LGBTQ+ Jewish Life

Jewish Ways to Observe LGBTQ+ History Month

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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Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

"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.

LGBTQ+ Jewish Life

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Audacious Hospitality

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.

Wholly Jewish: Grace: Breaking Down the Gates of Queer Judaism

Shira Kline

Being queer and Jewish means something different to everyone, and those differences deserve to be celebrated. This week, Grace Collins (they/them) talks about being a Jewish storyteller and teacher; their connection, as a Jew-by-choice, to Rabbi Akiva’s teachings;, repairing the world in an oppressive political climate; and the dangers of “gatekeeping” in queer and Jewish spaces.

LGBTQ+ Jewish Life

LGBTQ+ Jewish Life

Jewish Ways to Observe LGBTQ+ History Month

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

Wholly Jewish: Denis: Coming Out and Showing Up

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

Wholly Jewish: Grace: Breaking Down the Gates of Queer Judaism

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