Most Americans equate Hanukkah with Judaism, but what’s the real story with the holiday? Harvard Divinity School student Jessica Rosenberg, MDiv ’20, gives the low-down on this enigmatic festival—is it what you think?
HDS monastic Swami Sarvapriyananda, minister and spiritual leader of the Vedanta Society of New York, offers a mindful approach to social distancing for those who feel cut off or cooped up.
In 1990, Parameshwaran Ramakrishnan had no idea that he would one day be a divinity school student, let alone that he would find his calling bridging the worlds of spirituality and psychiatry as a multifaith hospital chaplain.
“Coming to HDS is my story of leaving the war place. Part of my motivation to come here was about me wanting to find beauty in the midst of ugliness.”—Farah Zahra, MDiv ’17
HDS student Timothy Gallati studies experiences of “silence” in nature and contemplative practice, with applications in virtual and augmented realities. His research focuses on accounts of listening to silence in sound art, poetry, and Catholic monastic...
“I love hearing what people are working on and what they’re passionate about. I feel so grateful that we’re all co-conspirators, leaning into our unique gifts.”— Anissa Abdel-Jelil, MDiv ’20