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News and Programs 3.16.23
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Save the Date: Emory Day of Giving 2022-2023
Wednesday, March 22-Thursday, March 23, 2023
This March, we celebrate the Sixth Annual Emory Day of Giving. OSRL is aiming to raise $1000 for each of our funds supporting religious and spiritual life on campus.
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For Emory Day of Giving, we are highlighting these giving opportunities:
- Gifts to the Center for Religious Life support the ongoing design, construction, and programming of the Emory Interfaith Center, set to open in Fall 2023.
- Gifts to the Journeys of Reconciliation Endowment Fund support an interfaith travel program for students, faculty, and staff to learn about peace and social justice issues in the world.
- Gifts to the Inter-Religious Council support weekly gatherings of 25 representatives of undergraduate Atlanta-campus spiritual organizations for dialogue and building interfaith leadership.
- Gifts to the Voices of Inner Strength Choir support Emory’s longstanding and dynamic gospel choir in their ministry of music through semesterly performances.
- You can also designate your support for Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Jain or Sikh Life programs, which will support the expansion and deepening of community-specific leadership and programming.
Your support on this Emory Day of Giving will help us to continue these initiatives and strengthen our ability to serve the spiritual needs of the Emory community in the dynamic context of the city of Atlanta. To learn more, please click here.
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Emory Interfaith Center: Hard Hat Tours and
Spring Open House 2023
Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 1:00-6:00 p.m., 1707 North Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA 30307
Emory students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends are invited to join us for a hard hat tour of the new Emory Interfaith Center.Tour the space, see friends, enjoy refreshments and fun activities, and help support us on Emory Day of Giving, March 22-23. Refreshments will be served outside.
Please RSVP for your tour time and then stay to socialize.
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HSA Holi Celebration
Friday, March 17, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Convocation Hall
Join HSA for a Holi celebration tomorrow. We will be having a discussion and bonfire, performances by Suri, Savera, and EKB, and serving catered dinner. We hope to see you there.
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Carnatic Music Concert and Dinner
Friday, March 24, 6:00 p.m. Concert; 7:30 p.m. Dinner, Cannon Chapel, Emory University
Join OSRL in conjunction with Telugu Studies and Puspita: Asian Arts at Emory for an Evening of Carnatic Music by Violinist Sruti Sarathy and Carnatic Vocalist and Emory Professor Shiv Subramaniam.
Co-sponsored by: David Goldwasser Series in Religion and the Arts, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies South Asia Seminar, Department of Religion, Hindu Students Association, Emory OSRL, South Asia Women’s Collective, and Swara.
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Emory Ramadan 2023
March 22 - April 21, 2023
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, in which observing Muslims fast from all food and drink from dawn to sunset for a lunar month. Fasting is regarded as an essential spiritual practice for body, mind, and soul that is valued across Muslim communities.
The observance of fasting during the month of Ramadan is noted in the Qur'an and has come to represent the values of reflection, unity, celebration, and personal as well as communal growth. This year, the sacred month of Ramadan is expected to be observed from sundown March 22 through April 21, 2023. (These days could potentially shift one day based on the sighting of the moon.)
Emory Iftar Prayers and Dinner
The Muslim month of Ramadan will span March 22-April 21, 2023. During this time, Emory’s Muslim community will be observing with daily fasting from dawn through the sunlight hours and nightly iftar communal prayers and dinner. On Atlanta campus, weeknight prayer and dinner will occur at Cannon Chapel with gathering at about 7:45 p.m., followed by prayer and then dinner under the tent next to Cannon Chapel. Saturday and Sunday prayers and dinner will occur at the Emory Student Center. Weeknight iftars are hosted by OSRL, MSA, GMSC, Emory Muslim Alumni, and several Emory Schools, divisions, and units.
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Ramadan Countdown
Friday, March 17, 7:00 p.m., ESC Room 1
Assalmu’alaikum everyone. With spring break passed, Ramadan is right around the corner - less than two weeks away. Friday night, March 17, MSA will be hosting a Ramadan Countdown event, featuring guest speaker Imam Ibrahim Khader who will give a halaqa about dismantling the state of feeling distant from Allah or feeling shameful as we enter the holy month.
There will be pizza, henna, a prayer bead making station, and free Ramadan goodies. We can’t wait to see you all there inshAllah!
Please RSVP here if you plan to attend.
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Passover is a week long holiday marking the deliverance of the Israelites from bondage. Beginning with a festive meal called a seder and characterized by an abstention from leavened bread.
There are a number of ways to observe Passover at Emory University. See below for updated Passover programming and email Emory Jewish Chaplain Jordan Braunig at jordan.braunig@emory.edu for more information or questions.
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Hillel at Emory
Passover is coming! Emory Hillel is excited to be offering meals over Passover at no cost to students, thanks to the generous support of the Emory community. Please RSVP for the meals you would like to attend, including Seders (DIY options available) and meals during the week. All food served at Hillel is Kosher for Passover under the supervision of Rabbi Ilan Schwartz, Executive Director of Emory Hillel.
Please RSVP here by Monday, April 3 so that we can make sure to have enough food.
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Chabad at Emory
Passover Seder Dinner
Wednesday, April 5 and Thursday, April 6, 8:15 p.m.
Please text SEDER to 404-999-7787
For Meals throughout Passover text PASSOVER MEAL PLAN to 404-999-7787.
More details coming soon. For questions, please contact Chabad at Emory here.
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Beloved Community Protestant Worship
Sundays during term, 11:00 a.m. Service, 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. For more information please contact Christian Chaplain Rev. Maddie Henderson.
This week's worship will include guest preacher LoAnn N. Hwang, InterVarsity Religious Life Affiliate.
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Beloved Community Worship: Holy Week 2023
Join Emory Beloved Community for Holy Week 2023 services. All are welcome.
Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 2, 11:00 a.m. (EDT), Cannon Chapel
Join us In-person, community lunch to follow
Good Friday
Friday, April 7, 12:00 p.m. (EDT), Cannon Chapel
Join us In-person
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 9, 11:00 a.m. (EDT), Cannon Chapel
Join us In-person, community lunch to follow
Additional details above. For more information, please email religiouslife@emory.edu or visit the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life website.
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Midweek Music Meditation (Video Below)
Wednesdays during Term, 12:00-12:15 p.m. EST, Zoom and Facebook Live
All are invited to reflect and decompress in a midweek, midday 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 here. 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 Music Meditation - 3.15.23
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Emory Celebrates Women's History Month, 30th Anniversary of Center
"For the past year, the Center for Women at Emory has been celebrating 30 years of providing “the best possible environment for women as students, scholars and employees,” as the website describes. Throughout Women’s History Month in March, the center will host several events to honor past, present and future strides made by women at the university."
Read the full Emory Report article and view the Women's History Month events here.
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TONIGHT: Emory Buddhist Club Guided Meditation
Thursday, March 16, 6:00 p.m., Cannon Chapel Room 106
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. For questions, please contact Venerable Priya Sraman. This session will be led by Sensei Michael Elliston Roshi from the Atlanta Soto Zen Center. He is the spiritual leader of theAtlanta Soto Zen Center, as well as a member of the Soto Zen Buddhist Association (SZBA). Sensei Elliston’s book The Original Frontier: A Serious Seeker’s Guide to Zen (2020) is now available on Kindle for easy digital access. Also, check out some free downloadable resources to practice at-home meditation here.
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Muslim Jumu'ah Prayers
Fridays, 1:55 p.m., Cannon Chapel
Join Emory's Muslim community for Friday Prayers. For questions, please contact Isam Vaid.
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Hillel at Emory: Grad Shabbat
Friday, March 17, 7:00 p.m., Emory Hillel
Most of the time, Hillel focuses on undergrad students. On this Friday night, we are going to focus on our graduate and doctoral students while many of our undergrads are at another event. While all students, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral, are always wanted and welcome, this week is focusing on the stress of the advanced degree seeking students.
Are you a doctoral student? Maybe you're a Medical Mensch, a Lovely Law student, a Jewish Business student, or a regular attendee. This dinner is for you. Expect a more intimate dinner setting and forget about the tests, the memorization, the copious readings, and the stress.
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Reformed University Fellowship Photo Scavenger Hunt
Friday, March 17, 4:00 p.m., Mcdonough Plaza
Join RUF in a photo scavenger hunt this Friday on Mcdonough Plaza, the grass adjacent to Mcdonough field (between the Woodpec and the ESC). Given how busy Spring weekends are, we are aware that this is happening during the outdoor track meet. You can expect an item on the list to be a photo of cheering on our Eagles.
Teams will be randomly put together and unleashed to take photos of items on the given list around campus to earn points (There will be a google photo drive to upload pictures at the very end.) Once rules are explained and teams divided, the scavenger hunt will last for an hour.
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University Catholic Center: Game Night with Catholic Student Union
Thursday, March 16, 7:30-9:30 p.m., University Catholic Center
Looking for something fun to do or need a mental break? Join us at the Catholic Center for pizza and board games.
University Catholic Center: Stations of the Cross
Friday, March 17, 5:30 p.m., University Catholic Center
Join us in prayer and reflection on the Passion of Christ with our outdoor Stations of the Cross. The Stations of the Cross is a 14-step devotion that commemorates Jesus Christ's last day on Earth. All are invited.
University Catholic Center: St. Patrick’s Day Party
Friday, March 17, 6:00 p.m., University Catholic Center
All students are invited to join us for a St. Patrick's Day party at the University Catholic Center, hosted by the Catholic Student Union.
Catholic Student Union Bible Study
Thursday, March 23, 7:00 p.m., University Catholic Center
Join us as we dive into the upcoming Sunday Gospel reading and focus on growing in faith and following Christ.
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Reformed University Fellowship: Small Group
Please join RUF for the Bible Study small groups that start at the beginning of next week.
For more information on RUF Emory, please contact George Hamm.
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Mindfulness and Well-Being Circle
Mondays, 12:30 p.m., Cannon Chapel, Room 106
Mindfulness and Well-Being 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. Light refreshments will be provided.
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Latino Bible Study
Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Centro Latinx (AMUC 116)
Join us tomorrow for our first Bible study of the semester. Come explore your faith in community :) Everyone is welcome, we hope to see you there. Click here for more information.
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Intervarsity Graduate Christian Fellowship: Board Game and Bible Study Thursdays
Thursdays, 5:30 p.m., Brooks Commons, Cannon Chapel
Take a break from studying for Bible study, board games, and fellowship with graduate students.
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Visit the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, AL with the TAM Institute for Jewish Studies
Sunday, March 26, 7:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Montgomery, AL
Every time racial violence and persecution are memorialized, Holocaust remembrance emerges as a
salient point of reference. The Tam Institute of Jewish Studies invites you to join Prof. Podbielska’s
class “Holocaust Memory in Europe and Israel” on a study trip to Montgomery, Alabama. We will visit
the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice
(informally known as the Lynching Memorial). While learning about slavery, race-based terror, and
discrimination, we will also reflect on how the ongoing global reckoning with the Holocaust could inspire American confrontations with the past.
Costs will be covered by TIJS, including lunch and snacks. Registration is required and open to
Emory College students, faculty, and staff. Space is limited. Click here to register.
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Emory Buddhist Club Spring Clothing Swap 2023
Wednesday, April 5 - Friday, April 7, 2023, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Mcdonough Plaza
The EBC Clothing Swap is back. Refresh your spring wardrobe and donate clothes you no longer wear at the EBC Spring Clothing Swap. We are hosting this event to promote Buddhist virtues such as generosity and sharing, and we’d love to get our members—as well as the wider Emory community—involved.
Here’s how it works:
- Drop off items of clothing you no longer want at one of the campus collection boxes starting Monday, March 20th until Tuesday, April 4th. There will be collection boxes in several convenient locations across campus, such as in the WoodPec, SAAC, AMUC Suite 125 (OSRL), Woodruff Library entrance, or Cannon Chapel.
- Come to the clothing swap after collection ends to find new clothes. You may also hand in your old clothes on the day of the event as well.
- All remaining items will be donated to local nonprofits/homeless shelters or recycled—nothing goes to the landfill.
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Queer Ethics and Activism Brunch Series at Candler School of Theology
Join the Oueer Ethics and Social Movements class for conversation with Atlanta LGBTQ leaders and activists. This series of speakers will carry out at Candler over the next five weeks.
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Cafe Slow Down
Friday, March 17, 10:00 a.m., Cannon Chapel Room 105D
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the unrealistic expectation to constantly hustle, take on more and succeed at everything? Join The Hatchery for Cafe Slow Down, an anti-grind culture discussion circle and burnout support group. Please RSVP here to join.
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Candler School of Theology: BRIDGE Young Adult Innovation Hub in collaboration with Fear+Less Dialogues
March 17-25, 2023
These events below are being sponsored by a project at Candler called the Bridge Young Adult Innovation Hub in collaboration with Fear+Less Dialogues. They’re open to young adults, with an emphasis on folks between 23 and 29. They’re open to young adults of any or no faith background. Click here to learn more. These events are set up to highlight the diverse perspectives and wisdom of Young Adults between the ages of 23 and 29. From there, the project is reimagining ways religious organizations can engage with Young Adults in meaningful, responsible, supportive, and respectful ways – perhaps leading to working alongside each other in innovative ways to create a better world. They are meant to be diverse, intimate gatherings to provide a unique opportunity for young adults to learn from each other, co-create the type of wisdom that emerges from a welcoming space, and revel in the possibilities of the impossible.
ZuCot Art Gallery Event
Friday, March 17, 7:00 p.m.
Our team will listen to young adults through an activity called the Museum Vox Ocular. This activity is designed to develop practices of deep reflection, seeing intentionally, and listening meaningfully. Young adults will engage with the art throughout the gallery and submit responses through a digital form or written notecards. Young adults that choose to submit responses to pieces of artwork throughout the gallery will be entered into a drawing to win one of four $100.00 gift cards. Reserve your spot here. The Gathering: Spoken Word
Sunday, March 19, 4:00 p.m., Flex Gallery Studio, Underground Atlanta
This is an intimate gathering to provide a unique opportunity for us to listen to spoken word performers to learn from each other, co-create the type of wisdom that emerges from a welcoming space, and revel in the possibilities of the impossible. A Cajun-style buffet dinner, beer, wine, and lemonade will be provided for attendees. Reserve your spot here. Happy Hour at Bold Monk Brewing
Thursday, March 23, 5:30 p.m.
At this event we will have more casual conversation with young adults about what pressing needs, concerns, hopes and dreams, and religiosity. Food and drinks are provided/ Reserve your spot here. BRIDGE Brunch at Rosies Café
Saturday, March 25, 2:00 p.m.
The BRIDGE will share tables with young adults in order to learn about what it's like to be a young adult today. This will include conversations about our pressing concerns, biggest dreams, and unique giftedness. Participants will receive a $75.00 Visa Card to be used at their own discretion. Reserve your spot here.
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Race and Difference Colloquium Series 2022-23
Monday, March 20, Noon, Jones Room, Woodruff Library
Next week's Race and Difference Colloquium Series will feature Dr. Alison Parker, History Department Chair and Richards Professor of American History at the University of Delaware. The topic of the lecture is "Unceasing Militant: The Life of Mary Church Terrell-Suffragist and Civil Rights Activist."
Please RSVP here for next Monday’s JWJI Colloquium Series.
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Emory ICA India Week
March 20-25, 2023
Experience the magic of India all week long. Join us for a celebration of India's rich culture, heritage, and traditions with a jam-packed schedule of exciting events. From Bollywood Zumba to mouth-watering cuisine and everything in between, there's something for everyone at our India Week.
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Emory Climate Reality: Tree Planting Volunteer Event
Saturday, March 25, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Emory Climate Reality is excited to announce our upcoming GBM and volunteer event: planting 100 trees with Trees Atlanta. In partnership with Volunteer Emory, we will hold this event on Saturday, March 25th from 9:00am-12:00pm (transportation will be provided). We will meet at 8:00am and get back to campus around 1:00pm.
If you are interested, please RSVP before the end of the day on Wednesday, March 22nd. Spots are limited, so sign up sooner rather than later. Here is the link to RSVP: ECRP Volunteer Event Signup
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Community Day at Science Gallery Atlanta
Saturday, April 1, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Atlanta’s Pullman Yards (free shuttle from Emory’s Clifton campus)
Science Gallery Atlanta (SGA) and the Office of Research will host Community Day, an opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to explore these and other themes related to JUSTICE, this year’s SGA exhibit. Held at the historic Pullman Yards and created in collaboration with artists, researchers, and young people from across the metro Atlanta region, JUSTICE brings together innovative creators and scholars to explore a shared question: what does it mean to seek or pursue justice in today’s rapidly changing world?
For faculty not yet involved with SGA, Community Day is a great opportunity to draw inspiration from the work of colleagues and spark ideas for bringing your own research and teaching to SGA. During Community Day, staff will be available to chat about the many ways your expertise can be a part of SGA in the future. We hope you will join us for this very special Community Day on April 1st. Click here to learn more.
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Science on Spiritual Health Symposium 2023
Saturday, April 1, 2023, 8:30 a.m.-5:50 p.m., Woodruff Health Sciences Center Administration Building, Plaza and Auditorium
Join us to hear about Emory’s scientific and clinical collaborations in spiritual and brain health and their potentials to help transform the medical system’s approach to physical and mental health. The symposium will feature a variety of speakers and presenters and will also include a luncheon. Click here for more details.
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Religion and the Legacies of Slavery: A Series of Public Online Conversations
Mondays during term, 7:00-8:30 p.m. EST, virtual
Building beyond the work of the 2022 Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery report, Harvard Divinity School will host a series of online public conversations with members of the HDS faculty to engage vital questions about the complex history and legacy of slavery and commitments to reparative action in contemporary times, drawing on their expertise within the study of religion. Expand your understanding of the layered history and continuing implications of slavery in service of advancing racial justice and healing in our own time and context.
Find links to register for each weekly session here.
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The Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit 2023
March 16-20, Online
The Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit 2023 is a free online event happening March 16–20 that will explore the Dalai Lama’s vision, kindness, humility, and wisdom to help us navigate our increasingly uncertain world with compassion, goodness, and virtue.
Over 5 inspirational days, this free online event will bring together an esteemed panel of Buddhist teachers, experts, spiritual leaders, and activists to explore a wide range of key ideas spanning compassion, ethics, meditation, and wisdom — including the power of meditation to fuel societal change, ethical action, and how we can awaken compassion in ourselves and others.
Drawing on on Buddhist wisdom and the inspiring example of the Dalai Lama, this summit will help participants:
- Navigate personal and collective challenges with wisdom and insight
- Benefit from expert guided meditations led by some of the world’s leading Buddhist scholars
- Explore how to create a more united society through the power of compassion and virtue
- Learn how personal transformation is the key to social transformation
- Discover how we can work together to create a better future, world, and society
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Atlanta's Unity Seder
Wednesday, March 29, 6:00 p.m., The Temple (Midtown) and Temple Kol Emeth (East Cobb)
The Unity Seder celebrates the Jewish holiday of Passover, which tells the story from the book of Exodus of the Israelites' journey out of Egypt, from slavery into freedom. Join in as the rituals tell stories of oppression, freedom, and responsibility from all our faith and ethnic traditions. The Seder's meaning is rooted in the voices and hearts of those around the table. Add your voice.
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13th Annual Atlanta Interfaith Hunger Seder
Monday, April 10, 6:00 p.m.,1440 Spring Street NW, Atlanta 30309
Atlanta Jewish Community Relations Council invites you to the 13th Annual Atlanta Interfaith Hunger Seder, Monday, April 10, 6 p.m. Rabbi Larry Sernovitz and other faith leaders will guide us through a seder focused on alleviating food insecurity. Suitable for families and students, nonprofit professionals and lay leaders, and neighbors and friends, enjoy a bountiful vegetarian meal and learn how we can join forces with vital organizations already on the front lines in our community. Click here to register.
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Glenn Memorial Church Justice Team: Lenten Focus on Hunger and Housing
Join the Glenn Memorial Church Justice Team’s activism this season of Lent. The calendar features many different options for advocacy, including Advocacy in Action, Snack in a Backpack, and much more.
Advocacy in Action – Join in the fun of making signs letting our hungry unhoused neighbors know that we see them and will fight for them (all ages welcome). Write letters to your legislators encouraging them to prioritize making sure all have sufficient food and a place to call home (templates will be provided). Materials will be available in the YAAB all day March 25. Come when it is convenient for you.
Snack in a Backpack – Join in providing food on Fridays to children who are at risk of hunger on the weekends. The program currently serves over 200 children as well as 38 refugee families. There are two ways you can support Snack in a Backpack during Lent. First, due to recent shortages at the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Snack in a Backpack is in need of one-pound bags of white rice, lentils and other assorted dried beans for the refugee families it serves. Donations can be made in the Church School Building. Second, volunteers are needed on Thursday afternoons in the Youth and Activities Building to set up, pack food bags, and load food into vehicles for school deliveries. Sign up for a shift here.
For more information on Glenn Memorial’s Justice Initiatives, contact Carol Allums.
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SCMIS: Menstrual Product Initiative
Sign Up Deadline: March 19
Student Case Management and Intervention Services and the Office of Belonging and Community Justice are funding this initiative and we are aiming to provide Emory students with 2-3 months' worth of menstrual products for free. Please fill out this form if you would be interested in receiving these free menstrual products and please share if you know anyone else who would benefit from this as well.
We would like to prioritize students from low-income backgrounds and those who face period poverty. Please keep this in mind as you share the form. In addition, we ask you to provide us with some demographic information in order to compile a report on the students this project is serving.
Click here for the application form.
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Global Development Student Council Meditation Retreat
Saturday, March 25, 2023 1:00-5:00 p.m., Asian Student Center (AMUC 108)
All are welcome. Certified meditation instructors will lead relaxing and introspective individual reflections and community discussions.
No prior experience or yoga mats necessary. Just bring yourself and something to write with. Space is limited, so please sign up at this link by Thursday, March 23 at 11:59 p.m.
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Spring 2023 CAPS Resources
Did you know that CAPS offers resources beyond individual therapy? These include Drop-In Workshops, which are one-time workshops on rotating topics, including Imposter Syndrome (2/3); Body Image (2/24); Improving Sleep (3/17); and Avoiding Burnout (3/31). For more information or to sign up, click here and sign in with your Emory credentials.
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EBC Buddy Program
EBC is starting a new buddy program in order to foster a more tight-knit community amongst our members. If you’d like to participate and be matched with your buddy, please fill out the EBC Buddy Match Form.
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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. Can't find what you are looking for? Contact many of our undergraduate and graduate communities directly or contact our religious life affiliates and OSRL staff.
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.
Great Lent
Ongoing through Sat., Apr. 15, 2023
Tradition: Christianity-Orthodox
In Orthodox churches, the first day of Lent marks the beginning of the Great Fast, the final six weeks of a 10-week period leading up to Holy Week and Easter (Pascha). In the churches that follow the Gregorian calendar, Lent is a six-week observance (40 days excluding Sundays) beginning with Ash Wednesday and culminating in Holy Week. It is a time of repentance and sacrifice in preparation for Easter.
Nineteen Day Fast
Ongoing through Sun., Mar. 19, 2023
Tradition: Baha'i
A designated 19-day period of fasting each year immediately before the Bahá’í New Year. The fasting is seen as a period of spiritual preparation and regeneration for the new year ahead.
Ghambar Hamaspathmaedem
Thu., Mar. 16 – Mon., Mar. 20, 2023
Tradition: Zoroastrianism
Celebrates the creation of human beings and honors the souls of the deceased.
Naw Ruz
Mon., Mar. 20, 2023
Tradition: Baha'i and Zoroastrian
The seventh greatest festival, "New Day" is the first day of the Zoroastrian/Persian and Baha'i New Year. It falls on the spring equinox and symbolizes the renewal of the world after the winter. For Zoroastrians, Naw Ruz also celebrates the creation of fire that is symbolic of Asha, or righteousness. It is also the day on which Zarathustra received his revelation.
Ramadan
Wed., Mar. 22 – Fri., Apr. 21, 2023
Tradition: Islam
The Holy Month of Ramadan is the month of fasting during which Muslims who are physically able do not eat or drink from the first sign of dawn until sunset in honor of the first revelations to the Prophet Muhammad. The evening meal is celebrated with family.
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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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