Noah Baron

Wholly Jewish: Noa: The Beauty of Taking Up Space

Noah Baron

Shira Kline

On the season finale of Wholly Jewish season 2, we are joined by NYU student and college organizer Noa Baron (they/them). Noa shares the personal and Jewish and significance of their name (and their Jewish name-changing ceremony), the importance of deep listening to the queer community, their aspirations as a trans Jewish leader, and the beauty LGBTQ+ Jews bring to the Jewish community.

Racial Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (REDI) Communities of Belonging

Michigan Reform Jewish Clergy Urge Senator Levin to Support Anti-Bullying Bill

Noah Baron

August 10, 2012

Washington, D.C. August 9, 2012 - A group of Reform Jewish clergy in Michigan - 16 rabbis and 3 cantors - have signed a letter, coordinated by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, to Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) urging him to join 41 of his Senate colleagues in co-sponsoring the Safe Schools Improvement Act (S.506).

Bullying

Gun Violence Prevention

Politicizing the Tragedy of Gun Deaths

Noah Baron

July 31, 2012

Tragedy struck Aurora, Colorado last week. A man walked into a crowded movie theater armed with automatic weapons and took the lives of twelve people, including a six-year-old girl. And, as follows too many tragedies involving guns, the gun lobby, and those on

Faith and LGBT Equality in the News

Noah Baron

July 10, 2012

In recent months, LGBT equality has come to the fore in a number of denominations. The United Methodist Church’s governing body, which meets every four years, rejected a proposal to strike passages from its book of doctrine which calls homosexuality

Reflections on the AIDS Memorial Quilt

Noah Baron

July 5, 2012

A section of the Memorial Quilt dedicated to those who died from AIDS-related complications from a high school.

The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt is currently on display on the National Mall. It is comprised of over 48,000 panels, each about the size of a