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May 2016

Construction Update: Week of 5/30/16

Site Activities

  • Workers will start to mobilize the site.
  • Temporary fencing will begin to be installed.
  • Deliveries will come through the north gate on Broadway Street daily.

From Dreams of Gathering to Visions of a Reconciled Humanity

By Rabbi David. A Mersky, D.D.
(Text of sermon from May 15, 2016)

Good Morning!

I am humbled, filled with gratitude and awe to stand in this place on this day at this hour. I have been here many times before, but always as the rabbi of the Class of 1965 gathered with my classmates to begin our reunion with an hour remembering our deceased brothers and sisters. Today, through the generosity of spirit of the clergy, leaders and members of this wonderful congregation, I am here in my own right.

Until our most recent reunion, not quite a year ago, I stood here...

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Listen: The Day of Pentecost — May 15, 2016

David MerskyThe Day of Pentecost
Preacher: Rabbi David A. Mersky, D.D., Founder and Managing Director, Mersky, Jaffe & Associates; Faculty, Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program and Director of Education and Professional Development of the Institute for Jewish Philanthropy and Leadership, Brandeis University 

Please note that due to technical difficulties, the May 15, 2016 service did not get recorded. 

Read the text of Rabbi Mersky's sermon "From Dreams of Gathering to Visions of a Reconciled Humanity."

Memorial Church Renovations

Photo of Memorial Church
We are excited to announce that the Memorial Church will undergo much needed renovations in the coming months. The project will focus on long-deferred building and infrastructure maintenance, including accessibility and safety compliance upgrades; a reconfigured lower level that enhances and supports the teaching and programmatic mission of the Church and the University; and a new climate control system for the upper and lower levels of the Church that will allow for more comfortable, year-round use of the building.

Beginning immediately following Commencement, the project is anticipated to extend through the end of the year and the Church building will be closed for the duration of the project.... Read more about Memorial Church Renovations