The Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation (IJSO) at Hebrew Union College –JIR (www.huc.edu/ijso) has listed listed Moishe/Kavod House on their site as a LGBT welcoming congregation or havurah which can be located on a Google map.

The IJSO has a resources including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender inclusion guides, major Jewish denominational resolutions on LGBT issues, news, organizational listings and more.  On the Jeff Herman Virtual Resource Center tab of the website, there are hundreds of resources about marriage, parenting, coming out, liturgy, and halacha.

Its mission is to achieve the complete inclusion and welcoming of LGBT Jews in communities and congregations.  Based at Hebrew Union College-JIR, they maintain the largest online resource center on the intersection of Judaism, sexual orientation and gender identity. (www.huc.edu/ijso)

Check out the Newton TAB’s coverage of the Eid Rosh Hashanah festivities at Workmen’s Circle in Brookline that Moishe/Kavod hosted jointly with WC and the Muslim American Society of Boston.

With the end of Ramadan coinciding with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, several Kavod members joined with other Jewish and Muslim young adults to organize a celebration of our joint faiths and cultures, with the aim of building relationships into the future.

The event was a great success, with nearly 100 people in attendance, a variety of tasty foods from different cultures and plans to continuing building bridges in the future. Human bingo and small discussions helped break the ice and foster conversations about the meaning of the holidays to individuals and communities.

Thanks to Sara Rosenblum, Michelle Sternthal and everyone else who was involved with organizing the event. Stay tuned for more from Kavod’s Jewish-Muslim working group.

Update: The Brookline TAB has picked up the same article. In addition, there is an article (#2 spot on the website) in the 9/24 Jewish Advocate about the event, which will be posted shortly.