Georgetown University organized a lighting ceremony in honor of Ramadan on March 13. The Office of Campus Ministry and Georgetown Muslim Life hosted the ceremony, which commemorated the holiest month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in the Muslim faith. The event involved a recitation.
Colorado will have a special election in June to fill the CD4 seat currently occupied by Rep. Ken Buck, and Lauren Boebert will not be in the running because she plans to serve out the end of her CD3 term.
CW: This article discusses violence and death in Israel and Gaza, as well as antisemitism. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Students and faculty groups gathered to protest a Georgetown University Campus Ministry event that brought three soldiers from the Israel Defense Force (IDF) to campus Feb. 27. .
Rabbi Daniel Schaefer, the interim director for Jewish Life, will leave Georgetown University at the end of the Spring 2024 semester. Schaefer announced his departure to his childhood synagogue Congregation Mishkan Israel in Hamden, Conn., during Shabbat Feb. 2. As interim director for Jewish Life, Schaefer led Shabbat services, organized Jewish community events and engaged.