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Category: LGBTQ+
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.
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Rabbi Dr. J.B. Sacks
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Social Justice Commission
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."
Emily Jaeger
May 29, 2023
LGBTQ+
Lifecycles
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. ...
Emily Jaeger
May 15, 2023
LGBTQ+
Lifecycles
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.
Rabbi Becca Walker
May 15, 2023
LGBTQ+
Lifecycles
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 ...
Rabbi Deborah Silver
August 1, 2022
CJLS
Halakhah
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.
Aimee Close
June 7, 2022
Inclusion
LGBTQ+
Revelation: A Poem
Yakira Keshet offers a poem to commemorate Shavuot, her journey to Judaism, and the presence of our souls at Mount Sinai.
Yakira Keshet
May 12, 2022
Conversion
LGBTQ+