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Every May is AAPI Awareness Month and also Jewish American Heritage Month in the US. With that focus, Luther Seminary Library offers this guide to addressing antisemitism in the US and worldwide.

Put these two Brake Bread community gathering on your calendar!

• Brake Bread and Porch Worship during June RFS. Join us for a celebration around bread, worship, music, and community on Friday, June 12, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. We’ll gather in front of Bockman Hall for an outdoor meal (options provided for those with varying dietary needs), drinks, dessert, and worship. If it rains, we’ll move into the OCC Dining Room.
• Final “Brake Bread” Community Gathering. On Thursday, June 18 in Gullixson Hall 101 from 10-11 a.m., start your morning with our final “Brake Bread” event, where we gather around bread, jam, and coffee while building deeper community connections and celebrating a particular campus space—this time in the Old Muskego Church.

Supported by an Endowment Lab Grant from Thrivent, these “Brake Bread” gatherings are intentional moments to build relationships, listen to one another, laugh together, and celebrate the good work and learning being done among us. Please join us in this holy space to love one another more deeply in a time of uncertainty. If you have questions, email Emily Rova-Hegener in Contextual Learning, erovahegener001@luthersem.edu.

In this devotion, Liz Rossing ‘14 M.Div., invites us into an embodied visualization of the gospel reading. Read today’s God Pause.

Join us for a fun-filled evening of games, food, and community on Friday, May 15, 5–8 p.m. We’ll gather on the green area in front of Bockman Hall for an exciting time of friendly competition and connection. Activities include: 3-on-3 soccer matches, volleyball games, badminton. And enjoy grilled food, snacks, and drinks, all generously provided by the Student Council. Bring your energy, friends, and game spirit! Whether you’re playing or cheering, there’s something for everyone!

Abdel Ross Wentz was a leading figure in American Lutheranism. His family established an endowment providing prize money for the best history paper on a topic related to Lutheranism in America. Read more about the prize on the society’s website. The 2026 Abdel Ross Wentz Prize in American Lutheran History is in the amount of $2,500 and can be awarded in four categories (1) First degree seminarian, (2) M.A./Ph.Dd graduate student, (3) Post-Graduate Pastor, Layperson, and/or Faculty member, (4) Amateur Historian. Paper should be 25-35 pages in length, double spaced using Turabian Manual or Chicago Manual of Style. Papers are to be in the field of history dealing with some aspect of Lutheranism in America. Open to all writers regardless of religious identification or denominational affiliation. Submission deadline is September 30, 2026. If you want assistance with this, contact Professor Mark Granquist.

In this devotion, Liz Rossing ‘14 M.Div., notes how Jesus prays aloud for his friends, right in front of them. Read today’s God Pause.