Becoming One: A Traditional Jewish Perspective on Relationships and Intimacy
Elazar Bloom
Wed Jan 15, Wed Jan 29, 01:30-02:30pm, W-11 Board Room
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
A discussion of the dynamics of the male-female relationship and how intimacy is used as a vehicle for spiritual, emotional, and physical unity.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Avi Liss, Hillel, x3-2982, aviliss@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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God as CEO: Spiritual Tools for Prosperity and Risk-Taking (Room Change: 35-225)
Dr. C. Fred Higgs III Post-doctorate at the Georgia Institute of Technology in ME, Christopher M. Jones, Jason L. Ward, Michael Still
Fri Jan 31, 09am-12:00pm, 35-225
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: An open mind and a willingness to take risks
Contrary to popular belief, spirituality neither weakens your desire for success nor makes you immune to problems. Prominent, ambitious, prosperous, risk-taker--these are all qualities of God-fearing persons. Using basic biblical principles, we present a life strategy to aggressively reach goals and face challenging issues.
(FYI: Room Changed to: 35-225)
Web: http://goCarpeDiem.com
Contact: Christopher M. Jones, x5-9219, cmjones@mit.edu
Sponsor: Christopher M Jones, MACGREGOR HOUSE # E111, 617 225-9219, cmjones@mit.edu
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Group Investigating God!
Alan Asbeck
Thu Jan 9, 16, 23, 30, 08-09:00pm, Next House TFL, (Main Lounge on 1st floor)
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: --
"I don't know anything about God or the Bible... (but I'm secretly curious a little)." Are you interested in finding out about Jesus? We're going to look at some passages from the Bible, and discuss them. All questions and views are welcome!
Contact: Alan Asbeck, (617) 876-1838, aasbeck@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT United Christian Fellowship
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Is There A Science to Spirituality?
Les Norford
Tue Jan 21, 08-09:30pm, 4-270
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Are science and spirituality comparable? Linked? Come investigate universal spiritual laws that anyone can study, test and prove for themselves, just like mathematics. A panel will share their personal experience with this process from many vantage points (a MIT undergraduate, a MIT alum, a MIT professor, and a professional healer and speaker), as they've learned it from the Christian Science textbook "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy. There will be time for questions, and textbooks will be available for anyone interested in this exploration and experience. Panel Members: Priscilla del Castillo, Susie Ward Rynerson, Les Norford, and Lecturer Reed Harris
Contact: Les Norford, 5-418, x3-8797, lnorford@mit.edu
Sponsor: Priscilla Del Castillo, BAKER-HOUSE # 326, 617 225-7326, pdelcast@mit.edu
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Islamic Doctrine
Suheil Laher
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Six lectures with Q&A sessions. This series explains what Muslims believe, and why. It is suitable both for non-Muslims, who would like to gain insight into the subject, and for Muslims, who wish to have a more detailed understanding and/or review. Major topics covered are: Reason in Islam, Sources of Doctrine, Islamic Concept of God and His Attributes, Angels, Revealed Books, Prophets, Resurrection and the Hereafter, Destiny and Free Will.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/activity/m/mitmsa/www/NewSite/doctrine.htm
Contact: Suheil Laher, W11, (617) 448-6361, msa_imam@mit.edu
Sponsor: Muslim Chaplaincy
Lecture 1
Suheil Laher
Overview of Islam, The Purpose of Life, Sources of Doctrine, Reason and its Place, Existence of Allah, Belief in Allah
Mon Jan 13, 06-07:30pm, 1-135
Lecture 2
Suheil Laher
Attributes of Allah.
Belief in Qadar ("Destiny")
Wed Jan 15, 06-07:30pm, 1-135
Lecture 3
Suheil Laher
Unseen Worlds: Angels and Jinn
Fri Jan 17, 06-07:30pm, 1-135
Lecture 4
Suheil Laher
Divine Communication: Scripture and Prophets
Wed Jan 22, 06-07:30pm, 1-135
Lecture 5
Suheil Laher
Beyond Death: Human Existence in the Intermediate Realm, between death and the Day of Judgment. Overview of signs before the Day of Judgment, and the end of this world.
Fri Jan 24, 06-07:30pm, 1-135
Lecture 6
Suheil Laher
The Hereafter: Resurrection, Intercession, Questioning and Accounting, Judgment, Heaven and Hell. Relationship between Faith and Deeds.
Mon Jan 27, 06-07:30pm, 1-135
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Jesus, Prophet of Islam
Suheil Laher
Wed Jan 29, 06-07:30pm, 1-135
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
How does Islam view Jesus? What Muslim scriptural texts say about his immaculate birth from the virgin Mary, his speech in the cradle, his miraculous feats in healing the sick and reviving the dead, his return near the end of time, his role as the Messiah, and his eminent rank among God's messengers.
Contact: Suheil Laher, (617) 448-6361, msa_imam@mit.edu
Sponsor: Muslim Chaplaincy
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Marriage Preparation
Ralph Burgess
Tue Jan 7, 14, 21, 28, 07-09:00pm, 1-242
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
A presentation and discussion of marriage from the vantage point of Biblical teaching. Topics include marriage - its basis and definition; planning for marriage, roles, goals, responsibilities, sex, avoiding problems, eliminating chauvinism and debunking misquoted/misapplied scriptures. Arm yourself to avoid the 50 percent divorce statistic. Also valuable for those not yet seriously considering marriage. Request testimonials.
Contact: Ralph Burgess, NW17-161, x3-8121, ralph@ligo.mit.edu
Sponsor: Graduate Christian Fellowship
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Prayer and Praise
Megan Dybvig
Fri Jan 10, 17, 07:15-09:15pm, Kresge Reh. Room B
Fri Jan 24, 07:15-09:15pm, W20 Mezzanine Lounge
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Everyone is welcome to join us for an informal time of communicating with God through songs and prayer. Nothing fancy, we just want to meet you, and we want to meet God. Bring your favorite praise songs, bring your prayer requests, bring a friend!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ucf/www/
Contact: Megan Dybvig, mpdybvig@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT United Christian Fellowship
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Prayer: Then Into Now
The Rev. Johanna Kiefner: Lutheran Campus Ministry at MIT
Wed Jan 8, Wed Jan 22, 29, 10:30am-12:00pm, TBA
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 06-Jan-2003
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
The spiritual discipline of praying has ancient roots, yet is new in each age. In these sessions we will explore universal prayer methods as they were used then and as they can be used now for spiritual growth.
Contact: The Rev. Johanna Kiefner: Lutheran Campus Ministry at MIT, W11-035, x3-2325, jkiefner@mit.edu
Sponsor: Lutheran Ministry at MIT
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Reading the Book of Job
Ann Orlando
Mon Jan 6 thru Thu Jan 9, 12-01:00pm, W-11, Please bring a Bible
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
We will read the Book of Job and discuss some of the issues raised such as innocent suffering, theodicy and the nature of God. We will use the Open Courseware class (see URL below) to help us define some important philosophical terms that we may use during our discussion.
Web: http://ocw.mit.edu/24/24.00/f01/index.html
Contact: Ann Orlando, W1 #316, x5-9195, aorlando@mit.edu
Sponsor: Tech Catholic Community
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Reform Shabbat Experience
Adrien Uretsky, Lisa Meserri
Fri Jan 10, 05-08:00pm, W11
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The Reform movement of Judaism is constantly changing in order to make Judaism more meaningful and modern. We will attend Reform Jewish services at Harvard Hillel, where a new and innovative prayer book is being piloted. Join us for a group dinner after services. First timers are welcome! Meet at W11 at 5:00.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Adrien Uretsky, W11-040, x3-2982, jcsc@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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Religion, Science, and Society
Brian Aull
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
A series of discussions on religion, its relationship with science, and its relevance to political life.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitba/www/
Contact: Brian Aull, Lin LI-127C, (781) 981-4676, aull@ll.mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Bahai Association
Is Religion an Ideology? A Scientific Analysis
Professor William Hatcher, Universite Laval, Quebec
Ideologies, both religious and secular, share the common feature that certain ideas or beliefs are held to be more important than human beings, or the quality of their lives and relationships. Genuine religion, in this presenter's view, exists to serve human beings (not the other way around), and holds that establishing authentic human relations based on love and altruism constitutes the highest human value. He presents a scientific analysis of the dynamical process by which religions have historically been transformed into ideologies.
Fri Jan 17, 07:30-09:30pm, E51-115
Brian Aull
Fri Jan 24, 07:30-09:30pm, E51-115
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Self Defense, War & Casualties: A Halachic (Jewish Law) Perspective
Rabbi Gershon Segal
Wed Jan 15, 05:30-07:00pm, W-11 Board Room
Single session event
Preemptive strikes, collateral damage and hostage predicaments are but a few examples of circumstances that give rise to the vexing moral dilemmas that face the free world in today's age of terrorism. This class will draw on the teachings of the Mishnah, Talmud, Maimonodies and other traditional Rabbinic sources. We will discuss the principles used in Jewish law to navigate through these difficult ethical issues.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Avi Liss, Hillel, x3-2982, aviliss@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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Shabbat 101: A Conservative Jewish Shabbat Experience
Mara Daniel, Rabbi Ben Lanckton
Fri Jan 24, 06-09:00pm, W11- MDR
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 21-Jan-2003
Single session event
Fee: 8.00 for Dinner. Prepay by Tues, Jan 21.
Experience a Shabbat evening with Hillel’s Conservative group, a,k.a. the "Egal Chavurah". Start with a "beginner" worship service, with each prayer recited slowly and explained for both meaning and significance. After this spiritual sustenance, enjoy a delicious dinner and fun program.
Contact: Karen Ross-for dinner reservations, Hillel, 253-2982, ksross@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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Sibling Love, Sibling Rivalry: The Middle East Conflict Through the Lens of the Hebrew Bible
Rabbi Ben Lanckton
Tue Jan 7, 12-01:30pm, W-11 Board Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Many pundits and casual observers of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians (or between Jews and Muslims) assume that the conflict has gone on "since time immemorial," from the days of the Bible. Explore the texts from the Torah (the first part of the Hebrew Bible) that deal with Isaac, Ishmael, and their relationship with their father and with each other. No background in Mideast politics or biblical text is necessary. All texts will be presented in English. Bring your lunch; drinks and dessert provided.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Rabbi Ben Lanckton, Hillel, 253-2982, rabbiben@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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Taste of Torah: Introducing the Book of Exodus in the Jewish Bible
Rabbi Ben Lanckton
Thu Jan 9, 16, 23, 30, 12-01:00pm, W11-SDR
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Study the Exodus from Egypt, the Biblical basis of the story of Passover. We will read in English from the biblical book of Exodus, using commentaries to view each week's portion with a critical eye, examining issues of law and living. No previous background necessary. Feel free to bring a bag lunch. Participants are welcome for all four sessions or at individual sessions.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Rabbi Ben Lanckton, W11-031, x3-2982, rabbiben@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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The Faith of Great Scientists
Christian Faculty Fellowship
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
How did the Christian faith, which so many great scientists professed, influence their scientific thinking, and how did their science affect their faith? Lecture and discussion about the life and work of a particular scientist each week. Bring your own lunch.
Web: http://silas.psfc.mit.edu/great_sci.html
Contact: Christian Faculty Fellowship, NW17-186, x3-8760, hutch@psfc.mit.edu
Sponsor: Ian H Hutchinson, NW17-186, 617 253-8760, hutch@psfc.mit.edu
Astrophysics and Mysticism, the Life of Arthur Eddington
Prof Ian Hutchinson
Wed Jan 8, 12-01:00pm, Marlar Lounge 37-252
Newton: Rationalizing Christianity
Prof Rosalind Picard
Wed Jan 15, 12-01:00pm, Marlar lounge 37-252
Pascal: Divine Proofs
Rev Kevin Ford
Wed Jan 22, 12-01:00pm, Marlar lounge 37-252
Michael Faraday: Scientist and Non-Conformist
Prof Ian Hutchinson
Wed Jan 29, 12-01:00pm, Marlar lounge 37-252
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Tu Bishvat Seder
Adrien Uretsky, Jeff Levy
Wed Jan 15, 12-01:00pm, W11-Main Dining Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
As springtime approaches, Jews join together to celebrate the New Year of the Trees. We welcome you to celebrate with us as we eat exotic fruits and drink different colored juices, and learn about Judaism's connections to the environment!
Web: http://www.mit.edu/hillel/www/iap-events.html
Contact: Adrien Uretsky, W11-040, x3-2982, jcsc@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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What Is Islam?
Suheil Laher MIT Muslim Chaplain
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
Is Islam really a religion of peace, as President Bush declared after 9/11? Who was Muhammad? Here is your opportunity to get an overview of what Islam is really about. The three sessions cover various aspects of Islam, with time for discussion/Q&A at each.
Contact: Suheil Laher, (617) 448-6361, msa_imam@mit.edu
Sponsor: Muslim Chaplaincy
Fundamental Beliefs and Practices
Suheil Laher MIT Muslim Chaplain
What do Muslims believe and why? What is the Muslims' concept of God? Prophets? Scripture? Afterlife? What are the 5 pillars of Islamic practice?
Mon Jan 6, 05-06:30pm, 1-135
Muhammad the Prophet
Suheil Laher MIT Muslim Chaplain
Who was Muhammad, and what was his message? Learn about his life through listening to an audio biography narrated by Cat Stevens.
Wed Jan 8, 05-06:30pm, 1-135
The Shari`ah
Suheil Laher MIT Muslim Chaplain
Shari`ah is the Islamic Law. Like the earlier Mosaic Law, it is broad in scope. This session gives an overview of economic, social (including family and women) and political issues in Islam.
Fri Jan 10, 05-06:30pm, 1-135
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