Moishe House Boston: Kavod Jewish Social Justice House is a hub for young Jews to create community, learn, explore different approaches to spiritual practice, and work together for social justice. Whatever your background, our house is a place to explore what it means to be Jewish, to praise and celebrate, to learn and lead, to join with other young people striving to make a difference in the world.
Join us for soulful services and scrumptious shabbat dinners, poetry and creative arts workshops, Jewish learning, and campaigns and service work on critical social justice issues!
Ari threw what was supposed to be a small latke gathering. Small...right.
The house co-sponsored a Brit Tzedek v'Shalom event featuring prominent Jewish peace activist, writer, and community leader Leonard Fein.
Spiritual activist and Moishe/Kavod friend Rea led us in some Jewish meditation...on her birthday!
Even if Alyson couldn't stay awake the whole time, Arlene freaked us all out with a scary movie about Karl Rove's Macchiavellian machinations...
We got 20 of our key leaders together for some good times and some good food while starting to "dreamstorm" together about what our community could really look like...
Moishe House Retreat near Santa Barbara, CA. Moishe House Boston had the amazing opportunity to meet the other Moishe-nicks from LA, San Francisco, and Seattle as well as the Forest Foundation's awesome central staff and our gene…
Jews in the Woods, Nov. 10-12, 2006. Along with 85 other young Jews from all backgrounds, Moishe House Boston brought 15 of our favorite folks to Jews In the Woods, a twice-yearly gathering that Margie helped found in 1997, and A…
Ben ups his Jew-quotient, big-time!
Interfaith Get-Out-the-Vote, Nov. 5, 2006. Together with young Christians from around Boston, we headed out to churches in Dorchester and Roxbury to mobilize low-income communities to vote. This is what democracy looks like!
Ah, the final weekend of campaigning...with an ostrich!
Halloween Movie Night 10/31/2006 - We got together to watch "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and ate a little too much candy.
Following up on the success of last week's action, Mariel, Anna, Natalia, Hannah, Sophia, and Becca from the Brookline Workmen's Circle TASC group (Teens Acting for Social Change) took to the streets today in support of Question 2…
Margie and Stephen continued growing our house's involvement in Boston-wide, interfaith social justice activism.
Ah...poker. Game of kings. And queens. And aces. You get the idea.
Activists with the Brookline Workmen's Circle TASC group (Teens Acting for Social Change) took to the streets today in support of Question 2 (Ben's electoral reform initiative) with TASC group leader and Moishe/Kavod activist Gavi…
Pizza in the hut! We had a blast celebrating the new year (and Sukkot, of course) in our rocking second-floor hut with more than 50 of our friends and neighbors. Good times.
We made our own business cards, manned (and wo-manned) a table, and told hundreds of young Jews about the awesomeness of the Moishe/Kavod experience.
Our Sukkah is awesome. Yay cornstalks for schach!
A delegation of Moishe/Kavodniks joined the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization to voice our support for stronger eldercare, support for youth, and affordable health care options in the Commonwealth in a forum with the candidat…
Working with the Muslim American Society and several other religious groups, we helped bring together over 60 people to remember the tragedy of September 11th and explore how we can build religious tolerance and work together for …
Brookline state representative Frank Smizik led about 20 of us in a discussion of political theory and practice in regards to building progressive power in Massachusetts.
We honored Ben's grandmother and her life by screening a documentary about her experiences as a radical political leader throughout the 20th century
Poet and friend Shira led us in an evening of exploration and inspiration
Just some good times on a Saturday night
Margie helped lead this amazing interfaith delegation for justice -- pressuring major building owners in Boston to allow their employees the fundamental right to organize
We braved a lack of ability to drive manual transmission cars, a flat tire on the highway, and severe skepticism from the park rangers to reach the peak of the tallest mountain in Massachusetts today. Rock on, team.
Click here to watch the video clip of our appearance on CNN, talking about our Jewish Muslim Dialogue. In the face of the heartbreaking violence in the Middle East, we're glad to be able to do something positive to build bridges …
We screened Blue Vinyl: A Toxic Comedy, which documents Jewish film maker Judith Helfand's investigation of the toxic affects of PVC and tries to convince her Jewish parents to replace their home's vinyl siding with an environment…
Moishe House Boston: Kavod Jewish Social Justice House and the Muslim American Society: Boston Chapter came together to learn and relfect together on our religions' shared commitment to social justice. Given everything that is go…
Last week we got together for a bbq on the porch with some folks we hope to get involved. Unfortunately, we ran out of fuel for the grill, so we didn't actually eat till 9:30pm, which led to lots of bonding and gorging on potato …
Another amazing workshop with slam champ Shira Erlichman. Together we read Sufi poet Hafiz, created a spontaneous and surrealist group poem, and wrote and shared our own poetry.
Tips: Ben - Three steps and release with power and precision.
Alyson: Turn around, bend over, and then roll the ball through your legs. Margie: Roll. Then do the Running Man. Hey - your teammates might not notice that you just …
Pics from our meeting with students and faculty from Andover Newton Theological Seminary to plan Jewish Christian dialogue and joint projects next year.
Moishe House Boston:Kavod Jewish Social Justice House was SMOKING - literally, with kosher meat, good peeps and good ideas. With 75 folks, this was our biggest event yet. Everyone brought ideas for events as admission, so we'll…
At the awesome pub across the street, folks gathered to speak and rap their appreciation of Margie, and Margie freestyled back her appreciation of her friends.
Kicking off the Kavod House - Now Moishe House Boston!