoy this very popular program. Learn more here.
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Register Today: Homecoming and Family Weekend Events
October 23-26, 2025
Join the Emory University Chaplaincy for many spiritual programs and festive receptions over Homecoming and Family Weekend.
- Jumu’ah Prayer and Community Reception
- Hindu Aarti and Community Reception
- Voices of Inner Strength Gospel Choir 40th Anniversary Celebration
- Shabbat at Chabad: Friday Night Shabbat Dinner and Saturday Shabbat Day Services and Lunch
- Shabbat at Hillel: Friday Shabbat Dinner and Sunday Brunch
- Buddhist Meditation and Community Reception
- Find our table at the Food and Music Festival on Saturday, October 25 from Noon-4:30 pm on the Quad
- Catholic Masses and Catholic Center Open House
- Beloved Community Christian Worship and Lunch
A list of the events and registration info can be found here.
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Emory University Chaplaincy: Chaplain Office Hours in AMUC 125
Monday-Friday, Noon-2:00 pm, AMUC 125
Emory University Chaplaincy chaplains are available Monday through Friday from approximately Noon-2 pm during term in AMUC Suite 125 to offer pastoral care and have meetings with students, faculty, and staff. The general schedule is below and may vary semester to semester.
- Monday: Rev. Maddie Herlong
- Tuesday: Ven. Priya Rakkhit Sraman
- Wednesday: Ustadh Dr. Rahimjon Abdugafurov
- Thursday: Pandit Rajeev Persaud
- Friday: Rabbi Jordan Braunig
To schedule a time with a chaplain outside of these hours, please contact them directly here.
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Religious Accommodations: List of Major Religious Holidays 2025-26
Emory OSRL seeks to provide guidance for the Emory community regarding upcoming religious holiday observances that may impact the community by providing a list of major religious holidays observed by sizeable religious demographic groups within the Emory community. These are provided in order to assist community members with avoiding potential schedule conflicts. For more information, please click here. For questions, please contact religiouslife@emory.edu.
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Beloved Community Christian Worship and Free Lunch
Sunday, September 28, 11:00 a.m Service, Noon Free Lunch, Cannon Chapel
Emory Beloved Community is a weekly ecumenical Protestant worship service for the campus community, held in Cannon Chapel. All are welcome. For more information, please contact Emory Christian Chaplain Rev. Maddie Herlong at mhend25@emory.edu.
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Beloved Community Fall Bible Study: Claiming Our Identity in Christ
Tuesdays beginning September 9, 6:00 pm, Emory Interfaith Center, 1707 N. Decatur Road
Beloved Community Bible Study is led by Rev. Maddie, Emory's Christian Chaplain, and OSRL chaplaincy interns. Join us as we explore what the Bible has to say for us today and as we deepen our community bonds. This fall, we'll explore what scripture has to say about our identity as Christians. Sign up in the Hub or email mhend25@emory.edu.
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Buddhist Meditation
Thursdays During Term
Community Tea and Refreshments, 5:15 pm, Cannon Chapel 106
Guided Meditation and Dharma Discussion, 6:00 pm, Cannon Chapel Sanctuary
Come to enjoy light refreshments before meditation, and to connect with Emory Buddhist Club leaders and friends. For more information, please contact Emory Buddhist Chaplain Ven. Priya Rakkhit Sraman at psraman@emory.edu.
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Mindfulness Circle at Interfaith Center
Mondays, 6:00-7:00 p.m., Emory Interfaith Center Meditation Room, 1707 N. Decatur Road
Facilitated by Emory Buddhist Chaplain Venerable Priya Rakkhit Sraman, the Mindfulness Circle is a space exclusively for Emory students to practice mindfulness as a group. Every Monday during the semester, we will engage in a mindfulness exercise followed by conversations around the practices of mindfulness. Light refreshments will be provided.
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Muslim Jumu'ah Prayers and Halal Lunch
Fridays, Prayers 1:55 p.m., Lunch 2:30 pm, Cannon Chapel
Join us for Friday Prayers every week, which will be followed by a hot halal lunch in Brooks Commons during term. Join the Emory Muslim Life elist here. For questions, please contact Emory Muslim Chaplain Ustadh Dr. Rahimjon Abdugafurov.
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Weekday Fajr Prayers
Mondays and Wednesdays during term, times vary, Cannon Chapel Room 106
Join the Muslim Students Association and Emory Muslim Life for Fajr prayers in the morning in Cannon Chapel Room 106. Students must request EmoryCard access through the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life in order to attend. For EmoryCard access and instructions, please email religiouslife@emory.edu.
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Muslim Life Weekly Halaqa and Dinner
Tuesdays during term starting September 16, 6:30-7:45 pm, Cannon Chapel, Room 314
All Emory students are invited to join us for an Islamic text study on different topics each week. Dinner will be provided. Previous attendance not required. For more information, please contact Emory Muslim Chaplain Ustadh Dr. Rahimjon Abdugafurov at rahimjon.abdugafurov@emory.edu.
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Hindu Aarthi
Fridays, 5:00 p.m., Cannon Chapel Sanctuary
Join Emory's Hindu community for weekly prayers and community. All are welcome. For questions, please contact Emory Hindu Chaplain Pandit Rajeev Persaud at rajeev.persaud@emory.edu.
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Emory Hindu Life: Hinduism Roundtable
Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., AMUC 125
Come be part of a welcoming space for thoughtful conversation and community. Every week, we gather in AMUC 125 from 5:30–6:30 pm to discuss Hindu ideas, engage critically, and interact with meaningful readings. Whether you’re deeply rooted in Hinduism or simply curious to learn more, this circle offers a chance to reflect, ask questions, and explore the Hindu tradition. Come with questions and ideas. Snacks will be served.
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Chabad at Emory: Shabbat
Fridays During Term, Services 7:30 p.m., Dinner 8:00 p.m., 1500 N Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30306
Join fellow Emoryites and experience Shabbat at Chabad. A perfect blend of gourmet food, spirited singing, friendly schmoozing, and inspired ideas. RVSP is a must. Text “Shabbat Dinner” to 404.999.7787 to register. Sponsored by Chabad at Emory. Learn more here.
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HIllel at Emory: Upcoming Activities
The next two weeks at Emory Hillel are packed with community, celebration, and Jewish joy.
From weekly favorites to special holiday moments, there are so many ways to connect, recharge, and start the new year together.
Check out the calendar here and mark your dates—we can’t wait to see you.
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University Catholic Center: Sunday Masses
Sundays, 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Cannon Chapel
Join us for Sunday Masses on campus.
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University Catholic Center Retreat: Auspice Maria - Growing in Faith Holding Mary's Hand
October 17-19, 2025
Join the Emory Catholic community for our overnight retreat at Covecrest October 17th-19th, where we will learn to grow in prayer with a focus on the Rosary. For registration and more details, please visit emorycatholic.org/retreats
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Baptist Collegiate Ministry: Weekly Gathering
Mondays, 7:30 pm, Brooks Commons, Cannon Chapel
Welcome weeks are upon us. Come check us out at these upcoming events. Learn more here.
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Reformed University Fellowship
Mark your calendars for these events so you can come by and see us.
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Bread Coffeehouse
1227 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30307
Visit Bread Coffeehouse or join us Thursdays for DBS (Dinner, Band, and Stories).
Come join us at the coffeehouse for our weekly Dinner, Band, and Stories event on Thursday at 7:15 pm. This week we'll have ravioli casserole (note: vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free options are always available) and brownie sundaes for dessert. Liz Driggers will be performing live music for us followed by storytelling by our newest Bread staff leader: Christiaan. As always, dinner is free.
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Emory Orthodox Christian Fellowship Faith and Falafel
Every Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Cannon Chapel Room 314
This week, Faith & Falafel gets a special twist: Father & Falafel. We’re excited to welcome Father Gabriel Tannous as our guest for an evening of good food, real conversation, and shared questions about faith and life.
As always, there’ll be free falafel sandwiches, space to relax, and people from all walks of life. Whether you come every week or this would be your first time, we’d love to see you there. Bring a friend, bring your questions, or just bring your appetite. You can learn more and RSVP here. Reach out to samuel.salameh@emory.edu with any questions.
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Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church: Sunday Worship Services
Sundays, 8:30 am and 11:00 am, Glenn Memorial Church
Glenn Memorial UMC invites you to worship with us. A short walk to the front gate of campus, Glenn has a thriving young adult group, and we welcome newcomers anytime. Are you an early riser to get a head start on homework? The 8:30 service might be for you. Do you sleep in on Sundays? We'll catch you at 11:00 am. There is a place for you at Glenn, and we'd love to help you find it.
For more info about worship or young adult ministry, visit our website here https://www.glennumc.org/young-adults or contact Director of Young Adult Ministries Sutton Smith at 334-707-1486.
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Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church: Sunday Supper
Sunday, October 19, 6:00 pm, near GMC UMC
Join us for a free, home-cooked meal. Dinner will be in the home of one of our church members just a few minutes from campus. RSVP to get the address and share dietary restrictions and transportation needs.
RSVP to Sutton Smith, Director of Young Adult Ministries at 334-707-1486 or via email at ssmith@glennumc.org.
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International InterVarsity Fellowship
Our summer activities ended and our new school year is about to start. Please check and sign up for our coming activities here.
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Weekly Spiritual Gatherings
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There are a plethora of weekly religious and philosophical gatherings offered at Emory. Many of them are listed here and at the button below.
Check back for more weekly gatherings as the semester gets started.
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Day-Long Vipassana Meditation Retreat
Saturday, September 27, 8:30 am-5:00 pm, Georgia Buddhist Vihara
Georgia Buddhist Vihara warmly invites you to join a Day-Long Vipassana Meditation Retreat on Saturday, September 27 at the Georgia Buddhist Vihara (3153 Miller Road, Lithonia, GA 30038). This one-day retreat is a wonderful opportunity to deepen your spiritual practice, explore meditation techniques from the Theravāda Buddhist tradition, and experience the benefits of mindfulness in a supportive community environment. The retreat is open to everyone—whether you are completely new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner. All meditation instructions and discussions will be conducted in English & Sinhala. For more information, please contact gbvihara@gmail.com.
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World River Day: Interfaith Creek Cleanup
Sunday, September 28, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Six Metro Atlanta Sites
Join Georgia Interfaith Power and Light for a special interfaith creek cleanup across six metro Atlanta sites. This meaningful cleanup celebrates World Rivers Day, Reverse Tashlich, and Global Ismaili CIVIC Day—three powerful traditions of service, reflection, and environmental care.
World Rivers Day highlights the international importance of our rivers and inspires renewed commitment to protecting them. In Reverse Tashlich, Jewish communities turn ritual into action by removing human “sin” (pollution) from waterways and offering a clean start to the new year. And Global Ismaili CIVIC Day calls Ismaili Muslims to serve their communities worldwide through volunteerism. Together, communities of all faiths are invited to act upon a shared ethic of environmental stewardship and care for our Common Home. All living creatures deserve clean water. Register here. Join the Emory Department of Religion at the Medlock
Park site. The Mason Mill site is walkable from Clairmont campus.
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TODAY: Arts of Attention: Listening to Carnatic Music
Friday, September 26, doors open at 6:30 pm, Performing Arts Studio
What goes on in your mind when you listen to the south Indian artform of Carnatic Music, whether as a seasoned listener or a novice? How does your attention move among the various elements involved—the drone, melody, words, rhythm, private daydream? What experiences could a different style of attention unlock? This event begins with an interactive exploration of such questions. It concludes with a live performance of Carnatic Music, by Shiv Subramaniam (vocal), Sruti Sarathy (violin), and Akshay Anantapadmanabhan (mridangam, a two-headed south Indian drum). The performance is in conjunction with Dr. Subramaniam's first-year seminar, Arts of Attention, and is organized by Asian Arts at Emory and Telugu Studies at Emory.
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Emory-Tibet Week 2025
September 28-October 3, Drepung Loseling Monastery, 1781 Dresden Dr. NE, Brookhaven (unless otherwise noted)
Emory-Tibet Week is an annual celebration of Emory's special connection with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Emory's Presidential Distinguished Professor. This year it coincides with the Emory Compassion Center's "Compassion Shift" launch events. Learn more here.
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Emory Pathways Center: Fall 2025 Sophomore Summit
October 3-4, 2025
Sophomores are invited to join the Sophomore Summit – a free overnight retreat designed just for you. Hosted by Emory College’s Pathways Center, the summit is open to all sophomores at the Atlanta and Oxford campuses. After attending the Summit, 99% of sophomore students reported feeling more connected to their peers and more confident about navigating their next steps at Emory.
Here’s what’s in store:
- Get candid career advice from Emory alumni, faculty, and staff
- Build community and connect with fellow sophomores
- Relax outdoors with kayaking, crafts, s’mores and more
- Explore career resources and discover your next steps
- Enjoy free food and Emory swag
Our speakers for the Fall 2025 Summit include:
- Dr. Shijuade Kadree – Keynote Speaker, Senior Director of Culture and Workforce Strategies, Micron Technology
- Dr. Logan Edwards – Associate Teaching Professor, Center for the Study of Human Health, Emory College of Arts and Sciences
- Dr. Tasha Dobbin-Bennett – Associate Professor of Art History, Oxford College
- Dr. Bridgette Gunnels – Director, Center for Pathways and Purpose (CPP),Oxford College
- Mike Jones – Director, Emory First, Emory Campus Life
- Dr. Claire DePalma – Director of Life Design, Oxford College
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Planted, Rooted, and Anchored: Black Seminarians Day at Candler School of Theology
Thursday, October 9, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Candler School of Theology
This year's theme, "Planted, Rooted, and Anchored," will celebrate the Black Church tradition in historical and contemporary contexts.
Join us for a special campus tour highlighting Black excellence at Candler and Emory, ask questions of our world-renowned faculty during a class visit, and enjoy a worship service featuring preacher Rev. Dr. R. Janae Pitts-Murdock. Click here to register now.
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Candler School of Theology: Thurman Lecture featuring Josef Sorett
“The Art and Politics (and Afterlives) of Afro-Protestantism”
Thursday, October 16, 2025 5:00-6:00 pm, RARB 252, 1531 Dickey Drive
Drawing upon anecdote, everyday observations, and archival evidence, this lecture will explore the complex inner workings, the historic power and persistence, of Christianity in the making of individual Black lives and social worlds. Tracking Black culture, politics and intellectual life from the final years of the eighteenth century through the first decades of the twenty-first century, the lecture maps how religion—namely Protestant Christianity— has animated and been encoded in Black life in North America. As an interdisciplinary scholar of religion and race in the Americas, Sorett employs primarily historical and literary approaches to the study of religion in Black communities and cultures in the United States, straddling the disciplines of history, literature, religion, art and music. Register here.
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Candler School of Theology: Reformation Day at Emory
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Schedule:
- 11 am Worship (Cannon Chapel)
- 12-1:30 pm Lunch (Convocation Hall)
- 1:30-3 pm Lecture (RARB252)
- 3-4pm: Reception (RARB Atrium)
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The Tam Institute for Jewish Studies: Rethinking Jews and Race: A Multiracial Jewish Family in Early America
Thursday, November 6, 7:00 p.m., Ackerman Hall in Emory's Carlos Museum
Sarah Rodrigues Brandon and Isaac Lopez Brandon began their lives poor, Christian, and enslaved in Barbados, yet thirty years later they had become some of the wealthiest Jews in New York. Join Leibman as she traces the siblings’ extraordinary journey around the Atlantic world, using artifacts they left behind in Barbados, Suriname, London, Philadelphia, and, finally, New York. While their affluence made them unusual, their story mirrors that of the largely forgotten people of mixed African and Jewish ancestry that constituted as much as ten percent of the Jewish communities in which the siblings lived. Read more here. RSVP here. For more information, email brent.buckley@emory.edu.
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Candler School of Theology: Chapel Worship Schedule
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:05 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Cannon Chapel Sanctuary
All are welcome to join the Candler community in ecumenical worship. View the Candler worship schedule here.
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Opportunities and Resources
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Join the Emory Helpline
Help build a stronger, more supportive Emory. Applications to join Emory Helpline are due October 10, and can be found here.
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Impact in Progress: Episode 2: Creating More Compassionate Schools
Dr. Kimberly Eck sits down with Dr. Tyralynn Frazier to discuss the importance of defining compassion, harnessing our capacity for compassion, and cultivating compassion. In this episode, Dr. Frazier shares reflections about evidence that supports compassion being rooted in the human evolutionary record and introduces the work she is establishing in the space of developmental science and educational implementation in schools. If you are an Emory researcher who would like to be featured on our podcast or you want to nominate an Emory researcher, write to us at researchdevelopment@emory.edu
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IEW Essay Contest
In a world shaped by diverse cultures, identities, and perspectives, education plays a vital role in fostering empathy, understanding, and global responsibility. Reflecting on the theme “One World, Many Voices: Education for a Compassionate Future,” you are invited write an essay exploring how international education can help build a more compassionate and inclusive world.
For more information visit here. Submit your essay here today.
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Emory CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services): Fall 2025 Therapy and Support Groups
To join a group at CAPS, contact the appropriate group facilitator or call CAPS at 404-727-7450 to schedule a pre-group interview.
The Art of Uncertainty: Exploring Change Through Creativity
In-person, Wednesdays 1:00-2:30pm
Contact: Dr. Alexandra Scott
Journey Through Grief: Strength and Connection
In-Person, Fridays 1:00-2:30pm, Starts 9/26
Contact: Dr. RaiNesha Miller
Grad-iators: Fighting through grad school together
Virtual, Fridays 2:00-2:30pm
Contact: Dr. Chesmore Montique
Sisterhood Speaks: A Group for Healing and Connection
Virtual, Wednesdays 1:00-3:00pm
Contact: Dr. RaiNesha Miller
The Barbershop: “No clippers needed—just real conversation.”
Location & Time,TBD
A confidential space for men at Emory to gather, reflect, and be real.
Contact: Dr. Chesmore Montique
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The Art of Uncertainty
A Support Group for Students
Wednesdays, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
1462 Clifton Rd, Suite 235
Life is full of unknowns—transitions, challenges,
and questions that don’t always have clear
answers. This group uses creative expression as a way to explore uncertainty, process emotions, and find connection.
What to Expect:
- Weekly creative activities
- Supportive space for sharing and reflection
- Tools for grounding and resilience
- No art skills required.
To register, contact Dr. Scott or call the CAPS office at 404-727-7450.
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Wellbeing Coaching at Emory
Wellbeing Coaching is a free service for all undergraduate, graduate, and professional students at Emory University. Wellbeing Coaching is a good fit for students who would like to make changes in their lives through support, discussion, reflection, developing a plan, and taking action. Wellbeing Coaching is the collaboration between you and your coach to identify motivations, values, and strengths while creating a map for positive behavior change.
A Coach will work with you over a series of sessions to help you focus on achieving goals that are meaningful to you. Whether it’s being more active, improving your sleep, making social connections, or focusing on other areas of wellbeing, a Coach can help you build a plan to reach your wellbeing goals.
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Upcoming Religious Holidays
These events are drawn from the multifaith calendar maintained by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at Harvard Divinity School. To see more upcoming religious holidays and festivals, please click here.
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Navaratri
Mon., Sep. 22 – Thu., Oct. 2, 2025
Tradition: Hinduism
A nine-night (nav-rat) celebration of nine auspicious forms of Shakti/Devi (feminine divine power/the Goddess).
Yom Kippur
Wed., Oct. 1 – Thu., Oct. 2, 2025
Tradition: Judaism
The conclusion of the 10 Days of Awe, Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn of all days in the Jewish year. It is characterized by repentance, fasting, and forgiveness. Yom Kippur begins on the evening of Wednesday, October 1, at sundown.
Dussehra (or Vijaya Dashami)
Thu., Oct. 2, 2025
Tradition: Hinduism
The concluding day of a 10-day festival honoring various goddesses, especially Durga, and Lord Rama, a manifestation of the God Vishnu. The 10-day festival is known as Navaratri (“nine nights”) and Durga Puja (“worship of Durga”). Its pervading theme is the victory of good over evil. Vijaya greetings are sent to friends and relatives.
Sukkot
Mon., Oct. 6 – Mon., Oct. 13, 2025
Tradition: Judaism
An eight-day Jewish festival of booths (or tabernacles) and the fall harvest. The name refers to the booths (sukkot) used by Israelites during desert wanderings and constructed in the fields during the harvest season. It is a time of thanksgiving for God’s presence in creation and among the Jewish people. The Eighth Day (Shemini Atzeret) is considered both the end of Sukkot and a distinct festival.
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Emory University Chaplaincy ENews is published weekly during term by the Emory University Chaplaincy, publicizing Atlanta-campus spiritual life programs. It is not a comprehensive listing. For Oxford College spiritual life, please click here. To submit information or to update your preferences, please contact religiouslife@emory.edu.
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