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Getty Images Photo - With open arms. Few things in life are free but you can add a hug from financial analyst [Jayson Littman] to the list.

\"At first, I thought no one would respond,\" said Mr. Littman, 26, who lives in Manhattan. But on his first Sunday, standing before a giant hand-lettered sign that read \"Free Hugs,\" Mr. Littman and a friend embraced 200 people in 2 1/2 hours. \"There's a lot of war and blood in the world right now and this helps to even it out,\" he said. \"Last time I didn't hug him, and I felt so bad, I hugged him today,\" said Nicole Cavender, 23, a dog walker who was accompanied by two French bulldogs. Mr. Littman hugged them, too. (Dogs are a big part of his clientele.) Black & White Photo: James Estrin, The New York Times / Jayson Littman offers [Lynn Logan], 87, a hug in Manhattan's Washington Square Park. They pass every week and she always declines.; Black & White Photo: James Estrin, The New York Times / Faith Smith, 15, takes Littman up on his offer, out of sympathy.

Jonathan Gilad, 29, runs a group in Washington, DC, called \"Nice Jewish Boys,\" a social group for young, gay Jewish professionals. He says [Hebro] events are a big deal and he frequently travels to New York specifically to attend the parties. \"It's a smaller community in DC, but Hebro parties are on our calendar,\" says Gilad, a native of Westchester who was raised modern Orthodox. \"It's become a conduit for the DC gay Jewish community, as well. Hebro has made our job [of connecting young gay Jews] a lot easier.\" \"There is a lot of gay Jewish stuff in New York,\" [Jayson Littman] relates. \"A lot of those other groups do gay work in the Jewish community, but Hebro provides Jewish events in the gay community.\" Hebro is not the place for a Woody Allen-style neuroticism of \"I don't know how to reconcile these two identities,\" Littman says. In all the schools in which JQY does programs or hosts speakers, there are hardly any students who have come \"out,\" [Justin Spiro] says. \"They don't realize there is a safe space for them and we need to create that safe space,\" he says. Educating this generation is imperative for spreading wider change and acceptance, he believes. \"I realize that I can't change society in the next months or years,\" he admits. \"But the message is that it's a mitzva to treat all people with respect and love and care and sensitivity.\"

[Jayson Littman] and He'bro have occasionally come under fire for taking Judaism too lightly, for marking religious holidays with raucous parties. \"My hope is that He'bro can be a gateway drug,\" said Jay Michaelson, founder of the LGBT Jewish group Nehirim (and a Forward contributing editor). \"Hopefully, some percentage of the Jews and bagel chasers [non-Jewish men who are interested in Jews] who come to He'bro will take a further step on their journeys, maybe checking out some Jewish learning, or getting involved politically, or visiting Nehirim or one of the other LGBT Jewish organizations that offer more substantive forms of engagement.\" [Brian Delshad], 27, works in real estate development and was raised in the Conservative tradition. His parents used to warn him against showing his Judaism too strongly, for fear of the social consequences they experienced being Persian Jews in a largely Muslim culture. For Delshad, hiding his Jewish identity was akin to hiding the fact that he was gay, which he did until he came out at age 19. \"Now it's like, oh wait, both these two things - I mean, maybe it's because we're in New York City, I don't know - but they're both turning out to be pluses. There's community involved behind being Jewish, there's community involved behind being gay . . . it's seen as a good thing. I feel very lucky in my adult life to have experienced that,\" he said. \"I constantly will come across guys who are like: 'Oh, my God, you're Jewish. That's awesome. You guys make good husbands.'\" Delshad laughingly calls these men \"bagel chasers,\" a term coined by Littman. Like Littman, Delshad found that coming out pushed his Jewish identity to the background for a while. After he came out, he focused on forming an identity and on finding a place in New York City's gay community. \"If I didn't have such a strong Conservative and yeshiva background, I might have forgotten [my Jewish roots]\" he said. \"So Jayson's there to remind you, 'Hey, you can do both!\" While you're trying to figure yourself out, why don't you come over to a He'bro party? Discover it all at one time, you know?\"

  Mr. [Jayson Littman] has television good looks: a wide smile, warm brown eyes and a neat, cropped haircut. He said he's passed out over 700 resumes in the one month he's been working the rails. He's landed five interviews, as well as two job offers, including one from Thomson Media, publisher of American Banker and The Bond Buyer. James MacDonald, a publisher at Thomson, was riding the 1/9 a couple of weeks ago. Mr. Littman began his speech and Mr. MacDonald, who was reading The Wall Street Journal, told him to shut up. People often tell Mr. Littman to shut up. The train pulled in and we got back on. Mr. Littman started up again. A tall, tired-looking man leaning against the door introduced himself. He worked at Bloomberg L.P., he said, and asked for Mr. Littman's e-mail address. Two blond women from Revlon also offered to take his resume, as did a young woman in a silver spaghetti top who worked at Trent & Co., a P.R. firm. \"She was like, 'What are you doing, Jayson?'\" said Mr. Littman. \"I told her to wait a minute and I continued my speech.\"

On typical Sundays, Mr. [Jayson Littman] is accompanied by his friend Sipai Klein, who also gives out hugs. But because of Mother's Day, Mr. Klein could not be there yesterday. Mr. Littman said he was ''not in touch'' with his own parents, who live in Brooklyn. The subject causes a brief, sad lull before he charges on. It was what Mr. Littman has termed the ''duck hug,'' when a person ducks in and out. There is also the ''three-tap hug'' -- a cautious, back-patting type. No matter what comes at him, Mr. Littman always seems to respond with the same calm, noninvasive embrace. Despite his typically enthusiastic efforts, Jayson Littman was unable to entice [Lynn Logan], 87, with his offer of a free hug yesterday in Washington Square Park. Mr. Littman works the park from 1 to 4 p.m. each Sunday. (Photo by James Estrin/The New York Times)