Explore our collection of Torah commentaries with an LGBTQ lens.
Parashat Naso Embracing the LGBTQ Community by Rabbi David Lazar on Saturday May 26, 2007 9 Sivan 5767 Numbers 4:21 – 7:89, Shabbat May the Lord bless you and watch…
Holiday: Pesach Liberation and Transgender Jews by Rabbi Ayelet S. Cohen Thursday April 13, 2006 15 Nisan, 5766 Exodus 12:21-51, Passover We prepare for the holiday of Passover in…
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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For decades Adath Israel has striven to be a community where LGBTQ+ folks feel not only welcomed, but valued. Joining the Shivyon Equality Project was an extension of that longstanding commitment to equity and belonging and helped us see areas where we could improve…We reviewed our by-laws, forms, and communications to eliminate non-inclusive language, worked with our library to indicate books with LGBTQ+ content, increased the size and scope of our Pride Committee, developed an employee policy handbook, and converted single gender bathrooms into all-gender bathrooms…Every organization, even ones doing good work (perhaps, especially ones doing good work), can benefit from fresh eyes!
Joanna Schnurman (she/her), Office Administrator, Adath Israel, Connecticut