LGBTQ+ Jewish Life

Being a Mom in an All-Woman Family

Aron Hirt-Manheimer

May 3, 2021

June and her partner, Betsy, adopted two girls from Guatemala and raised them together until Betsy died of cancer 4 years ago. June talked with me about the great joy she felt in fulfilling her dream of becoming a mom and the challenge she and her teenage daughters faced after suffering such a tremendous loss.

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LGBTQ+ Jewish Life

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 to 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

October 13, 2020

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 LGBTQ+ Jews from the Union for Reform Judaism's JewV'Nation Fellowship. Follow along as they share their experiences in Jewish spaces, how their queerness and their Judaism intersect, and visions of a more inclusive...

LGBTQ+ Jewish Life