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Working with a couple towards their chuppah is an opportunity to celebrate their relationship and affirm their role as full members of their Jewish community and the Jewish world at large. This is our chance as rabbis to communicate how welcome the couple is and that it is possible for…
Read moreWhat are the components of a classical Jewish wedding ceremony and how do these components intersect with a same-sex marriage ritual? This piece aims to provide a framework for thinking about same-sex marriage rituals by laying out the legal components of the traditional wedding ceremony. The classical ritual will provide…
Read moreThe attitude of the Jewish renewal community to same-sex relationships is rooted in our sense that holiness is not a closed and limited commodity. For the Torah teaches, “Make sacred space for me to dwell, and I will be with you” (Ex. 25:8). This verse appears in that part of…
Read moreDear Transgender Jew (or ally), As a trans Jew, myself, I have experienced some of the difficulties as well as moments of joy that come with existing in the intersection of transness and Jewishness. Yet, despite the growing breadth of literature on gay, lesbian, and other queer-identifying Jews, there’s still…
View the originalAs I completed grad school in 2011 with a Master of Social Work, I vividly remember my professors urging us to choose career paths where we could enact profound change within our own communities. Their words resonated deeply with me as a young Jewish woman. I wanted to apply my…
View the originalThe year was 1997. I was sitting on a purple futon next to my girlfriend surrounded by a circle of our friends, eating tabouli salad and messy crying. I was 23 years old and we had just seen Ellen DeGeneres come out on national television as a lesbian. Even for…
Read moreFour years ago, I stood outside of Stonewall, the place where the movement for LGBTQ+ rights was ignited, and said to my best friend, “Promise me in fifty years, wherever we are, we’ll come back for the 100th anniversary.” Growing up queer in New York, Greenwich Village was one of…
View the originalWhen I became Keshet’s Board Chair in January 2019, that week’s parasha recounted the battles with Amalek. I predicted that during my tenure as Chair, we would surely face Amaleks, large and small. The political landscape looked grim, but none of us could imagine what the future would hold… Here…
View the originalI have lived in Florida my entire life. I am a product of Florida public schools and a close-knit Jewish community. I remember growing up and knowing I was gay in kindergarten. I don’t even know how I knew, considering I had never seen or heard about LGBTQ+ people before.…
View the originalJoin us for Pride Shabbat with Guest Speaker, Chani Getter. Meet & Greet and Extended Oneg to Follow. Featured on the Netflix documentary “One of Us’, Chani Getter is an inspirational speaker, spiritual leader, professional coach and counselor. Raised in an ultra-Orthodox Hassidic home, Chani left an arranged marriage and…
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