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News and Programs 10.6.25
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Journeys Vietnam
May 13-22, 2026
APPLICATIONS DUE THIS WEEK: 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 Muscogee Teach-In
Thursday, October 30, 2025, 2:30-5:30 pm, Emory Student Center, Multipurpose Rooms 4-6
Join leaders, singers, and storytellers for the third-annual Muscogee Teach-In.
The program includes: opening remarks by Emory and Muscogee Nation leaders; Muscogee hymn-singing; Muscogee storytelling from the Mvskoke Language Program; and a stomp dance.
Refreshments will be served. To register, please click here.
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Sukkot at Emory
Monday, October 6 – Monday, October 13, 2025
Monday, October 6 at sundown begins the Jewish festival of Sukkot. Sukkot is a weeklong holiday in which Jews connect with the natural world and community. Jews all over the world build small structures, called sukkot, and eat in them throughout the holiday. We are instructed to dwell in a sukkah for a week as a way of remembering time wandering in the wilderness. A full moon holiday, the huts are also a reminder of agricultural life and the harvest time. Sukkot are incomplete little houses, often having only three walls, that are meant to be symbols of openness and hospitality.
We welcome everyone to visit the Emory University Chaplaincy Sukkah, which is located on the grass between the Emory Student Center ( ESC) and the Alumni Memorial University Center ( AMUC). To reserve the Sukkah for a Sukkot observance, please contact religiouslife@emory.edu.
Learn more about Jewish Life at Emory here.
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Oxford Jewish Student Union: Lunch and Learn in the Oxford Sukkah
Monday, October 6, 12:45-2:00 pm, Sukkah on the Oxford Quad
Come join us with Rabbi Jordan in the Sukkah on October 6. Bagels, cream cheese, and lox provided. Learn more here.
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Emory Jewish Life: Sukkot Pickling Workshop
Wednesday, October 8, 12:00-2:00 p.m., Sukkah on the grass between ESC and AMUC
Join Rabbi Jordan, Emory’s Jewish Chaplain, for a fermentation workshop. October 6th at sundown begins the festival of Sukkot, a time connected to agricultural cycles and to the harvest season. In the ancient world (and today) the abundance of produce is preserved through pickling. Stop by for a quick tutorial on making pickles through lactofermentation and leave with your own small jar of kosher dills. No prior pickling experience required. RSVP (appreciated, but not required) here.
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Sukkot at Hillel
Hillel Visits Oxford
Wednesday, October 8, 5:30 pm, Oxford Sukkah
Join Hillel and visit the sukkah at Oxford. For more information, visit here. Shteig in the Sukkah
Thursday, October 9, 5-6 pm, Sukkah at Hillel Center (735 Gatewood Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322)
For more information, visit here.
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Sukkot at Chabad
All events below happening at Sukkah at Chabad Center (1500 N Decatur Rd, Atlanta, GA 30306)
- Sushi in the Sukkah
Monday, October 6, 7:00 pm, Sukkah at Chabad House
- Torah Reading and Kiddush Lunch
Tuesday, October 7, Noon Torah Reading, 1 pm Lunch
- Shwarma in the Sukkah
Tuesday, October 7, 7 pm
- Torah Reading and Kiddush Lunch
- Wednesday, October 8, Noon Torah Reading, 1 pm Lunch
To RSVP, text code word to 404-999-7787. For more information, visit here.
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Flourishing Fellows: Brew and Breathe
Saturday, October 18, 1:00-4:00 pm, Emory Interfaith Center, 1707 N. Decatur Road
Join us for a coffee-shop-style event on October 18 from 1-4 p.m. at the Interfaith Center at 1707 N Decatur Road. With the semester in full swing, join us to study, talk, or enjoy the vibes and de-stress. This opportunity is available for the first 50 students who fill out this form.
RSVP here. Sponsored by Emory University Chaplaincy.
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Emory University Chaplaincy Student Worker Spotlight
Emily Kuhl (she/her) is from Alpharetta, Georgia, and is an Emory senior planning to graduate Spring 2026. She is working towards a degree in Biology, Minor in Global Health, Culture, and Society. While at Emory, she has been involved in the Emory Global Health Institute Student Advisory Committee, Emory Buddhist Club, and Global Health Research.
What Emily likes best about working at OSRL is “the OSRL family. Ever since I first stepped foot into the OSRL community as a WISE mentee, I could feel right away that this was a space for inclusivity, joy, and understanding.
The OSRL staff has been a constant support for me throughout my Emory experience, and I am overjoyed to be apart of their mission to support Emory students and Interfaith life on campus.” Her current super powers are empathy and curiosity, but the gift she’d like to have is chlorokinesis - the ability to control how plants grow. When not working or studying, you might find Emily painting, architecture sketching, exploring storytelling through global photography, or drinking a strawberry matcha latte.
Learn more about the Emory University Chaplaincy Student Worker program here.
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International Community Friday Lunch/Coffee Hour
Fridays During Term Starting September 19, 11:30 - 12:30 p.m., Cannon Chapel Brooks Commons
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. For questions, please email religiouslife@emory.edu.
Fall 2025 Remaining Schedule:
- October 10, 2025 - Fall break (No meeting)
- October 17, 2025 - Coffee
- October 24, 2025 - Coffee
- October 31, 2025 - Lunch
- November 7, 2025 - Coffee
- November 14, 2025 - Lunch
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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
Sundays During Term, Next: October 19, 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 During Term 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 During Term, 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 Year Round, 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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MSA and PDATL: Fried Rice Packing Event
Thursday, October 9, 5:30-6:30 pm, Dobbs Parlor
Please join us on Thursday, October 9 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM in the Dobbs Hall Parlor for our Fried Rice Packing Event. We are so excited to be packing meals together with this incredible student organization to serve others in need in the community.
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Hindu Aarthi
Fridays During Term, 5-6 pm, Canon Chapel
Join Emory's Hindu community for weekly prayers and community. All are welcome.
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Emory Hindu Life: Hinduism Roundtable
Thursdays During Term, 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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Emory Hindu Life: Diwali Puja and Dinner at Cannon Chapel
Monday, October 20, 6:00 pm, Cannon Chapel Sanctuary
Emory’s Office of Spiritual and Religious Life invites you to celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, on Monday, October 20 at 6:00 p.m. in Cannon Chapel Sanctuary. Diwali is the Hindu festival of light celebrating the Divine Feminine known as Lakshmi, as well as the homecoming of Lord Rama to his kingdom. Join us for a traditional puja followed by dinner as we observe this sacred occasion of light, renewal, and blessing. All students, faculty and staff are welcome.
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Emory Dharmic Life: Gurdwara Trip
Tuesday, October 21, 6:00 pm, Meet at Emory Interfaith Center, 1707 N. Decatur Road
Join Emory Sikh Students Association for a visit to the Gurdwara on Tuesday, October 21 to celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas. We will meet at the Interfaith Center (1707 N Decatur Road) at 6:00 pm. Bandi Chhor Divas commemorates the liberation of the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind, who secured freedom for 52 imprisoned kings alongside himself, a day that honors Sikh ideals of justice, courage, and religious pluralism.
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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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Hillel at Emory: Remembering October 7
This October, we come together to remember, reflect, and honor the lives forever changed by October 7. Join us for a series of meaningful gatherings. Learn more here.
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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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Orthodox Christian Fellowship and Catholic Student Union: Paint and Sip
Wednesday, October 8, 7:30 pm, Cannon Chapel UnderPass
Next Wednesday, we’ll have blank canvases, a whole lot of paint, mocktails, and, of course, free food, Last semester, we had a blast. This time, OCF and the CSU are teaming up, inviting even more friends to join us for this once-a-semester evening. We’ll dive into our theme, “Seeing with the Soul,” by taking some time to paint, look inward, and reflect on what it means to see through God’s eyes.
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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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Emory Graduate Christian Fellowship: Bible Study
Thursdays during term, 6 pm, RRR R205
No need to prepare beforehand, just show up and be ready to study the book of Acts. Message in the GroupMe if you need help finding the room.
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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 for DBS (Dinner, Band, and Stories) on Thursdays at 7:15 p.m. Espresso Bar open M-Th, 12-5 pm.
To learn more, visit here.
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Emory Orthodox Christian Fellowship Faith and Falafel
Every Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Cannon Chapel Room 314
Come for the falafel, stay for the conversation. Join us every Wednesday night from 7:30-8:30 p.m. in Cannon Chapel 314 for free falafel sandwiches, fellowship, and rich discussion. Bring youself, your friends, and a curious mind. All are welcome, no matter your faith. Join us as we get to know each other, study the spiritual life of the apostles, and grow in Christ together–week by week. We can't wait to meet you–each week brings something new.
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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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The Jewish Silk Roads: How to Weave a Central Asian Carpet
Guest Lecture by Jonathan Gil Harris, Professor of English, Ashoka University
Thursday, October 9, 4 pm, Atwood Chemistry Building, Room 360
Please join us next week for a special guest lecture by Jonathan Gil Harris, PhD, Professor in the Department of English at Ashoka University. Professor Harris' mother was a life-long devotee of the colorful “Persian rugs” she encountered in the bazaar of Uzgen, where she lived for five years during World War II. Later in life, she would twice buy carpets that emulated their shades. But she never realized that the Turkic and Persian names of their distinctive patterns pointed to a cultural confluence that was typical of the region– or that Jews were part of that confluence. Languages too might be seen as carpets; the intricately woven base upon which we conduct our everyday business, they interlink diverse elements from multiple places and makers.
This event is presented by the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry and is co-sponsored by the Department of History, the Institute for Liberal Arts, the Tam Institute for Jewish Studies, and the Hightower Fund at Emory University.
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Languages That Talk to Each Other: Arabic and Hebrew
Thursday, October 9, 4:30 pm, Callaway S319
Join MESAS faculty members Devin Stewart, Rkia Cornell, Pazit Kahlon-Shelnutt, and Criag Perry for Languages That Talk to Each Other: Arabic & Hebrew on Thursday, October 9 at 4:30 p.m. in the Callaway S319 (MESAS Seminar room). This event will examine links between Arabic and Hebrew through conversation with our faculty about historic, linguistic, and enduring ties between these languages, as well as a broader conversation on Judeo-Arabic and the utility of language learning. Snacks will be provided.
Sponsored by Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies. Learn more here.
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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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Lecture to Explore Marian Devotion as 'An American Pentecost'
Thursday, October 9, 4:30-6:00 pm, Room 252 of Candler’s Rita Anne Rollins Building
Candler’s Aquinas Center of Theology and Women, Theology, and Ministry program will welcome Nancy Pineda-Madrid, T. Marie Chilton Chair of Catholic Theology at Loyola Marymount University, to present the lecture “Guadalupe: An American Pentecost” on October 9. Pineda-Madrid will explore how devotion to Guadalupe mediates for many an experience of the Holy Spirit akin to Pentecost. Read more and register for the Oct. 9 lecture, or the Oct. 10 lecture in Spanish.
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The Tam Institute for Jewish Studies’ Jews and Race Working Group presents a Zoom seminar:
Friday, October 10, 2025, 11 am-1 pm, Zoom
This seminar explores the relationship of Jews and Judaism to enslaved Africans across Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, and British colonies in the Americas from the 17 to early 19 centuries. It particularly considers how Jews interpreted halakhah (Jewish law) regarding slavery, and also explores how some enslaved Africans took on practices associated with Judaism, sometimes relating them to or combining them with practices brought from Africa.
The session is based on a pre-circulated chapter-in-progress that should be read in advance. To receive the text and the Zoom link, please register using the link or QR code.
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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 Christian 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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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.
Shemini Atzeret
Mon., Oct. 13, 2025
Tradition: Judaism
See Sukkot.
Simchat Torah
Tue., Oct. 14, 2025
Tradition: Judaism
Joyous festival in which the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue is completed and its first book begun again. The celebration typically includes singing, dancing, and marching with Torah scrolls.
Diwali (Dipavali)
Mon., Oct. 20, 2025
Tradition: Hinduism
Perhaps the most popular of all Hindu festivals, also known as the Festival of Lights, it is dedicated to the Goddess Kali in Bengal and to Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth, in the rest of India. As with several other festivals, Diwali is associated with one of the stories about the destruction of evil by Vishnu in one of his many manifestations. In Jainism, where the festival is also known as Mahavira Nirvana, Diwali celebrates the attainment of Moksa by Lord Mahavira. A burning lamp symbolizes the “light of knowledge” that dispels the darkness of delusion and ignorance.
Installation of Granth Sahib Ji as Guru
Mon., Oct. 20, 2025
Tradition: Sikhism
This day celebrates Gobind Singh Ji’s passing on guru-ship to Scripture, henceforth known as the Guru Granth Sahib. (1708 C.E.)
Diwali/Mahavir Nirvana
Tue., Oct. 21, 2025
Tradition: Jainism
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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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