Archive: Reflections
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The Yamuna River: an environmental, spiritual and public health crisis
Over the winter break, a group of Georgetown students participated in the Magis: India immersion trip. Led by Brahmachari Sharan, director for Dharmic Life & Hindu Spiritual…
February 6, 2020
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A Message To Students On Hanukkah, Jersey City, and Darkness and Light From Rabbi Rachel Gartner
For three long years they hid in the caves. The hillsides filled with the sound of their battles. Thus begins the poem, We Shall Forever Celebrate Life by Suzanne Sabransky. …
December 20, 2019
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Reflections on Jewish Life at Georgetown
Some may think it’s difficult to see Georgetown, a Jesuit institution, as a bastion of Judaism. But counterintuitively, that’s what it’s been for me. I come from a dual…
December 11, 2019
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Where I Found Community
Reflecting on the fact that I came to Georgetown with no intention of being involved in Jewish Life, and the extent to which it has become central to my life now is almost hard…
December 11, 2019
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An Ode to Jewish Hoyas
As an incoming freshman last fall, I knew I wanted to be a part of the Jewish community at Georgetown. Judaism was an integral part of my life back home and I wanted to continue…
December 11, 2019
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Desire, Pleasure & Faith: A Conversation
The Roman Catholic doctrine of celibacy, forbidding clergy from marriage, has a complicated history. It’s popular to date the enforcement of priestly celibacy to the 12th…
December 9, 2019
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Celebrating 36 Years as Pro Bono Cantor
Jonathan Strum (pictured) has lent his voice to the singing of God’s praise as Georgetown University’s pro bono Jewish High Holiday Cantor. “The beauty and power of…
October 4, 2019
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Student employee spotlight: Paige Harouse
As the Class of 2019 prepares to graduate this week, Campus Ministry would like to acknowledge the hard work of our student employees and their contributions to the mission of…
May 17, 2019
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Student employee spotlight: Evan Waddill
As the Class of 2019 prepares to graduate this week, Campus Ministry would like to acknowledge the hard work of our student employees and their contributions to the mission of…
May 17, 2019
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Student employee spotlight: Anna Gloor
As the Class of 2019 prepares to graduate this week, Campus Ministry would like to acknowledge the hard work of our student employees and their contributions to the mission of…
May 16, 2019