LGBTQ+ Jewish Life

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The Passover Seder’s Four Children and LGBTQ Inclusion: Moving Toward Full Hospitality

Rabbi Dara Lithwick

We read, “Let all who are hungry come and eat.” These words have taken on deep meaning for me as I came out of the closet, got married, and had kids of my own: Our freedom and redemption are founded on being inclusive and welcoming.

LGBTQ+ Equality

Jewish Ways Observe LGBTQ+ History Month Each October

October is LGBTQ+ History Month. What began as a single day, National Coming Out Day on October 11 is now a month dedicated to honoring those who lived their lives as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and the history of the community.

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Spirituality

"I Will Be What I Will Be": Finding a Jewish Path in Emerging Adulthood

Aria Caligiuri

As a Jewish autistic bisexual transgender woman, “I will be what I will be” is something I have had to tell many people throughout my life, as they have questioned, judged, mocked, and discriminated against me for who I am.

Wholly Jewish: Denis: Coming Out and Showing Up

Shira Kline

Hosted by Jewish performance and ritual artist Shira Kline (she/her), a.k.a. ShirLaLa, this season features interviews with LGBTQIA+ Jews from the Union for Reform Judaism's JewV'Nation Fellowship.

LGBTQ+ Jewish Life

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LGBTQ+ Jewish Life

Finding My Way Home: How and Why I Returned to My Judaism

Dr. Gary M. Levin

October 6, 2020

Not knowing if I would be shunned or accepted, I decided to give my religion another chance. I was not prepared for the warm and welcoming atmosphere I found at temple, where being gay was as acceptable as having brown hair.