Tag: LGBTQ+

Communicating Respectfully and Lovingly with Your LGBTQ+ Children 

Parenting a child is a profound spiritual responsibility—one that involves teaching and guiding that child while also honoring their dignity as a unique individual. Sometimes, ...
January 21, 2026 Children LGBTQ+

Why Are So Many Transgender People Converting To Judaism?

In 2021-22, I interviewed 45 transgender Jews from across the US. Around 33% of participants had converted or were in the process of converting to ...
December 29, 2025 Conversion LGBTQ+

Transgender Jewish Flagging

This Alison Bechdel comic may perplex some straight and cisgender readers. But, to members of the LGBTQ+ community, this comic references the trend of queer ...
December 23, 2025 LGBTQ+
Too Many People Walk Alone

Too Many People Walk Alone

Walking together into difficulty, rather than alone, is a focal point of parashat Vayera, where God commands Abraham to do the impossible.
November 6, 2025 JTS Senior Sermon Learning
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Hebrew Pronoun Pins: Pinpointing the Why

Why are pronoun pins helpful and why did we make these Hebrew pins? How might they create more welcoming Jewish spaces?
June 26, 2025 Inclusion LGBTQ+
The Shofar Is Calling Us Toward Queer Reconciliation: A Kavvanah

The Shofar Is Calling Us Toward Queer Reconciliation: A Kavvanah

The shofar's call urges us to examine our own biases and privileges, to stand in solidarity and to advocate for change.
, , September 23, 2024 Elul High Holidays

Re-writing the Wedding Ceremony: A Jewish LGBTQ+ Tradition 

"We were learning what being married Jewishly means and what's important to us as a couple, then inscribing that into the wedding ceremony."
May 29, 2023 LGBTQ+ Lifecycles
We Reclaimed Two Jewish Wedding Customs and You Can Too

We Reclaimed Two Jewish Wedding Customs and You Can Too

There are many Jewish wedding customs out there, finding the right ones for you can help you explore the more subtle emotions of the event. ...
May 15, 2023 LGBTQ+ Lifecycles
Planning my Queer Halakhic Jewish Wedding

Planning my Queer Halakhic Jewish Wedding

Making the choices for our queer wedding ceremony including the ceremony, ketubah, sheva berachot, circling, and breaking the glass.
May 15, 2023 LGBTQ+ Lifecycles
How to call Non-Binary Jews to the Torah

How to call Non-Binary Jews to the Torah

Being called to Torah is a moment of sacred encounter. Here's how to call Non-Binary Jews to the Torah based on the CJLS Teshuvah in ...
August 1, 2022 CJLS Halakhah
Why You Should Host a Pride Shabbat

Why You Should Host a Pride Shabbat

Aimee Close shares her story of becoming a synagogue member and the power and importance of Pride Shabbat and being welcoming.
June 7, 2022 Inclusion LGBTQ+
Mountain with fog and the words: Revelation: A Poem

Revelation: A Poem

Yakira Keshet offers a poem to commemorate Shavuot, her journey to Judaism, and the presence of our souls at Mount Sinai.
May 12, 2022 Conversion LGBTQ+