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Community Mobilization News and Updates

The latest news about our Community Mobilization work. 11/29/2023 Keshet’s statement on the Senate vote for the Respect for Marriage Act Published on Keshetonline.org More than 100 Jewish groups back the bill that would codify same-sex marriage protections into federal law, 9/8/2022 Originally published on Jewish Telegraphic Agency The Jewish,…

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Karaoke – Film Screening

The Boston Jewish Film Festival Presents: Karaoke (Opening Night) Meir (Sasson Gabay, The Band’s Visit, Gett BJFF 2014, Aviva, My Love BJFF 2006) and Tova (Rita Shukrun, Orange People BJFF 2014, Metallic Blues BJFF 2004) are a middle-aged Sephardic couple with two grown daughters living in an upscale suburb of…

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OUTstanding! 2022 Honorees

Amram Altzman Amram Altzman has shaped the field of LGBTQ Jewish youth work for a decade with love, wit, and insight. He brings a passion for Torah, the social sciences, and art to his work as an educator and organizer. Amram attended Keshet’s first LGBTQ and Ally Teen Shabbaton in…

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Turning Back to Teshuvah

Download this resource as a PDF   As a queer individual whose work centers around LGBTQ+ inclusion and belonging in Jewish communal life, I find myself uncertain on how I engage in teshuvah, especially when my basic rights are under attack. And, if I’m being honest, I feel this way…

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LGBTQ+ Awareness Calendar – Fall/Winter 2022

September Bisexual Awareness Week – September 16-23 / Celebrate Bisexuality Day – September 23 Learn about the Jewish bisexual “Mother of Pride” Brenda Howard. Learn about what bisexuality is and means. Uplift the struggles and challenges that bisexual individuals face in society, such as biphobia and bi erasure. Learn how…

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LGBTQ Awareness Calendar – Fall/Winter 2021

July/August Tu B’Av Throw a Loving Day Celebration honoring all types of love and partnership in your community Watch the documentary Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement that follows the interfaith lesbian partnership that led to the successful court case that made same-gender marriage legal on the federal level in…

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