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A Guide for LGBTQ+ Belonging for Synagogue Religious Schools or Community Schools (Non Day School) Below you will find several suggestions for how to make your Jewish supplemental school a…
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Oy Vey! The Rabbi is Gay! A Children’s Tale for All the Conservative Synagogue Educators Who Might Need a Little Extra Help Next Week By Rabbi Daniel Brenner A few…
The following terms are presented in three categories: sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation. These three categories describe distinct areas of identity, and each functions independently of the other two.…
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August, 5, 2017 Temple Emanuel For You Too Were a Stranger: Becoming an Ally to LGBTQ Community, by Daniel Bahner Good Shabbos everyone! Thank you, very much, for welcoming me…
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The body is nothing more than a garment. When they are naming souls in the upper world and they call out “So-and-So, the daughter of Such-and-Such,” no body yet exists,…
FOUR WORLDS, EIGHTEEN AFFIRMATIONS, ONE COVENANT: ALEPH STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES We of ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal strive to open ourselves to awareness of the sacred in all of existence.…
CONGREGATION SHOMREI EMUNAH 67 Park Street Montclair, NJ 07042 (973) 746 – 5041 INTERPRETIVE TRANSLATION – TARGUM – OF TWO VERSES IN THE TORAH Leviticus 18:22 V’et zakhar –…
The first step towards creating a culture and environment of belonging is a commitment to a vision and the values of equality and respect for all people—and cultivating the language…
A 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,…
“Coming Out” is when a person tells someone else that they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, or another identity related to their gender identity, expression, orientation, and/or attraction. Someone…
What’s in a Pronoun?: Third-Person and All-Gender Pronouns Assembled by Dubbs Weinblatt, Essie Shachar-Hill, and Jacob Klein (May 2019) Updated January 2023 by Chaim Ezra Harrison and Jay Smith THE…
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Written non-discrimination policies and benefits form the foundation of diversity and inclusion efforts. Do the organizations you belong to, work for and/or support have a policy in place that specifically…
Save the following JPEG image to print, or display it on your organization’s website: Easily print your own Safe Zone or Pride stickers using Avery 5395 adhesive label paper…
Introduction: Inclusive forms and paperwork are an important part of LGBTQ-affirming organizational culture. Not only will inclusive forms allow your organization to capture the most accurate information, but they also…
Many events in Jewish life are accompanied by a ritual or ceremony. Our library of materials can help you find a meaningful LGBTQ inclusive text or interpretation for your event.
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