For You Too Were a Stranger: Becoming an LGBTQ Ally Remarks given at Temple Emanuel in Newton, Massachusetts by Daniel Bahner, Keshet’s National Director of Education and training, which focus on the importance of being an ally.
Featured Transgender Inclusive Bathroom/Locker Room and Non-Discrimination Policies An example of a transgender inclusive locker room/bathroom policy from the Asheville Jewish Community Center.
Passover: Festival of Binaries "All the binary distinctions enforced at Passover are similarly hard to maintain." An excerpt from Joy Ladin's book, The Soul of the Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective.
A Trans Educator Comes Out to His Community: Sample Letter A letter that a Director of Education at a religious school sent out to his community, coming out as transgender, written in way for young children to understand.
Add Yourself to the Acronym: Understanding (Trans)Gender in Jewish Life A sermon exploring the experiences of transgender people and Jewish texts.
Day School Dedicates Gender Neutral Bathroom A press release regarding the dedication of a gender neutral bathroom at a day school.
Community Belonging Guide for Synagogues A collection of best practices for making a synagogue more LGBTQ+ inclusive.
Letter on Diversity and Inclusion from Camp JRF A sample letter to serve as a template to communicate with a camp community about movement on LGBTQ inclusion at camp.
Kol B’mishpachat Elohim: A Jewish Guide for Creating Allies for Our LGBT Families This guide is intended to help make your congregation a welcoming place for LGBT families.
Arami Oved Avi: A Family Coming Out Journey A Passover Haggadah insert about the story of one person's coming out journey.