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FOR GAY JEWISH singles putting ‘finding someone special” on their list of New Year’s resolutions, Keshet’s annual Quick Dates event was the place to be Dec. 25. More than 60 participants gath ered at Temple Beth Zion in Brookline for an evening of fun. food and one of the single scene’s…
Read moreNew York’s Congregation Beit Simchat Torah made news recently when it announced the purchase of a three-level space in a landmark tower on the west side of Manhattan. When construction is complete, the building in the Garment District will house CBST’s first permanent home in its 40-year history. “We’ve been…
Read moreChildren dressed as superheroes, queens, and football players ate pastries and listened to the story of Purim at Boston Children’s Museum on Sunday. The early Purim event was organized by the PJ Library, a nine-year-old nonprofit that gives free books to Jewish families with young children, in collaboration with the Jewish…
Read moreMatt Nosanchuk recently left his role as White House Jewish Liaison. During his time in the Obama administration, he initially worked on LGBT issues in the Department of Justice before coordinating efforts to reach out to the Jewish community. Matt Nosanchuk was recently in Cambridge at the invitation of Keshet…
Read moreIn 2002, an essay appeared in David Shneer and Caryn Aviv’s book Queer Jews entitled “In the Aron Kodesh,” an anonymous piece by a gay rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary. The essay described his silent struggle with wanting to serve as a rabbi in a movement that, at…
Read moreWhen a group of Beth El Congregation’s leaders met last week to discuss how they could better include those with disabilities at the synagogue, Rabbi Alex Greenbaum was happy to see the conversation veer in a broader direction. “With inclusion, we are usually talking about people with special needs,” said…
Read moreJanuary International Holocaust Remembrance Day: January 27th Focus on LGBTQ victims of the holocaust Watch Paragraph 175, A documentary about the lives of several gay men and a lesbian who were persecuted by the Nazis. Teach a lesson for either high school age, or adult learning session about the legacy…
Read more“The terms ‘pro-choice’ and ‘pro-life’ are alienating,”explained Heather Holdridge, director of digital strategy at Planned Parenthood, before she went on to describe her organization’s new campaign to drop them. I was listening to her speak on a panel at the Jewish Funders Network conference last month, but my mind quickly…
Read moreRecently my 14-year-old brought a bright yellow pamphlet home from school, a handout from her school’s gay-straight alliance. The pamphlet was called “Coming Out as a Supporter.” Josie and her friends found it hilarious. Who the heck would need to “come out” as an ally? They giggled at the booklet’s…
Read moreApproximately two dozen people stood shivering in a park in Boston on Sunday. They sang songs, lit candles and recited prayers in a brief Jewish ceremony to mark the Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual commemoration of those killed by anti-transgender hate. It would be followed by a larger non-denominational…
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