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News and Programs 10.06.22
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Register Today: Indigenous Language Path Listening Sessions and Muscogee Teach-in
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All are invited to learn about and provide input into a university-wide project to develop physical reminders and rituals on Emory’s Oxford and Atlanta campuses to honor Muscogee language and knowledge as the indigenous language and knowledge of this land.
Please join us for open engagement sessions with the Native-led consulting firm KAI and representatives of the Muscogee Nation.
The Muscogee Teach-in will be an opportunity to learn from members of the Nation about Muscogee culture today.
Thursday, October 27, 2022 - Oxford Campus
- 5:30-7:30 pm, Student, Faculty, Staff Dinner Listening Session, Dean's Dining Room or Zoom
Friday, October 28, 2022 - Atlanta Campus
- 10:00-11:30 am, Faculty and Staff Breakfast Listening Session, Convocation Hall or Zoom
- Noon-1:30 pm, Students Lunch Listening Session, Convocation Hall or Zoom
- 2:30-5:00 pm, Muscogee Nation Teach-in, Academic Quad (Rain location: Rita Anne Rollins Building Room 102)
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Join OSRL at Homecoming and Family Weekend
October 20-23, 2022
Join the Emory Office of Spiritual and Religious Life for a multitude of religious and philosophical services and programs over the course of Homecoming and Family Weekend. All visitors are welcome.
A list of our complete weekend schedule and registration information can be found here.
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Emory OSRL Affinity Tent at Festival
Saturday, October 22, 12:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Emory Quadrangle
Visit the Emory Office of Spiritual and Religious Life affinity tent and interactive booths during the Homecoming Festival and Concert. Food, drink, fun activities, and updates on the new Emory Interfaith Center (opening Fall 2023) will be provided. Register here.
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Emory Buddhist Chaplaincy Fall Retreat Recap
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October 1-2, 2022
Emory Buddhist Chaplain, Venerable Priya Rakkhit Sraman, and student leaders from the Emory Buddhist Club, coordinated an overnight Buddhist Mindfulness Retreat for 30 students at The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center in North Carolina. The retreat included time in guided meditation, noble silence, and group discussion on Buddhist Dharma principles. Stay tuned for more information on our Spring 2023 retreat. To learn more about the Emory Buddhist Chaplaincy and the Emory Buddhist Club, please contact Venerable Priya Sraman.
Sponsored by the Emory University Office of Spiritual and Religious Life and the Emory Buddhist Club.
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Interfaith Atlanta Fall Festival Recap
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October 2, 2022
Interfaith Atlanta hosted their second annual Fall Festival, which brought together representatives of metro Atlanta’s Baha’i, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Christian communities, as well as interfaith organizations focused on specific issues such as environmentalism, peace-building, immigration, and mass incarceration. Held on the Mercer Atlanta campus, the afternoon also featured musical and dance performances, face painting and outdoor games, delicious food, and participation of the members of the newly-formed Interfaith Atlanta Youth Corps.
Emory OSRL was proud to be a sponsor and participant of this event and glad to make connections with so many different communities in our city. Learn more about Interfaith Atlanta here.
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Emory Tam Institute Welcomes New Leader
Dr. Miriam Udel, an associate professor of Yiddish language, literature, and culture at Emory, has been formally installed to take over from Eric Goldstein as the head of Tam Institute for Jewish Studies at Emory University, the largest Jewish Studies program in the South.
Read the full article here.
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Midweek Musical Meditation
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Wednesdays during the term, 12:00-12:15 p.m. EST, Zoom and Facebook Live
All are invited to reflect and decompress in a mid-week, mid-day time of sacred music. Join Music Director, Maury Allums and the Emory University Office of Spiritual and Religious Life in taking a moment to breathe and connect with others in our community. Register on Zoom through the link below or through our website. Like us on Facebook to receive updates on the Livestream.
Below is a recording of this week's musical meditation.
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Midweek Musical Mediation - 10.05.22
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International Community Friday Lunch
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Fridays during the term, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Cannon Chapel Brooks Commons, RSVP required
Do you like free food and making friends from all over the world? ISSS and the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life invite you to our weekly International Community Friday Lunch (ICFL) beginning September 9. Free meals are limited to the first 100 students and scholars; therefore, please register in the Hub for each week you plan to attend. To RSVP, please click here. If you register and can no longer attend, please update your RSVP, even if last minute. This program often has a lengthy waitlist.
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TONIGHT: Emory Buddhist Club Guided Meditation
Thursday, October 6, 6:00 p.m., Cannon Chapel or Zoom
Join the Buddhist Club for Buddhist meditation this Thursday at 6:00 p.m. You may also come as early as 5:30 p.m. for a period of community and snacking while we prepare for the meditation session at 6:00 p.m.
This week's meditation will be led by Venerable Priya Priya Rakkhit Sraman, the Buddhist Chaplain at Emory's Office of Spiritual and Religious Life. Please feel free to enjoy the provided snacks and tea before and/or after the session.
Zoom link available here.
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Muslim Jumu'ah Prayers
Fridays, 1:55 p.m., Cannon Chapel
Join Emory OSRL for Friday Prayers.
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Hindu Aarti
Fridays, 5:00 p.m., Cannon Chapel
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Hillel at Emory: Shabbat to Go
Friday, October 7, 6:00-8:30 p.m., Marcus Hillel Center
Join your Hillel Community for Shabbat to go. RSVPs are mandated for this event. No RSVP, no Shabbat box waiting for you. We know many students will be leaving for Fall break and want to send you off with food and our blessings. Be safe in your travels, and come back safely
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Emory Catholic Community Sunday Mass
Sunday, October 9, 9:00 a.m., Cannon Chapel
Join the Emory Catholic community for Sunday Mass. Coffee and breakfast goodies are shared after 9 a.m. Mass in Brook Commons.
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No Service October 9 (Fall Break): Beloved Community Christian Worship and Lunch in Cannon Chapel
Sunday, October 9
Emory Beloved Community is a weekly progressive ecumenical Protestant worship service for the campus community, held in Cannon Chapel and followed by a free lunch. All are welcome.
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No Meeting October 10 (Fall Break): Mindfulness and Wellbeing Circle
Monday, October 10
Mindfulness and Wellbeing Circle is a space for cultivating and engaging in mindfulness practices for our individual and collective well-being. It is a place for community, rest, and learning. All are welcome to the circle for group meditations, contemplations, and reflections facilitated by Buddhist Chaplain Venerable Priya Rakkhit Sraman. For more information, please contact Venerable Priya Sraman. Light refreshments will be provided.
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Collegiate Black Christians: Worship Night
Wednesday, October 12, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Cannon Chapel
Join Emory University's Voices of Inner Strength Gospel Choir and Intervarsity's Emory Chapter of Collegiate Black Christian for a powerful night of worship, the Word, and fellowship,
Their guest speaker for the night is Tyler Burns, Lead Pastor of All Nations Worship Assembly (Pensacola) and President of The Witness Black Christian Collective.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Deborah Baafi.
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Orthodox Christian Social
Monday, October 17, 8:00 p.m., Brooks Commons, Cannon Chapel
Orthodox Christians are once again renewing our fellowship on Emory's campus. Join us in shaping a community that follows the Orthodox Tradition.
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Emory MSA Quran Study
Every other Wednesday starting October 5, 5:30-7:00 p.m., Cannon Chapel Room 106
Join Emory MSA on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. for Quran Study. These will occur every other Wednesday.
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14th Annual Jacob M. Rothschild Memorial Lecture
Monday, November 7, 7:30 p.m., Oxford Presentation Room, 1390 Oxford Road
This year's lecture will feature Prof. George J. Sánchez of the University of Southern California (USC) as the speaker for this year’s Rothschild Lecture, which is titled “’What’s Good for Boyle Heights is Good for the Jews’: Creating Multiracialism in East Los Angeles During the 1950s.”
This lecture will discuss the creation of a multicultural radicalism in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles during the 1950s. This new relationship between the Jewish and Mexican American communities took place during an exodus of Jews to Southern California’s white suburbs after World War II, while leftists of all races sought refuge in Boyle Heights to escape the growing conservatism of McCarthyism.
Sponsored by The Tam Institute for Jewish Studies and co-sponsors include the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life.
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Atlanta Pride Parade
Sunday, October 9, 9:30 a.m., Jenkins Courtyard, Goizueta Business School
The entire Emory community is invited to walk in the Atlanta Pride Parade. Shuttles will leave from the Atlanta campus heading to Emory Midtown for everyone to meet up and show their Emory Pride during the parade. At 9:30 a.m., parade participants can get t-shirts at a free, pre-parade breakfast in the Jenkins Courtyard at Goizueta Business School.
For more information about National Diversity Week events, including the Atlanta Pride Parade, please click here.
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Join Climate Talks at Emory University, Georgia Interfaith Power & Light, Interfaith Atlanta, Interfaith Children’s Movement, the Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, the Ismaili Council for the Southeastern USA, and The Temple for a keynote address about the intersections of faith, climate, and justice by Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley. Dr. Durley is a civil and environmental rights leader in the community. The address will be followed by a panel discussion between local interfaith leaders and scientists from Emory University. Learn more here.
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LGBTQ+ History Month
October 2022
Every October, LGBTQ+ History Month is an opportunity to honor the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer ancestors. At the Office of LGBT Life, we dedicate this time to honoring our past and our community, being present in our current joy, and committing to our role in liberation for the future. From October 1 to October 31, join us as we recognize history and celebrate our community.
See the full calendar here.
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JWJI Fall Colloquium Series
Friday, October 7, 4:00 p.m. EST
Join Emory College and the James Weldon Johnson Institute for the continuation of their colloquium series. The speaker for this week is Dr. Mónica García Blizzard, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Here discussion will be on "Mexican Cinema's White Indians: Racial Masquerade and Border-crossing Stars"
To register for the event, click HERE.
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Southeast Woodlands Stickball Summit
Saturday, October 15, 10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Historic Fourth Ward Activity Park
Organized by Chickasaw and Choctaw member, Addison Karl, in collaboration with Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. and Emory, the Southeast Woodlands Stickball Summit will showcase the history and future of the game to the public.
Following an afternoon of stickball games, there will be a panel discussion with delegation representatives. The games run from 10:45 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Historic Fourth Ward Park, and the panel discussion is 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Carlos Museum.
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Emory Center for Ethics: Ethics and Equity Dialogue
Wednesday, October 19, 6:15-8:30 p.m., Center for Ethics Common Room 102
Register Now for our third annual James W. Fowler Memorial Ethics Event.
Featuring an original play by Amina McIntyre, a panel discussion, and facilitated, small-group conversation, over dinner.
This will be a “hybrid” event. We plan to welcome some of our participants in person on the Emory campus for the evening, and others will join us virtually. For those joining remotely, we hope you will consider hosting your own dialogue group, perhaps around dinner.
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Opportunities and Resources
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Election and Voting Resources
For more information on how to register to vote in the upcoming midterm election, check out the Emory Votes Initiative.
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Center for the Study of Law and Religion (CSLR): Student Position Opening
Hours: 10-20 per week for 2022-2023 academic year
Job Description:
The Center for the Study of Law and Religion (CSLR) seeks highly motivated students to work on our Digital Scholarship and Administrative Support Team. Law and religion are two of the most powerful forces in human history. For these positions we seek detail-oriented, creative, and ambitious Emory students who want to help advance human understanding in these fields of study. Further, if you have an interest in learning, applying, or improving your skills as web-designer, graphic designer, database manager, administrative assistant, online marketer, or other technical aspects of digital publication, communications, event planning, or marketing, we hope you will apply.
See the full position description here.
Compensation: This is primarily a Federal Work Study (FWS) position, but other Emory student applicants without a FWS award may apply and will be considered. Wages are based on FWS/Emory guidelines for undergraduate and graduate students, prior experience, skills, and other qualifications.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with preference given to student who apply early in the fall or spring semester. To apply, please submit your resume and a 1-page (max) cover letter outlining your qualifications. Cover letters should be addressed to: Dr. John Bernau, Director of Digital Scholarship, CSLR. Apply via EagleOps or email directly: john.bernau@emory.edu.
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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.
For questions, or to add an item to our weekly gatherings page, please email our office here.
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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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Mawlid an-Nabi
Fri., October 7
Tradition: Islam
The birthday of the Prophet Muhammed. Begins at sundown.
Sukkot
Sun., Oct. 9-Sun., Oct. 16
Tradition: Judaism
Also known as Feast of Booths. 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 (Shmini 'Atzeret) is considered both the end of Sukkot and a distinct festival.
Ghambar Ayathrem
Wed., Oct. 12- Sun., Oct. 16
Tradition: Zoroastrianism
Celebrates the creation of plants, the sowing of the winter crop, and the return of herds from pasture.
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Emory OSRL ENews is published weekly during the term by the Emory University Office of Spiritual and Religious Life 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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