Category Archives: Programs & Events

Nurturing Students with Secular Spiritual Programming

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Emmett Wald
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Here at the Center for Religious & Spiritual Life, we think it’s important to offer programming for students who are atheist or nonreligious. That may sound counterintuitive, but in fact it’s a vital part of what we do. When asked … Continue reading →

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Holy Week Resources

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Center for Religious and Spiritual Life
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Below is a listing of Holy Week programming at Smith and local community congregations. Click on the header to see the website for each congregation. Helen Hills Hills Chapel, Smith College March 30, 1 p.m. ~ Good Friday Meditation, centering … Continue reading →

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Reflections of the Sacred:
Interfaith Lunch

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Jenna Haines '19
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“United we stand, divided we fall” Students gathered together Tuesday afternoon over a delicious meal of soup and salad at the Interfaith Lunch. Center for Religious & Spiritual Life Director Matilda Rose Cantwell facilitated a meeting that aligned with the spirit … Continue reading →

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Queer Talmud Weekend

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Rhonda Shapiro-Rieser
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On a freezing February evening in the center of Northampton, Jewish students, many wearing yarmulkes, stood in support of Dreamers.  This action epitomizes the focus of the Smith College Jewish Community, the largest Jewish organization on campus. The Jewish students … Continue reading →

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Cooking Up Compassion Event Series

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Jenna Haines '19
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Sophomores Shailee Shah ‘20, Shana Fletcher ‘20, and Mira Schueler ‘20 have hosted two of their three “Cooking Up Compassion” events with great success! The complex topic of compassion is investigated with peers over a delicious meal. The thoughtful event … Continue reading →

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Alden Baptist Church visits Smith College for Black History Month service

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Jenna Haines '19
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“Beautiful are the WORKS of God! Beautiful also are the SKINS of my people!” —excerpt from the Alden Baptist Church’s Black History Month Call to Worship The Center for Religious & Spiritual Life embarked on the beginning of a sacred … Continue reading →

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Rally Day 2018 Invocation

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Matilda Cantwell
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These words were shared to open the Rally Day convocation on Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Welcome students, faculty, staff, seniors and alumnae to Rally Day 2018. Rally Day began as a commemoration of President’s Day, but in true Smith style … Continue reading →

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Animal Advocates prepare for Meatless March

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Jenna Haines '19
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The Animal Advocates group is promoting Meatless March at Smith College! Animal Advocates aims to promote animal justice through a lens of intersectionality. The US movement for animal justice has faced criticism for being “white-washed.” Shelby Kim ‘18, who leads … Continue reading →

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First-year Smithie leads Jewish education workshops

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Jenna Haines '19
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First-year Sarah Biskowitz is leading an impressive initiative: religious learning workshops for Jewish-identified Smithies! Even though Sarah has only been here for a semester, she is already establishing strong roots in the community. Assisting Hebrew school teacher Emily Brocks, a … Continue reading →

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Smithies speak to religious identity at the Contemporary Women in Islam conference

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Jenna Haines '19
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“You don’t have to be a voice for the voiceless, just pass the mic.” – Su’ad Abdul Khabeer, Author of Muslim Cool: Race, Religion and Hip Hop in the United States Smith College is home to a host of students … Continue reading →

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