After setting off from the synagogue, participants in the unity walk were invited to enter several houses of worship along Massachusetts Avenue for the first time.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

"My brother and I were talking about how - normally you do not just walk up to a temple or a synagogue and say, 'hey,can I come in and take a look?' So this is a great opportunity and exposes me to a lot of things that I would not otherwise have been exposed to,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

"One of the things I am suggesting is a communal statement that synagogues sign on to, and that has language that creates a playing field that makes it clear that such language and violence will not be accepted, that people who are gay are welcome to pray and participate in synagogue life and that religion is not about excluding and hating but about finding areas where we can come and be in the presence of the divine,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.04