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Two weeks ago, on the streets of San Francisco, Susan Jacobs celebrated with millions of people across the nation, the just-announced U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing marriage equality across the country. Jacobs, former long-time editor of the Journal, and her family relocated to the city last year. As widely reported, the 5…
Read moreActivism and Allyship Building a Community of Belonging at Your Camp Building a Community of Belonging at Your Day School Building a Community of Belonging at Your Hillel Building a Community of Belonging in Your Youth Group Building a Community of Belonging at Your Synagogue Coming Out Families/Parenting Gender Identity…
Read moreA virtual Pride Shabbat with morning services that begin at 10:00 am with a sermon at about 10:45 to honor our commitment to Pride. We are Shabbat observant and so the link to this service begins at 7:45 pm on Friday and the Zoom stays open for 24 hours. Zoom…
Read moreIn the past week the word Hineini appeared to me, much like the voice that evoked that response from Abraham, in two stories I was following on twitter. One I’m sure many of you have heard about by now after Obama’s sermon (I mean speech) at the URJ biennial. The other…
Read moreIdit Klein is the executive director of Keshet, a national grassroots organization that works for the full inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) Jews in Jewish life. “As a shul, we need to do everything we can to be inclusive,” says Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin. That’s why you’ll…
Read moreTrans Jewish teen Tom Sosnik’s recent coming-out video has inspired one rabbi to tell all trans teens: ‘I’ve got your back.’ Last week the story of Tom Chai Sosnik, a teenager who came out as transgender at Tehiyah Day School, his Jewish day school, made headlines. Inspired by Tom’s courage,…
Read moreRabbi Sharon Kleinbaum Spiritual leader at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah Anyone who has ever visited Midtown’s Congregation Beit Simchat Torah will recognize the place as very welcoming. Something about the combination of modern architecture and mid-century retro furniture, along with Pride flags on the walls, make you feel at ease.…
Read moreA super sweet Friday night Shabbat service featuring a specially themed sermon and homemade rainbow challah! Come meet members of our Joyful, Diverse, and Inclusive community!!
Read moreCreated by Rabbis Reuben Zellman and Elliot Kukla, TransTexts explores what traditional Jewish texts have to say about transgender and gender nonconforming experiences and gender in general. Over several years, we have heard the stories of hundreds of people—people from many different backgrounds, Jews and non-Jews, across the sex and…
Read moreA Guide for LGBTQ+ Belonging for Synagogues Below you will find several suggestions for how to make your synagogue a more inclusive, welcoming, and safe environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals and families. These suggestions are organized around the frame of exploring three areas of your synagogue—Culture,…
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