Congregation Beth Israel Bellingham, Washington United States
About
I have been the spiritual leader at my shul for 14 years and over this time our congregation has grown tremendously. I am most grateful that LGBTQ+ folks have felt at home here. We strive to be a safe Jewish space for all.
Listing Details
Clergy answered "Yes" to the following
Experience officiating conversions for transgender and nonbinary individuals with a sensitivity to the wide range of relationships to gender and embodiment that transgender and nonbinary individuals may have
Experience in end-of-life care for LGBTQ+ individuals
Experience officiating gender-expansive b-mitzvah
Familiar with gender-expansive Hebrew liturgical and linguistic options
Approaches the presence of LGBTQ+ people as the norm rather than an exception in Jewish communal life
Experience celebrating LGBTQ+ specific life-cycle rituals such as coming out and renaming
Person-centered and LGBTQ+ positive approach to Jewish law and tradition
Comfortable consistently using they/them pronouns and neopronouns
Speaks or writes regularly on LGBTQ+ themes
Experience in pastoral/spiritual care of LGBTQ+ individuals
Experience officiating LGBTQ+ weddings
Clergy answered "No" to the following
Trained on LGBTQ+ identities within past five years