Abraham, Friend of God
Suheil Laher
Tue Jan 30, 07-08:30pm, 1-135
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Find out how Muslims view Abraham, the great Patriarch and Prophet, and how they keep his legacy alive. Learn what Muslim sacred texts say about Abraham's life, his message, and his offspring, including his great sacrifice for God.
Contact: Suheil Laher, W11, (617) 448-6361, msa_imam@mit.edu
Sponsor: Muslim Chaplaincy
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Energy Audits are Good Theology
Amy McCreath
Wed Jan 10, 07-08:15pm, W11 Main Dining Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Why should people of faith be concerned about the environment? How should they respond? What is the church doing to protect the future of the planet? Steve MacAusland will discuss the work of Interfaith Power and Light (www.mipandl.org) and his work to influence the policy and practice of the Episcopal Church around environmental stewardship.
Contact: Amy McCreath, W11.007, x3-2983, mccreath@mit.edu
Sponsor: Episcopal Chaplaincy
Cosponsor: Lutheran Ministry at MIT
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Hinduism: Philosophy and Practice
Varun Aggarwal
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Hinduism: Philosophy and Practice
Session I : Hinduism: An Inclusive Philosophy
Session II : Hinduism: The details, the practitioners and why we differ
Session III : Hinduism: The practices (Multiple Speakers)
Description:
http://web.mit.edu/varun_ag/www/hinduism_course.html
Room No: TBD. Please mail varun_ag@mit.edu for info
Contact: Varun Aggarwal, varun_ag@mit.edu
Sponsor: SANGAM
Hinduism: An Inclusive Philosophy
Varun Aggarwal
The session starts with reflections on ‘What is Hinduism?’ and argues that the tradition warrants a personal inquiry. We starting with a question, building hypothesis to answer it, iterating to fix logical inconsistencies, till we reach a point, where we have an inclusive theory. In the process, we will have covered the theory of Karma, some ideas of Buddhism and Gita, Dualism and Non-Dualism.
Thu Jan 18, 07-08:30pm, 1-150
Hinduism: The practices (Multiple Speakers)
Multiple Speakers
Hinduism fosters many different practices. An unbiased way to look into these is to hear it from the practitioner himself/herself. We will have multiple speakers come up and tell what they take-back from Hinduism and apply in their routine life.
Thu Jan 25, 07-08:30pm, 1-150
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Hymn Sing
Johanna Kiefner
Wed Jan 17, 05:15-06:15pm, MIT Chapel
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Do you like to sing? Do you have favorite hymns that you just love and don't often have opportunity to sing? Do you want to know what different Christian communities have in their song books? Want to try some new tunes? If so, this Fourth Annual LEM Hymn Sing is the place to be. There will be a number of songbooks available for you to choose what you know or want to try for your singing pleasure.
Contact: Johanna Kiefner, W11-035, (617) 253-2325, jkiefner@mit.edu
Sponsor: Lutheran Ministry at MIT
Cosponsor: Episcopal Chaplaincy
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Islamic Angelology
Suheil Laher, Aaron Spevack
Mon Jan 29, 07-08:30pm, 1-135
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
What do Muslims believe about angels and demons? Do we know what angels look like? Was Satan a fallen angel? What are the jinn? Is there such a thing as demonic possession? Join us to explore these and other related issues. Bring with you any of your own questions.
Contact: Suheil Laher, W11, (617) 448-6361, msa_imam@mit.edu
Sponsor: Muslim Chaplaincy
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Islamic Theology
Suheil Laher
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Three lectures with Q&A sessions. This series explains the three core concepts of Muslim theology: Belief in God, Prophethood and the Afterlife. 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. Topics covered include: Reason in Islam, Islamic Concept of God and His Attributes, Revealed Books, Prophets, Resurrection and the Hereafter, Destiny and Free Will.
Contact: Suheil Laher, W11, (617) 448-6361, msa_imam@mit.edu
Sponsor: Muslim Chaplaincy
Concept of God
Suheil Laher
This session focuses on the first and most important core belief: belief in God (Allah). We will start with an overview of Islam, and some other preliminaries, including the role of reason in Islam, then move on to talk about the existence of God and God's attributes. We will also touch on the concept of human free will.
Tue Jan 9, 07-08:30pm, 1-135
Scripture and Prophethood
Suheil Laher
This session focuses on the second core belief of Islam, which is the belief in prophets as mortal human beings who conveyed God's guidance to mankind. We also talk about books (scriptures) which some of these prophets may have received from God.
Tue Jan 16, 07-08:30pm, 1-135
Eternity
Suheil Laher
The final session in this series explores Muslim belief in the life after death, including concepts of the soul, human responsibility, and judgment.
Tue Jan 23, 07-08:30pm, 1-135
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Know Your Mind: An Introduction to Buddhist Meditation
Tenzin LS Priyadarshi
Thu Feb 1, 02-03:00pm, W11
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Web: http://web.mit.edu/metta/www/
Contact: Tenzin LS Priyadarshi, W-11-35, x4-3060, tenzin@mit.edu
Sponsor: Buddhist Community
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Living One's Faith in the Workplace
Graham Kelder, JD Suffolk University
Wed Jan 17, 07-08:15pm, W11 Main Dining Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This is part of an occasional series on how one’s faith can shape how we live into our professions and vocations. Tonight Suffolk Law Professor and attorney Graham Kelder discusses how his Christian faith shapes and informs the kind of law he practices – products liability and public health/cancer control law/regulation. Attorney Kelder comes to the conversation as being part of the law team that took on the tobacco industry and won.
Contact: The Rev. Johanna Kiefner, W11-035, x3-2325, jkiefner@mit.edu
Sponsor: Lutheran Ministry at MIT
Cosponsor: Episcopal Chaplaincy
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Protecting the Environment: Perspectives from Jewish Law
Rabbi Gerson Segal
Thu Jan 18, 06-07:00pm, W11 - Board Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
With all of this buzz about saving our environment, have you been curious what Rabbinic teachings would advise you to do? Join Rabbi Segal Thursday January 18th W11, Boardroom, 6-7:30 to understand our obligation and to our land and our future.
Contact: Rabbi Gerson Segal, W11-040, x3-2982, ravsegal@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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Shabbat 101
Rabbi Ben Lanckton
Fri Jan 26, 04-10:00pm, W11 - Hillel Center
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 24-Jan-2007
Single session event
Fee: 15.00 for Dinner and Materials
This experience will serve as an introduction to the Jewish Sabbath for Jews and Non-Jews who want to learn about basic practices. It consists of afternoon and evening services, Sabbath dinner, and an Oneg Shabbat dessert discussion with formal explanations of rituals and customs.
Jews with a lot, or some, or no Jewish background are welcome, as are non-Jewish spouses, partners, and friends.
Contact: Rabbi Ben Lanckton, W11-040, x3-2982, rabbiben@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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T4: Tea for Tuesday Torah Teaching Time
Rabbi Ben Lanckton
Tue Jan 9, 16, 23, 30, 12:30-01:30pm, W11 - Board Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Bring your lunch and join an open discussion of the Passover story (the Torah portions read in synagogue during January). Tea and light dessert will be served.
Drop in or call 3-2969 to confirm your participation. For beginner to intermediate students of the Torah and Jewish tradition.
Contact: Rabbi Ben Lanckton, W11-040, x3-2982, rabbiben@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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The Teachings of G. I. Gurdjieff
Jeremy Mason
Sat Jan 20, 27, 3, 10am-12:00pm, 56-191
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: None
G. I. Gurdjieff spent his whole life searching for knowledge throughout Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa, relentlessly pursuing an answer to his question: "What is the sense and purpose of life, and in particular human life, on the Earth?" The resulting methods and teachings are drawn from a variety of traditions, and emphasize the possibility of spiritual transformation using the activities of daily life.
Much of the content will be concerned with the development of self-awareness, and the maintenance of that awareness throughout the day. This allows the observing and understanding of the three functions of body, feeling and thought, and then the acquiring techniques and knowledge in order to learn how to bring these three elements of human existence into a more coherent balance.
Contact: Jeremy Mason, 8-402, (617) 258-5547, jkmason@mit.edu
Sponsor: Pagan Students
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The Torah, the Whole Torah, and Nothing But the Torah
Rabbi Ben Lanckton
Thu Jan 18, 25, 04-05:00pm, W11 - Hillel Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
What is really in the Torah, the Five Books of Moses? Does it deserve to be the holiest text in the Jewish tradition? How is it copied, read, studied, preserved? This two-session course, designed as an introduction for Jews and non-Jews alike, will explore the basics of the content and context of the Torah in Judaism. The emphasis will be on breadth, not depth, and practical details, not abstract philosophy. We will learn the “five books in five minutes” version of the Torah and look at an actual kosher Torah scroll. All are welcome.
Contact: Rabbi Ben Lanckton, W11-040, x3-2982, rabbiben@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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Tu B'Shevat Shabbat
Rabbi Ben Lanckton
Fri Feb 2, 07-09:00pm, W11 - Main Dining
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Fee: 10.00 for Shabbat Dinner
Join the Jewish community of MIT in celebrating the Jewish New Year of the Trees, Tu B'Shevat.
After Sabbath services, we will enjoy a Shabbat meal featuring the traditional symbolic foods of the Tu B'shevat seder, the celebratory meal of the Tree New Year.
Contact: Rabbi Ben Lanckton, W11-040, x3-2982, rabbiben@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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What's Up with the American Food Industry?
Graham Kelder, JD Suffolk University
Wed Jan 24, 07-08:15pm, W11 Main Dining Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
It’s no coincidence Americans struggle with obesity and other food related health issues. Who is to blame? The consumer? The food industry? What is the relationship between the food industry and food related health issues? What can we do about it? Suffolk University Law Professor and attorney Graham Kelder leads a discussion on these questions and what they can mean for our future health as a nation.
Contact: The Rev. Johanna Kiefner, W11-035, x3-2325, jkiefner@mit.edu
Sponsor: Lutheran Ministry at MIT
Cosponsor: Episcopal Chaplaincy
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World Religions - Interaction between God and Man
Taylor Roan, Brother William Fogt, Brittany Baker
Tue-Wed, Jan 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 30-31, 12-01:00pm, W11-180
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
A in-depth analysis and discussion of God’s interaction with man since the beginning of recorded history including the development of all major world religions with a special focus on Christianity. Study will be focused on the writings of ancient and modern prophets. Taught by Brother Fogt, Boston LDS Institute Professor of Religion.
Contact: Brother William Fogt, (617) 547-6188, fogtwj@ldsces.org
Sponsor: Latter-Day Saints Student Association
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