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Keshet
Working for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender Jews in Jewish life
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San Francisco Bay Area
The Bay Area is home to Keshet's newest office, which opened in June 2011. In July 2012, The Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties helped us substantially expand our community building and education and training programming in the area. Keshet's Bay Area office builds upon the successes of Jewish Mosaic's work in the area before the merger of the two organizations in 2010 and Karen Lee Erlichman's four years representing Jewish Mosaic in the region.
Throughout the Bay Area, we provide:
- Social and cultural programs for LGBT Jews in partnership with LGBT and Jewish organizations such as A Wider Bridge, Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, the LGBT Alliance of the Jewish Community Federation, Jewish LGBT Network, and Nehirim.
- Training, consultation, and educational resources to Jewish organizations.
- Leadership development opportunities for queer Jews in the Bay Area.
San Francisco Bay Area Events
Wednesday, June 19, 2013The Myth of Biblical Homophobia, Part 1
Peddlers of hate commonly use Biblical text to condemn LGBT people and those who love them. But the loudest voices in the conversation are often the least knowledgeable. What DOES Biblical text say about same-sex relations? Join Keshet, Congregation…
Friday, June 21, 2013Pride Shabbat Cookout
Join Keshet and Moishe House for a Pride-themed, ally-friendly Shabbat. Come eat with us, and explore the questions of:
What is Pride, and why do we celebrate it?
What do all those letters in LGBTQIA stand for, anyway?
How do Jewish and queer…
Sunday, June 23, 2013Snapshot Poetics Now: Queer Encounters with Allen Ginsberg
Inspired by Ginsberg’s collection of inscribed snapshots, Bay Area artists and scholars will create a unique performance based tour of the gallery. Performances will be drawn from encounters with Allen Ginsberg and his legendary cohort…
Tuesday, June 25, 2013Lesbianna – A Parallel Revolution
Join filmmaker Myriam Fougère’s road trip through the United States and Canada as she revisits the lesbian activists of the ’70s and ’80s who sparked a revolution to define their own culture. As active second-wave feminists, many…
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Bay Area Steering Committee
The Steering Committee was formed in 2012 and helps guide… Learn More
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In the News
Friday, October 19, 2012LGBT stalwart Keshet gets $540,000 from S.F. federation
Keshet awarded a three year grant from the S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund to expand in the Bay Area.…
Friday, October 12, 2012Three-Year Grant Will Expand Bay Area Programs for LGBT Jews
Keshet has been awarded a three-year grant for $540,000 from Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties (JCF). The grant…
