Spirituality and Veterinary Medicine Lunch and Learn
Tuesday, April 14, Noon, Varis Lecture Hall, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Join the Tufts University Chaplaincy for a Lunch and Learn conversation to discuss the intersections of spirituality and veterinary medicine. Meet chaplaincy team members and hear about their paths, and join in conversation about the place of spirituality and philosophy in your life as a student, faculty member, or staff person. How do spirituality, ethics, religious literacy, and multifaith engagement intersect with veterinary education and practice? All are welcome. Bring your own lunch; beverages and dessert will be provided by the Cummings School. Sponsored by the Tufts University Chaplaincy and the Cummings School Dean of Student Affairs Office. For more information, please contact chaplaincy@tufts.edu.

Religious and Philosophical Life Programs 

Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registration Drive
Tuesday, April 14, 10-3 pm, Mayer Campus Center     
Please come any time to Register for the Gift of Life. It only takes 5 minutes and it's easy. This event is sponsored by Chabad at Tufts and co sponsored by: TEMS, DU, DTD, PiDelta, 123, SigEp, Theta, APhi, and AOPi. Come by and help save a life.

Hearing Palestine: A Queer Jewish Woman on the Politics of Solidarity: A talk with activist and author Sarah Schulman
Wednesday, April 15, 4:30 pm, 51 Winthrop Street
When Sarah Schulman was asked to speak at an LGBT conference at Tel Aviv University, she discovered the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement (BDS) and had to ask difficult questions of herself and her commitment to solidarity work. As she became more deeply entrenched in the BDS movement, Schulman began to interrogate how her marginalized identities--queer, Jewish, woman--were being used to justify violence against others. Join us for a conversation about what it means to work in solidarity and navigate the complexities of dehumanizing systems. Sponsored by the LGBT Center.

Cummings/Hillel Keynote: Rena Finder, Holocaust Survivor
Thursday, April 16, 8 pm, ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Hall, Fletcher School
Please join the Cummings/Hillel Program for Holocaust and Genocide Education for our annual Keynote Address, delivered by Rena Finder. Ms. Finder is the youngest survivor of the Holocaust saved by Schindler's List. The lecture will take place on Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) on Thursday, April 16th at 8pm in ASEAN Auditorium in Cabot Hall at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. For more information please contact the Cummings/Hillel Program interns, Natasha Kieval (Natasha.Kieval@tufts.edu) or Joe Philipson (Joseph.Philipson@tufts.edu).

Buddha's Birthday Celebration (Vesak) 
Monday, April 27, Noon-1 pm, Goddard Chapel
All people of all backgrounds are welcome to come celebrate the birth, enlightenment, and demise of Gautama Buddha. Tufts' Buddhist Chaplaincy Intern Venerable Upali Sraman will lead a 10-15 minute mindfulness meditation, followed by reflections from diverse spiritual leaders and students about meditation, interfaith harmony, and world peace. We will also celebrate the work of our intern Venerable Upali with the Tufts community this year and conclude with a free Thai lunch. Sponsored by the University Chaplaincy. For more information, please contact chaplaincy@tufts.edu.

PSA Weekly Dinner
Sundays, 5:45 pm, Dewick Dining Hall
Do you like food? Join us every Sunday at 5:45 pm at Dewick Dining Hall for dinner before our weekly service. We will meet in the lobby and then try to find a round table upstairs. If you have any questions, please contact Yimin Zhang (yimin.zhang@tufts.edu or 617-690-8250) or Dan Kimmick (daniel.kimmick@tufts.edu). 

The Baccalaureate Service 2015
Saturday, May 16, 3-4 pm, Gantcher Family Sports and Convocation Center
The Baccalaureate Service for the senior class at Tufts began in 1865. Baccalaureate is an ancient custom wherein those being admitted to the degree of bachelor are honored with laurels of oration to inspire them as they cross this threshold into their lives beyond. This service is the last time for the senior class to be alone together as a class. One senior is selected to offer the Wendell Phillips Address, and the president offers his parting remarks to the class. The context is a multifaith celebration honoring the heritage of spirituality and values at Tufts through a diversity of religions, philosophies, and cultures in the forms of music, readings, and blessings. All are welcome. For more information, click here. Listed below are the spiritual gatherings that will be held during Commencement Weekend. 

Other Commencement Weekend Spiritual Gatherings

Friday, May 15, 2015

• 1 p.m. Muslim Prayer, Interfaith Center
• 2:30 p.m. Protestant Service of Thanksgiving, Goddard Chapel
• 6 p.m. Reform and Conservative Shabbat Services, 7:30 p.m. Shabbat Dinner, Granoff Family Hillel Center Adults: $18, Children under 10: $8  Please reserve online at www.tuftshillel.org
• 9 p.m. Humanist New Beginnings Reflection, Interfaith Center

Saturday, May 16, 2015

• 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service and 12:00 p.m. Lunch, Granoff Family Hillel Center
• 5:30 p.m. Catholic Mass for Graduates, Alumni, and Families, Goddard Chapel

Off Campus Programs 

Partner Programs

Mondays

• Guided Meditation and Tea, led by Chaplaincy Intern, The Venerable Upali Sraman: Noon, Goddard Chapel
• Tufts Protestant Students Association, Book Group: Noon, Tower Cafe
• Tufts Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Meeting: 8 pm, Mayer Campus Center Room 012
  
• Tufts Hindu Students Council, Puja: 9-10:30 pm, Goddard Chapel

Wednesdays

• Tufts Protestant Students Association, Noonday Prayer and Lunch: Noon, Interfaith Center
• Capen Bible Study (African American Christian): 8 pm, Capen House (8 Professors Row)
  

Thursdays

• Tufts Buddhist Sangha, Meditation: 8:30-10 am, Goddard Chapel
• Dharma Study - Mindfulness, Reflections, and Discussions, led by Chaplaincy Intern, The Venerable Upali Sraman: 3:30-4:30 pm, Goddard Chapel
  
• Non-denominational Christian Fellowship, Large Group: 7:30-9 pm, Interfaith Center
  
• Tufts Freethought Society, Weekly Discussion Meeting: 7:30 pm, Eaton Hall 202
• Tufts Protestant Student Association, Spiritual Formation: 9:15 pm, Goddard Chapel
  

Fridays

• Tufts Muslim Students Association, Jumah Prayer: 1:15 pm, Interfaith Center
• Tufts Muslim Students Association, Chaplain Facilitated Qur'an and Arabic Circles: 2:15-3 pm, Interfaith Center
• Protestant Student Association, Ephesians Scripture Study: 3-4 pm, Africana Center (8 Professors Row)
  
• Catholic Community at Tufts, Reconciliation or Contemplative Prayer: 3-5 pm, Interfaith Center
• Tufts Hillel, Conservative & Reform Shabbat Services: 6 pm, Granoff Family Hillel Center
  
• Tufts Hillel, Shabbat Dinner: 7:15 pm, Granoff Family Hillel Center
• Chabad at Tufts University, Shabbat Dinner: 6:45 pm, Rohr Chabad House
  
• Chabad at Tufts University, Shabbat Service: 7:30 pm, Rohr Chabad House
  

To learn meeting times for the following groups, please see our website for student leader contact information:

• Tufts Baha'i Students Association
• Tufts CAFE (Interfaith)
• Tufts Campus HOPE (Seventh Day Adventist)
  
• Greek and Athlete Christian Fellowship
  
• Tufts Latter-day Saints Students Association 
• Sikh Students Association
• University Unitarian Universalists

For information about communities not listed, please contact the University Chaplaincy at chaplaincy@tufts.edu.

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