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| Confronting Prejudice: Can Interfaith Education Reduce Stereotypes?
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 halal dinner from Manosalwa and table discussions led by students involved in the interfaith community. Sponsored by the University Chaplaincy, Interfaith Student Council, Tufts Hillel, Freethought Society, Muslim Students Associaton, CAFE, and the Nondenominational Christian Fellowship. For more information please contact Stacey.Bevan@tufts.edu.
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| Religious and Philosophical Life Programs
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| Vigil to Remember Lives Lost at Garissa University College, Kenya
Tuesday, April 7, 8-9 pm, Goddard Chapel
As fellow African students and the Tufts community at large, we hope to remember the students in all their glory and extend sympathy from afar. Additionally, we just want to create a peaceful space for students to grieve if necessary. Sponsored by Tufts ASO, the International Center, the Africana Center, the Fletcher Africana Club, and the University Chaplaincy.
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| Celebration of Life for Julia and Griffin Lee
Saturday, April 11, 11 am, Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
All are invited to share in celebrating the lives of Julia Lee A16 and her brother Griffin (who was admitted Early Decision to the Class of 2019). We will gather at 11 am in the Ballou Hall Coolidge Room for music, brief reflections, and a photo presentation, and then move to a spot by the tennis courts where we will dedicate a tree and a memorial bench in their honor. We will conclude with a reception and time for community. Sponsored by the University Chaplaincy. For more information, please contact the Reverend Greg McGonigle at greg.mcgonigle@tufts.edu. Learn more here.
Passover at Tufts Hillel
April 3-12, Tufts 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. Vitality Lunch And Learn: Medical Ethics
Wednesday, April 8, Noon, Tufts Hillel Center
Join Vitality for a "lunch and learn" with Rabbi Summit, during passover lunch on Wednesday, April 8th from 12-1pm. We'll be discussing medical ethics within Judaism, with cues taken from the recent vaccination, end of life care, and mother vs. unborn fetus debates. RSVP here.
Commemorating The Rwandan Genocide: 21 Years
Wednesday, April 8, 7 pm, Tufts Hillel Center
Tufts Against Genocide is hosting Emmanuel Nkundunkundiye and Jackie Bagwiza, two graduates of Agahozo Shalom Youth Village, on April 8th for the 21st commemoration of the Rwandan Genocide. Nkundunkundiye is a student at the University of Pennsylvania and Bagwiza is a student at McGill university, and the two will speak about the genocide commemoration, their experiences at Agahozo Shalom, and their lives in Rwanda. We hope you will join TAG in commemorating the Rwandan genocide and gaining a deeper understanding of Rwanda's past, present, and future.
JWTS Evening With RAD
Wednesday, April 8, 7:30 pm, Tufts Hillel Center
Jewish Women at Tufts (JWTS) invites you to come and learn some basic self-defense skills. We will begin with a brief discussion about the intersection of Judaism, feminism, and self-defense, then transition to a session with representatives from the Rape Aggression Defense System (RAD). All women of all backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
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.
Farm to Table Shabat
Friday, April 10, 5-7:15, Tufts Hillel Center
Enjoy a spring and Passover-themed celebration with locally sourced foods. All are welcome. The schedule of events is as follows:
5 pm: Discussion
6 pm: Reform & Conservative Services
7 pm: Dinner
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. Confronting Prejudice: Can Interfaith Education Reduce Stereotypes?
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 Halal dinner from Manosalwa and table discussions led by students involved in the interfaith community. Sponsored by the University Chaplaincy, Interfaith Student Council, Tufts Hillel, Freethought Society, Muslim Students Associaton, CAFE and the Nondenominational Christian Fellowship. 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.
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| 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).
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| Baccalaureate
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.
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| Off Campus Programs
Mindfulness & Mindsight: Their Role in Neural Integration and Mental Health with Dan Siegel, MD
Friday, April 10, 7-9 pm, First Parish in Cambridge 3 Church Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge, MA
Join Dan Siegel, MD and the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center (CIMC) for an exploration of the power of the mind to harness the social circuitry of the brain and promote well-being. Dr. Siegel’s groundbreaking, science-based, work investigates the nature of mindful awareness, the focused attention that allows us to see the internal workings of our own minds. His approach applies the emerging principles of interpersonal neurobiology to promote compassion, kindness, resilience, and well-being in our personal lives, our relationships, and our communities.
Tickets: $25/$30 Online registration is recommended at: www.cambridgeinsight.org
Tickets will also be available at the door.
When the Iron Bird Flies: Tibetan Buddhism Arrives in the West: A Documentary Film Screening
Thursday, April 9, 7 - 9pm, CSWR Common Room, 42 Francis Street, Cambridge
Come join the HBC for a film screening of When the Iron Bird Flies, a documentary about the movement of Tibetan Buddhism to the Western world. Film will be introduced by Willa Miller, followed by a web-based video Q&A with Victress Hitchcock, one of the film's producers. Here's a little preview for that film: http://chariotvideos.com/documentaryfilms/ironbird/
The Role of Tibetan Buddhism, Monasteries & Nunneries in Tibetan Society Today: A Talk with Khenpo Tsultrim Lodro
Tuesday April 7, 6-7:30 pm, Andover Chapel, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge
Khenpo Tsultrim Lodro is one of the most important teachers living in Tibet. His talk will be presented in Tibetan with English translation. More information can be found here. 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.
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| Tufts Public Health Day
Tuesday, April 7, 12-1 pm and 4-6 pm, Sackler School, M&V Room 105 (136 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA)
In celebration of World Health Day, the Public Health school will host a luncheon and discussion at noon and an exhibition and symposium at 4, based on the theme of the epidemic of noncommunicable diseases. More information is available on their website. RSVP for the lunch to brian.filon@tufts.edu (box lunches provided). United for Immigrant Justice Rally
Tuesday, April 7, 4 pm, Lower Campus Center Patio
We invite you, along with other students, faculty, staff, and administrators to come together in solidarity to show the Tufts Community, as well as all of Somerville and Medford, our support for higher education equity. On this day, over thirty institutions across the nation will come out in support of undocumented students in conjunction with United We Dream, the nation's largest youth-led immigrant advocacy organization. For the past year, UIJ has been working towards education equity for undocumented students in Tufts' admissions, financial aid, and campus life alongside United We Dream and the Student Immigrant Movement (SIM), a Massachusetts-based organization that works towards increasing access to higher education for immigrant youth. We are excited to show that the Tufts community is ready to reform our policy towards undocumented students regarding admissions and financial aid. In the event of rain, the rally will be held in the Crane Room, at 4:30. Leading up to the event we will send more information about the timing and agenda. This Ends Badly: Race and Capitalism
Tuesday, April 7, 5:30 pm, Alumnae Lounge
This Ends Badly: Race and Capitalism: A lecture by Dr. Vijay Prashad, Professor of South Asian History and International Studies at Trinity College. Taking Care of One Another
Friday, April 17, 2-4:30 pm, Location TBA
Have you wondered how to help a friend or peer?
Or what to do in your student leader role when you are worried about a fellow student? Join the Counseling and Mental Health Services for this interactive workshop and Q&A opportunity. Part I of the session will focus on 'Gatekeeper Training' and Part II will be a Q&A time with campus resources. Light refreshments and food will be served. RSVP is preferred for food and space, but not required. If RSVPing or you have questions, please email Fatima_Blanca.Munoz@tufts.edu
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Weekly Gatherings During Term
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
Saturdays- Tufts Hillel, Conservative & Reform Shabbat Services: 10:30 am, Granoff Family Hillel Center
Sundays- Tufts Protestant Students Association, Worship Service: 7 pm, Goddard Chapel
- Tufts Buddhist Sangha, Meditation: 7 pm, Rabb Room, Lincoln-Filene Center
- Catholic Community at Tufts, Mass: 10 pm, Goddard Chapel
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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| About the University Chaplaincy Enews
The University Chaplaincy Enews is published weekly by the Tufts University Chaplaincy to promote programs and opportunities related to spirituality, ethics, culture, and social justice. To propose announcements for inclusion please contact chaplaincy@tufts.edu.
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The Tufts University Chaplaincy is a dynamic hub supporting religious, spiritual, ethical, and cultural life for all members of the Tufts community. We provide pastoral care, support religious and philosophical communities, educate about spiritual and ethical issues in society and the world, and promote multifaith engagement.
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