Saturday November 21, 2009
Religious Services
- The Princeton University Chapel will be open on Sunday, September 6, starting at 6:00 a.m. for students who wish to worship before departing on the trip.
- Catholic services: There will be a Catholic Mass on Saturday, September 5, at 7:00 p.m. at the Aquinas House on the corner of Library and Stockton Streets, within easy walking distance of campus. For more information and directions to Aquinas House see www.princeton.edu/~aquinas.
- Jewish services: On Friday, September 4, there will be an Orthodox Ma’ariv (evening service) at 7:15 p.m. On Saturday, September 5, Orthodox Shacharit (morning service) will be at 9:15 a.m., Mincha (afternoon service) at 6:55 p.m. and Ma’ariv (evening service) at 8:14 p.m. Services will be held at the Center for Jewish Life, 71 Washington Road. If you indicated that you wished to return for Sabbath observance, you will be placed on a trip close to Princeton so that you return before sundown on Friday, September 11. Your return time will typically be 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Muslim students: Iftar will be available on the evening of Saturday, September 5, and those observing Ramadan will be placed in low-activity base camp trips during the trip. For more information see www.princeton.edu/~msa/index.html.
- For information regarding other churches and houses of worship in the local Princeton area, visit: http://web.princeton.edu/sites/chapel/houses_of_worship.htm.
Sabbath service times at the Center for Jewish Life will be as follows:
Friday, September 4
Maariv - 7:15 PM
Saturday, September 5
Shacharit - 9:15 AM
Mincha - 6:55 PM
Maariv - 8:14 PM
Friday, September 11
Mincha/Maariv – 6:30 PM
Saturday, September 12
Shacharit - 9:15 AM
Mincha - 6:45 PM
Maariv - 8:02 PM
Students interested in participating in Shabbat meals on Friday, September 4, and Saturday, September 5, should contact Marnie Blitz, Assistant Director of the CJL at 609-258-3635, or mblitz@princeton.edu. On the first Sabbath, Rabbi David and Sara Wolkenfeld will be hosting students for dinner following services. Rabbi Eitan and Gitty Webb will be hosting students for Sabbath lunch, also following services.For additional information, visit www.princetonhillel.org. There is a Google map showing the location of the CJL, the Webbs' house, and the Wolkenfelds' house.
