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News and Programs 09.29.22
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Hines Wellness Room at New Emory Nursing Learning Center
Nursing Learning Center (250 E Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur), Hines Wellness Room, Room 265
The Emory University Office of Spiritual and Religious Life (OSRL) is pleased to highlight the Hines Wellness Center, which is part of the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing's new Nursing Learning Center in Decatur.
This room is located on the second floor and is available to all students for prayer, meditation, and reflection. The room features prayer rugs, meditation cushions, and spiritual texts provided by OSRL. We are so thankful to the School of Nursing for providing this space and thrilled that OSRL could support its ongoing development.
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Emory Report: New religious accommodation policy supports inclusive environment for university students, faculty and staff
Emory University students may request excused absences from class, rescheduled assignments and other adaptations for their religious observances under the new university-wide religious accommodation policy, which took effect Aug. 1.
“Emory University seeks to create a campus climate that is welcoming and inclusive of religious, philosophical and nonreligious diversity,” the policy states. “Emory’s Equal Opportunity and Discriminatory Harassment Policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of religion, and Emory seeks to provide reasonable accommodation for the sincerely held religious beliefs and practices of employees and students, unless such accommodation would impose an undue hardship (more than a minimal burden on university operations).”
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For more information on the policy, please see the full Emory Report article here.
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Navaratri Garba 2022
On Saturday, September 24, over 450 community members gathered in the ESC to celebrate Navaratri, hosted by the Hindu Students Association (HSA). Navaratri is an annual festival that began on September 26 and ends on October 5. The festival honors the goddess Durga. HSA marked the holiday with Garba, an Indian regional dance form in which people perform traditional, joyful steps in a circular formation to celebrate the divine feminine. In the United States and in other diaspora communities, celebrating Navaratri with the Garba dance has become a staple for many Hindus and Indians, even though the dance is originally from the Gujarat region of India. Saturday night's festivites included food, community, and a performance by Emory SaRaas.
Congratulations to the HSA on a successful event and thank you to all who came out, including President Fenves. See the full photo album here.
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The Jewish High Holidays continue next week with Yom Kippur taking place from October 4-5. Yom Kippur is the conclusion of the Ten Days of Awe and is the holiest and most solemn of all days in the Jewish year. It is observed by fasting, seeking forgiveness, and atonement.
There are a number of ways to observe the Jewish High Holidays at Emory. Please see below for some of the upcoming programs and check our website for updates.
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Hillel at Emory
Join Hillel at Emory in observing Yom Kippur with meals and services Tuesday and Wednesday. RSVP here.
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Chabad at Emory
Join Chabad for Yom Kippur services and Break-Fast. RSVP to (404) 999-7787.
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Alternative Yom Kippur Service at Campus Life Pavilion
Wednesday, October 5, 9:00 a.m., Campus Life Pavilion, 716 Peavine Creek Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322
For those looking for an outdoor, alternative Yom Kippur service infused with music, song and study, join the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life and Ma’a lot on Wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m.
Rabbis Ariel Root Wolpe and Emory OSRL Jewish Chaplain Jordan Braunig will facilitate an informal, meditative and meaningful dive into the themes and rituals of Judaism’s holiest day. Staff, graduate and undergraduate students are welcome.
Register here. For questions, please contact Rabbi Jordan Braunig here.
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Rosh Hashanah on Arabia Mountain
On Sunday, September 25, the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life (OSRL) collaborated with Ma’alot, Moishe House and 18 Doors to create a nature-based Rosh Hashanah celebration at Arabia Mountain.
Thank you to everyone who attended and we wish all a sweet new year.
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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 - 9.28.22
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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
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, September 29, 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.
EBC Executive Board Applications
Emory Buddhist Club is currently recruiting members to join our Executive Board. Applicants may be undergraduates of all years, especially underclasspersons, to help run and manage our operations and events. If you are interested in becoming part of the team that makes EBC events possible, this opportunity is for you. Applications are due September 30, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. Click here to apply.
To view The Emory Buddhist Club's resources, click here. If you would like to suggest a particular topic for this Thursday's session, use this form.
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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 Students Association: Navratri and Durga Puja
Friday, September 30, 5:00 p.m., Cannon Chapel
Join Emory's Hindu Students Association Navratri and Durga Puja. This Puja will celebrate Navratri with Golu making, Aarti, and snacks.
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Hillel at Emory: Shabbat Services and Dinner
Fridays, 6:00 p.m. Services, 7:00 p.m. Dinner, Marcus Hillel Center
Shabbat is a great way for students to get to know their new peers and enjoy a delicious Shabbat meal with the students and staff of Hillel.
Contact Hillel Rabbi Ilan Schwartz with your questions and inquiries. RSVP here.
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Hillel at Emory: North Georgia State Fair
Sunday, October 2, 3:00 p.m.
Join Hillel at the North Georgia State Fair this Sunday. Carpool accomodations will be provided.
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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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Tibet Week
October 17-22, 2022
Emory’s Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics and the Carlos Museum celebrate the return of Tibet Week to the museum.
For a complete listing of Tibet Week events, including the construction of the sand mandala of the Akshobhya by monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery, talks on the two new thangka paintings recently commissioned by the museum’s National Leadership Board from master artists at the Norbulingka Institute in Dharamsala, India, daily meditation, and more, visit the Tibet Week page here.
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Emory Catholic Community Sunday Mass
Sundays at 9 a.m. and 6 p.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.
Catholic Student Union Bible Study
Thursday, September 29, 7:30 p.m., University Catholic Center
Join the Emory Catholic Center as they dive into the upcoming Sunday Gospel reading and focus on growing in faith and following Christ. They meet at the University Catholic Center every other Thursday at 7:30 p.m. during the school year.
Faith and the Modern World
Friday, September 30, 6:30 p.m., University Catholic Center
Join the Emory Catholic Center for a lively conversation about the joys and challenges of following Christ in the modern world. No theology background is required or expected, and they will gather together to learn about the Catholic faith in an informal and intentional setting. The goal is to live out St. Anselm's famous motto: "Faith seeking understanding."
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Beloved Community Christian Worship and Lunch in Cannon Chapel
Sunday, October 2, 11:00 a.m., Service with communion, Noon Lunch, Cannon Chapel
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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Mindfulness and Wellbeing Circle
Mondays, 12:30 p.m, Cannon Chapel Room 106
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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International InterVarsity Fellowship: Tea Talk
Tuesday, October 4, 5:30 p.m., Cannon Chapel
International InterVaristy Fellowship will be hosting Tea Talks every Tuesday in Cannon Chapel. There will be free homemade boba tea, snacks, and a great exchange of cultural conversations with wonderful volunteers. No registration is required.
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Interfaith Atlanta Fall Festival 2022
October 2, 2:00-6:00 p.m., Mercer University's Atlanta campus
Interfaith Atlanta's Fall Fest is both indoor and outdoor, free public event, which includes entertainment and participation from diverse communities, so please help them spread the word for the worthy cause. Invite your friends and family to join in the celebration as they will be inviting all artists, and volunteers to join in every possible way.
For more information on Emory OSRL's table, please contact Ministerial Intern Liz Martin.
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Career Conversation Webinar: Air Force Chaplaincy
Thursday, October 6, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST
Join the US Air Force Reserve and Chaplaincy for an informational career conversation about the value of a career path in Air Force Chaplaincy, specifically their Chaplain Candidate Program (CCP). They will host the event over Zoom and allow for a live Q&A session. Join the Zoom meeting HERE.
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Latinx Heritage Month
Join Centro for our Latinx Heritage Month Kickoff. We are starting the month with our Open House Thursday, September 15. Come meet our staff, learn about Centro and Latinx student orgs, and get free Centro merch. See you there. Follow @Centro.Latinx on Instagram for more information.
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Consciousness Is Power: A Record of Emory Latinx History
October 1-15, 2022, Woodruff Library Level 2
Arturo Contreras, a fourth-year student majoring in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, curated the exhibit.
Growing up in a Mexican-immigrant household in small-town Monetta, South Carolina, gave Contreras a view of the rural U.S. South from a unique cultural perspective. It was not until his third year at Emory that he had the tools and frameworks to compose what he experienced into words. He is thankful for the resources Emory’s Latinx community — faculty, staff, and peers — provided to himself and others.
For more information on Contreras and the exhibit, click HERE.
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Building Blocks of Transformation
Monday, October 3, 2022, 9:00-10:00 a.m., Convocation Hall
Dr. Carol E. Henderson will discuss how aligning ongoing efforts of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice with our institutional mission helps to cultivate a welcoming campus community where everyone can bring their “whole selves” with them to learn, work, teach, and create. Reflecting on this journey, we will examine our shared understanding of Emory’s JEDI principles, chart the steps we’ve taken to realize them, and discuss future strategies of engagement.
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will offer a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person. Click here to register for virtual attendance.
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Diversity Fair 2022
Monday, October 3, 2022, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Asbury Circle
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion invites you to explore community resources offered by campus partners. These diversity-based resources aid in creating a campus centered on inclusion and belonging. Additionally, the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life will be tabling at this event, so please come say hello and connect with us for information and giveaways.
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Race and Difference Colloquium Series
Monday, October 3, 12:00 p.m., Jones Room in Woodruff
On Monday, October 3, Dr. Monica De La Torre from Arizona State University will be our guest speaker. He will be discussing "Feminista Frequencies: Community Building through Radio in the Yakima Valley."
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Documentary Screening - 13th
Monday, October 3, The Center for Ethics Commons (Room 102)
Join the Emory Votes Initiative, The Department of Political Science, The Emory Center for Ethics, and The Emory Black Employee Network to watch the Netflix documentary 13th and engage in an important conversation after the screening.
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Emory's Sustainable Food Fair
Tuesday, October 4, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Asbury Circle
Students in the annual Sustainable Food Fair course will be running a fair and festival in Asbury Circle. Attendees can learn about sustainable food practices, sample food from a variety of student and community groups, and purchase local goods and produce.
There will also be performances, music, raffle prizes for sharing feedback, and more fall fun. This student-run fair takes place alongside the weekly Farmers Market, in partnership with OSI, the Department of French and Italian, the Center for Faculty Development and Excellence, and Emory Dining.
We encourage all attendees to bring reusable containers, shopping bags, and utensils. Hope to see you there.
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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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Emory Safety Fair
Thursday, October 6, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Cox Hall Bridge
The Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR), Emory Fire Safety, Emory Police Department (EPD), Emory EMS (EEMS), and The Environmental Health and Safety Office (EHSO) are hosting Emory's Annual Campus Safety Fair.
Come learn about the safety, health and wellbeing resources available to students, faculty/staff and stick around for free giveaways, games, and free ice cream.
OSRL will be tabling at the Safety Fair, come see us and connect for information and giveaways. Learn more on The Hub.
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Opportunities and Resources
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CAPS Fall Workshops and Resources
Emory Counseling and Psycohological Services is hosting a series of virtual workshops on Imposter Syndrome, Procrastination, Anxiety, and Avoiding Burnout. All sessions will take place on Zoom. Register here.
Skills Groups: This includes our Stress Clinic Classes (4 sessions) and our classes on Coping with Difficult Thoughts & Feelings (5 sessions). For more information or to sign up, students can go to https://thehub.emory.edu/organization/caps
Let’s Talk: Drop-in virtual consultation service for all graduate and professional students. Info is attached and online at: https://counseling.emory.edu/community/index.html.
Support and Therapy Groups: CAPS is offering an International Student Drop-In Support Group (students do not need to be therapy clients in order to access an international student support group, nor do they need to be located in the state of GA).
CAPS is also offering therapy groups. Therapy groups require that students are clients at CAPS and reside in GA. This semester’s therapy groups include Black Graduate All-Gender Interpersonal Process Group, Graduate All-Gender Interpersonal Process Group, Black Girl Her’d Therapy Group, and Grief & Loss Therapy Support Group.
Emory Helpline: This student-run peer telephone line will run nightly from 9 p.m.-Midnight this semester.
TimelyCare: Emory has expanded medical and mental health support capacity to all Emory students, including those residing outside of GA, by offering telehealth via TimelyCare. TimelyCare offers: 24/7 TalkNow services (mental health consultation, anytime, anywhere), scheduled counseling appointments, scheduled psychiatric appointments, and on-demand and scheduled medical care. Students can download the TimelyCare app or go to timelycare.com/emory to set up an account using their Emory email address.
Learn more about programs and resources here.
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GA CEAL (Community Engagement Alliance Against Covid19 Disparities)
Application deadline: October 1, 2022
GA CEAL is a project in collaboration with Morehouse School of Medicine, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Southside Medical Center, and DeKalb Board of Health. They are happy to announce that they are opening registration for Lay Health Ministry Training. The training equips multi-faith leaders (both clergy and lay leaders) across Georgia to establish new or enhance existing congregational health ministries. Training begins October 11. The course is offered to participants at no cost and participants will receive a certificate at the completion of the course. To register your congregation teams, click 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.
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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Navaratri
Mon., Sep. 26 – Tue., Oct. 4, 2022
Tradition: Hinduism
A nine-night (nav-rat) celebration of nine auspicious forms of Shakti/Devi (feminine divine power/the Goddess.
Dusserah (Vijaya Dashami)
Tue., Oct. 4, 2022
Tradition: Hinduism
Yom Kippur
Tue., Oct. 4, - Wed., October 5, 2022
Tradition: Judaism
(Or Day of Atonement.) The conclusion of the Ten 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. Begins at sundown.
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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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