Russell Lecture featuring The Reverend Janet Cooper Nelson, G72
Questions without Answers: Education, Worth, and Empathy
Monday, April 6, 6 pm, Ballou Hall, Coolidge Room
Please RSVP by April 1
The Russell Lectureship on Spiritual Life is the oldest lectureship at Tufts University, established by James Russell 1867. This year's lecture will feature The Reverend Janet Cooper Nelson, G72, who is celebrating her 25th anniversary as University Chaplain of Brown University. Space is limited. Sponsored by the University Chaplaincy.

Religious and Philosophical Life Programs 

Halal-Kosher Dinner
Monday, March 30, 7-8 pm, Interfaith Center (58 Winthrop Street)
Come by and join us for an interfaith dinner/discussion with Hillel and MSA.
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1592059427672893/

Small Group Reflection: Hope through Emily Dickinson
Monday, March 30, 9 pm, Interfaith Center
At Small Group Reflections, the Humanist in Residence facilitates an open, respectful, and confidential conversation around one theme that concerns and informs many of our choices and experiences in our life journey. The conversation is rooted in a text (or other piece of culture) written from a Humanist perspective that engages the theme, and from there will be open to the perspectives and experiences of everyone present in the group. Those present are encouraged to bring pieces of culture that inspire their own values on the theme, including and especially those from other faith traditions. This semester, Small Group Reflections occur every other week (except during Spring Break), and are free and open to all members of the Tufts community, irrespective of their belief background. This reflection will engage the theme of loss, led through a piece from Emily Dickinson. For more information, please visit the Humanist Chaplaincy website.

Keeping Passover While in College
Tuesday, March 31, Noon, Carmichael Dining Hall
Meet Rabbi Jordan Braunig in Carmichael Dining Hall Tuesday, March 31 at noon for a conversation on the ways that we can understand “keeping” Passover while in college.  Learn the major terms that relate to kashrut during the holiday, and design a practice that makes sense for you. Email Rabbi Jordan if you have any questions!

Moral Voices Lecture: An Evening with Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton
Tuesday, March 31, 8 pm, Cohen Auditorium
Come here the parents of Trayvon Martin speak about gun violence and its intersection with racial justice. Tickets are available at the Cohen Box Office (maximum of two tickets per Tufts ID). The event is being cosponsored by Tufts Hillel, Moral Voices, the Africana Center, and the Black Student Union. 

Easter Egg Hunt
Wednesday, April 1, 12 pm, Academic Quad
Come celebrate spring with our annual Easter Egg Hunt, this Wednesday during open block on the Academic Quad. There will be candy. Bring your friends!
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/420016891510323/

Bioethics And The Holocaust
Wednesday, April 1, 5:30 pm, Tufts Hillel
During the Holocaust, rabbis were faced with issues regarding the unimaginable circumstances Jews faced. In most cases, there were neither Jewish legal sources available nor colleagues to consult when making legal decisions; looking at the impact of their choices can teach us about the impact of religious roles in medicine. Join us as we learn and discuss this fascinating subject, with Erin Miller, a researcher at Boston University's Project on Medicine in the Holocaust.

Calligraphy Workshop
Wednesday, April 1, 8-9 pm, Lane Hall Room 100
Meet Master Arabic Calligrapher Hajj Wafaa and try your hand at some calligraphy. Sponsored by MSA.
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1553865091560983/

Catholic Community Holy Thursday Seder
Thursday, April 2, 6 pm, Interfaith Center, 58 Winthrop Street
Come join us Thursday 4/2 in the small room on the ground floor of the Interfaith Center for a CCT Seder. This seder is a time to commemorate the Last Supper and think about the links between the Passover narrative, the Passion story, and modern tales of slavery and oppression. Come with any or no knowledge of Passover traditions. Please RSVP so we can get an approximate count on how much food we should make. Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1575673482722264/        

PSA Compline Spiritual Formation - Hiatus this week
Thursday, April 2
For suggestions for Holy Week and Easter services at local churches, please contact Protestant Chaplain Chanta Bhan.                          

Good Friday Ecumenical Service
Friday, April 3, 12:10-12:40 pm, Goddard Chapel
As an Easter people, we must not forget that the brightness of morning only comes by way of the night. Like Christians all over the world, we will gather on Good Friday to sit with the darkness and listen to God’s word. As a community, we come together so that we might be truly present to one another and to ourselves, in all of our beauty and our brokenness. Join us on Good Friday in prayer, keeping vigil and staying awake to the tombs in our world and the tombs in our hearts. Led by Catholic Chaplain Lynn Cooper and Protestant Chaplain Chanta Bhan. Sponsored by the University Chaplaincy. For more information please contact chaplaincy@tufts.edu.

Good Friday Stations of the Cross
Friday, April 3, Immediately Following the Ecumenical Service, Beginning at Goddard Chapel
Each year, we encounter Holy Week anew. The story of Jesus’ Passion remains the same but we change. We have lived a whole twelve months–with joys and hurts–hearing news of daily crucifixions and gracious births and merciful rebirths. We bring these stories with us through Holy Week with the hope that they help us to understand how it is that Jesus and the Gospel speak to us. Join us this year for Stations of the Cross. We will begin at Goddard Chapel and make our way through campus in prayer and song, stopping along to witness to the Passion. Led by Catholic Chaplain Lynn Cooper and Protestant Chaplain Chanta Bhan. For more information please contact chaplaincy@tufts.edu.

Islam 101: Debunking Islam
Friday, April 3, 8-9 pm, Interfaith Center, 58 Winthrop Street
We have some guest speakers and a fun game of jeopardy, with dinner of course. Sponsored by MSA.
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1613274715553322/

Rangeelo Raas: Tufts 4th Annual Garba
Friday, April 3, 8 pm, 51 Winthrop Street
Join HSC for our annual Garba. There will be an amazing dj playing Garba, Raas, and Bollywood music, lots of great Indian snacks, and some awesome dancing. It is completely free; all are welcome. Garba, a traditional group dance done in a circle symbolically represents the offering of gratefulness and conviction to Goddess Shakti (the goddess of energy). The circular motion symbolizes that the supreme power, at the center, is the only constant in the ever-changing universe. Similarly, Raas is a traditional folk dance of India. The sticks (dandiyas) represent swords to be used for the protection of culture. Raas also emphasizes the merriment of honoring Goddess Shakti. Feel free to get dressed up in your Indian Garba gear. 

Sunrise Easter Service
Sunday, April 5, 6 am, Tisch Library Roof
Come celebrate Jesus' resurrection with NCF! On Easter Sunday at sunrise, we will be holding a worship service on the library roof. Join us at 6:00 am for worship, prayer, and the reading of the resurrection story. Sponsored by the Non-denominational Christian Fellowship.

Easter Sunday Catholic Mass
Sunday, April 5, 11 am, Goddard Chapel
Sponsored by the Catholic Community at Tufts.

Easter Sunday Protestant Services
Sunday, April 5
We will not have our regular Sunday evening service; instead, we will celebrate Easter at local churches in the morning prior to our brunch. A group will be going to Grace Episcopal Church, Medford, for the 10 a.m. service. Meet at 8:45 a.m. at the Carm dining hall lobby; the group will walk to Grace Church from Tufts. Contact emma.levitt@tufts.edu with any questions. Also, another option will be Trinity Church Boston (Episcopal) in Copley Square, Boston. Please make sure to contact Arthur at arthur.beckel@tufts.edu if you are interested in going to Trinity. Also, if these options don’t work, and you would like to find another church to attend on your own or with friends and would like ideas, please reach out. We can help you find an Easter service at a church in your tradition. Email Arthur at arthur.beckel@tufts.edu
 or our Protestant Chaplain Chanta at chanta.bhan@tufts.edu. This listing of local churches with website links may be helpful: http://sites.tufts.edu/protestant/church-local/.

Ecumenical Easter Lunch at Tufts
Sunday, April 5, 12:30 pm, Interfaith Center
Join the Catholic Community at Tufts and the Protestant Student Association for our annual Easter lunch. Lunch will begin immediately after the on-campus Catholic Mass at 11 am. Protestant students are invited to attend local churches that morning, since there will be no on-campus service that evening. The event is open to everyone.  

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 Hal 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). 

Health Issues among Immigrant Populations in the Boston Muslim Community
Monday, April 6, 6:30-8:30 pm, Interfaith Center (58 Winthrop Street)
An interesting discussion around Health of Immigrant Muslims. Sponsored by MSA.
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1658375964390193/

Passover at Tufts Hillel
April 3-12, Granoff Family Hillel Center

• Many Seders to Choose from!
• DIY Seder Kits and Passover Snack Baskets that make great gifts
• Lots of Free Kosher -for- Passover lunches and dinners
• Tufts Dining Kosher for Passover Buffets at Carmichael and Dewick-MacPhie
• Services & More
  

For more information about all of the events taking place during the holiday, click here to visit our website.
To buy Seder Tickets click here. Make sure to print out your confirmation and bring it with you to each seder.
To Register for FREE Community Meals, click here.
Interested in having your own Seder or sending a Passover Basket to a friend? Click here. Come observe Passover at Hillel, with Seders, Services, and Community Meals throughout the week. Please remember to register in advance for the Seders on the Hillel website. 

Qrunch: Queer Spirituality
Friday, April 10, Noon, LGBT Center
Each of us has a unique relationship to the religious and spiritual traditions we have encountered or inherited. For some, this means navigating participation in an organized religion; for others, it means forging a spiritual life outside of established faith traditions. But what do gender and sexuality have to do with spirituality? Instead of refuting queerphobic interpretations of scriptures, what are our own perspectives on spirituality? From atheists and radical faeries to spiritual activists and traditional faith communities, join us for a conversation about queer approaches to spirituality. Sponsored by the LGBT Center.

Interfaith Perspectives on Religious Literacy Panel and Discussions
Tuesday, April 14, 6-8 pm, Interfaith Center  
Interested in religious literacy, prejudice prevention, or education? Join us as we invite a panel of esteemed speakers to give us their perspectives on whether and how teaching about religions and philosophies can help to reduce stereotypes and prejudice. Speakers will include: Daniel Dennett of Tufts University, Diane Moore of Harvard Divinity School, and Taymullah Abdur-Rahman of Northeastern University. The event will also include dinner and table discussions led by students involved in the interfaith community. Sponsored by the University Chaplaincy and the Interfaith Student Council. For more information please contact Stacey.Bevan@tufts.edu.

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.

Scripture Study Group: The Book of Ephesians
Fridays, 3-4 pm, Africana Center (8 Professors Row) 
Come to the Africana Center on Fridays from 3-4 pm as we explore some of the great texts of the Bible. Our focus this semester is on the book of Ephesians, one of the most interesting letters of the New Testament. Consider this: Did you know that Paul, the author of the book, was writing to encourage people while he was in prison, having been beaten for the sake of the gospel? All you need to participate in this discussion is to come this Friday. All are welcome. Sponsored by PSA.

Tufts Muslim Community featured on PRI
Members of the Tufts Muslim Students Association, Muslims from Boston-area schools, and Tufts Muslim Chaplain Celene Ibrahim-Lizzio were featured on a segment about Muslim dating on PRI earlier this month. Listen or read the related article here. 

Why Buddhism and The Modern World Need Each Other
Wednesday, April 1, 6 pm, Sperry Room, Andover Hall, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA
The highest ideal of the modern West has been social transformation: to restructure our societies so that they are more just. The most important goal for Buddhism is to awaken (the Buddha means “the Awakened”): personal transformation. Today we need both: not just because these ideals complement each other, but because each project needs the other if it is to be successful. Dr. David Loy is a writer, scholar, and Zen teacher in the Sanbo Kyodan tradition of Japanese Zen Buddhism. His articles appear regularly in the pages of major journals such as Tikkun and Buddhist magazines including Tricycle, Shambhala Sun, and Buddhadharma, as well as scholarly journals. He serves on the editorial and advisory boards of several major journals as well as the advisory boards of organizations focused on engaged Buddhism, including Buddhist Global Relief, the Clear View Project, Zen Peacemakers, and the Ernest Becker Foundation. Dr. Loy’s recent research has focused upon the encounter between Buddhism and modernity, exhibiting special concern regarding social and ecological issues. Part of the Buddhist Ministry Initiative Speaker Series.

Project Bread Walk for Hunger
Sunday, May 3, Starts and ends at Boston Common 
Join the Walk For Hunger, and help provide people across the state with thoughtful solutions to food insecurity. Register to walk or volunteer at projectbread.org/volunteer.

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
  
• 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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