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At the 2009 General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington, 50 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Jews and their allies gathered in a small room on the ninth floor of the conference hotel.
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I'm a white gay Jewish man. Up until a few years ago, I didn’t even know what “cisgender” meant.
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Jeanne Schwartz called her husband John at work one afternoon in June 2009. “Joe has taken a lot of pills,” she said. Their 13-year- old son Joe, who’d just come out as gay at his middle school, had tried to commit suicide.
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Fifty percent of Jewish groups participating in LGBT inclusion survey receive the highest rating. Still, community leaders say there is work to be done.
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A study assesses the policies of Jewish organizations.
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If you’ve ever been to one of those giant auto shows where hundreds of gleaming new car models are lavishly displayed in a convention hall the size of Montana, you’ve got an idea of what it felt like last Sunday morning when I entered the Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly (commonly known as the “GA”), which is being held this year at the Baltimore Convention Center.
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About 204 organizations participate in survey from Human Rights Campaign to create index.
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Benchmarks policies and practices among 200+ North American Jewish nonprofit organizations.
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Slingshot present’s the eighth annual edition of Slingshot: A Resource Guide for Jewish Innovation, featuring 50 inspirational organizations, in Jewish life in North America.
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Keshet, the nation’s largest organization working for LGBT inclusion in Jewish life, has been awarded a
$540,000 grant from the S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund.
July 1989: I am in Israel on the Bronfman Youth Fellowships and, for the first time, I am with a group of peers with whom I feel fully understood. Being a smart girl is sexy. Reading Molière is cool. My Bronfman friends laugh at my jokes.
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Keshet, the nation’s largest organization working for LGBT inclusion in Jewish life, has been awarded a three-year grant for $540,000 from Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties (JCF).
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Following allegations that a Jewish school in London showed pupils anti-gay material, a Jewish forum has provided a free training course for community members to support LGBT inclusion in the faith.
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The ancient Jewish observance of Passover is a week-long commemorationof theendof theIsraelites’centuriesof slavery in Egypt, starting with a Passover Seder – a ritual meal shared by family and friends.
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Marking the beginning of Passover, the seder is a ritual meal that brings together generations of families -- and tomorrow’s Queer Seder 2012 will definitely extend the definition of family. In conjunction with Integrity Print Group, Keshet is hosting a GLBTQ-welcome dinner at Temple Emanuel. “We work for the full inclusion of GLBTQ people in Jewish life,” says Rafi Daugherty, an outreach coordinator for Keshet.
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The Bully Project aims to have 1 million teens see the movie and sign a pledge promising to take a stand against bullying -- “stick up for others who might be in need of my help” -- and be role models by not spreading hateful rumors -- and not ignoring those who do.
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Over 400 LGBT Jews and allies attended the fifth annual Keshet Cabaret and raised $145,000 to support the organization’s work for a fully inclusive Jewish community.
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This year, I ask you to think about what kind of story you want to tell about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender inclusion and equality in your Jewish community.
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It isn’t news that American Jews overwhelmingly support legalizing gay marriage. But a new survey out today puts that level of support at 81%, a few notches higher than previous polls.
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I came to the J Street Conference looking for allies. As a queer Jew who is sternly critical of Israel, but still a staunch Zionist, I was looking forward to meeting some like-minded folks.
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