Join us Saturday April 27, 2019, 12:00 pm for our Open Beltane Maypole Ritual !!! Rain Date will be Sunday April 28, 2019 at 12:00 pm. We will be gathering at the Powderhouse Park (on the hill) which is located at the corner of Broadway & College Ave, just .5 mile from the Davis Square T Station. Come get your Faery Frolic On! Gather with us to celebrate the height of Spring, the greening of the Earth and the magic of life at full bloom! We will dance the Maypole and crown our May King & Queen in celebration of the generative powers of the Goddess and God and the joy of the unity we... Read more about Open Beltane Ritual

The Islamic Center of New England invites you to our 3rd Annual Open Mosque Day! All are welcome to join us. Our doors are always open to those interested in learning more about our faith. This event is being held across many mosques throughout Massachusetts, and we are encouraging everyone to participate with us! Join us for conversations, food, and fun! Feel free to ask questions and learn more about Islam - educational materials will be provided for those interested. We invite you with open arms, and ask you to bring your friends and family as well!

Remembering the Holocaust: Stories from Across Generations Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) 5779 marks 74 years since the end of World War II. This year we have invited Holocaust survivor Lilly Salcman to share her story and provide a powerful and personal connection between the past and present. Lilly Salcman will be interviewed by our members, her daughter Suzanne Salamon and her granddaughter Alexandra Einhorn Smith. Through the story of three generations of survival, we will commemorate and mourn the loss of so many lives and celebrate the endurance of the human spirit. The... Read more about Yom HaShoah Program and Memorial Service

Shabbat Dinner and Performance A Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center Event in partnership with the Chinese Historical Society of New England Presented by Robyn Helzner Friday, June 21, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. NEHGS, 99-101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA Cost: $36 Join acclaimed musician and presenter Robyn Helzner and the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center in partnership with the Chinese Historical Society of New England, for a special evening of music, education, entertainment, and dinner. The extraordinary presence of Jews in China is celebrated in this unforgettable presentation featuring lively... Read more about Kreplach and Dim Sum: Yes, there are Jews in China!

Theme: Wushkee An8ôs8ôk | Wôpanâak language “A New Hope” is translated in multiple Indigenous languages. Lesley University, Brattle Lawn | Grand entry @ 1pm Hosted by The Harvard University Native American Program

Harvard Divinity School students Ciarra Jones and Aric Flemming welcomed attendees to their event with some opening affirmations. First, they explained their reasons for organizing this three-part BGLTQ Bible Study group. The most prominent of these was their desire to offer a welcoming space and open ears to those navigating the tensions between their faith and sexual orientation. Though designed for BGLTQ individuals of faith, they also welcomed anyone who loved someone who was BGLTQ. The first of what would be three sessions began with introduction where... Read more about BGLTQ Bible Study: For the Health and Wellbeing of Queer People of Faith

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We know and understand each other best by truly listening to each other's stories. Listen to a diverse panel of area Muslims reflect on what it means to them to be Muslim. What do they want us to know about their lives of faith? First we'll set these stories in the context of Islam in American history and present times. And then, in small-group conversations, all of us, Muslim and non, will get to share our own stories of living our faiths as who we are. All are welcome—join us! This event is hosted by Hartford Seminary, CCIU - CT Council for Interreligious Understanding, and St. Patrick... Read more about Being Muslim in America: An Honest Conversation

In the Arab-American neighborhood outside of Chicago where director Assia Boundaoui grew up, most of her neighbors think they have been under surveillance for over a decade. While investigating their experiences, Assia uncovers tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents that prove her hometown was the subject of one of the largest counterterrorism investigations ever conducted in the U.S. before 9/11, code-named “Operation Vulgar Betrayal.” With unprecedented access, The Feeling of Being Watched weaves the personal and the political as it follows the filmmaker’s examination of why her... Read more about "The Feeling of Being Watched" Film Screening

An extended dialogue among local and visiting panelists with diverse individual approaches to Islam. Panelists: Eman Akam: A Sudanese-origin HMS/MGH post-doc with a PhD in chemistry and a passion for science, education, outreach, and the advancement and equal representation of marginalized communities in STEM fields. She will be speaking about implicit bias and the status of women in Islam. Said Benjebli: A seasoned and influential Moroccan-born human rights activist blogger/vlogger with a degree in Islamic studies, working to synthesizing ideas from around the world into a new enlightened... Read more about Muslimish Boston Conference: Modern Islam Between Reform and Renunciation

Presentations:

• History of the Sanctuary Movement
• Documenting the Sanctuary Movement

Panel Discussions:

• With First Sanctuary Movement Activists
• With New Sanctuary Movement Activists

Keynote Address:

• "A Refuge for Immigrants: The Promise and Challenge of Sanctuary in the United States" by Grace Yukich

Sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Endowment and the School of Theology

In light of the recent tragedy in New Zealand and Pittsburg, come join the Interfaith Forum and the Harvard Chaplains to process with songs, readings, stories, poetry, spoken word, art and everything in between. Sign up here if you would like to share or perform! Free Flour will be provided.

Havard Book Store welcomes Tibetan Buddhist meditation master Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche—leader of the Tergar Meditation Community and bestselling author of The Joy of Living—for a discussion of his new memoir, IN LOVE WITH THE WORLD: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying. He will be joined in conversation by guiding teacher at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center and author Narayan Helen Liebenson.... Read more about Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche at the Brattle Theatre

Thursdays, March 28, April 4, and April 11 // 7-8:30pm Office of BGLTQ Student Life, Grays Hall Ground Level How does the Bible speak to the life experiences of BGLTQ people? Join the Office of BGLTQ Student Life for a three-part Bible discussion series that will read the Bible from a queer-affirming perspective. Refreshments provided! Led by Harvard Divinity School students Aric Flemming and Ciarra Jones

Thursdays, March 28, April 4, and April 11 // 7-8:30pm Office of BGLTQ Student Life, Grays Hall Ground Level How does the Bible speak to the life experiences of BGLTQ people? Join the Office of BGLTQ Student Life for a three-part Bible discussion series that will read the Bible from a queer-affirming perspective. Refreshments provided! Led by Harvard Divinity School students Aric Flemming and Ciarra Jones