queer community
Am I a Gay Rabbi, or Am I a Rabbi Who Is Gay?
Part Two of a two-part story of a gay rabbinical student in the Reform Movement. Yesterday Ari shared his place in ...
Ari the Big Gay Rabbinical Student: On Navigating Two Challenging Identities
Deciding to become a rabbi is a momentous decision. For a gay man, the decision is even more fraught. In ...
Coming Out and Coming Home to My Jewish Sleepaway Camp
Check out today’s powerful and brave post on The Canteen from David Furman, who reflects on coming out and his world at ...
Finding Fallen Sparks in the Mosh Pit
When I was 21, I came out as transgender and identified as a boy. Simultaneously I also came out as ...
Your Jewish Guide to Celebrating LGBTQ Pride
Every June people across the world celebrate LGBTQ Pride. As LGBTQ Jews and allies, we are proud of our own ...
Parashat B’midbar: The Gift of the Wilderness
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...
A Jew. A Queer. But a Jewish Queer? Keshet Youth Shabbaton Reflection
I’ve never been one to have high expectations. I tend to take situations as they come and to be spontaneous ...
Parashat Mishpatim: Revolution is the Easy Part
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...
Gay, Orthodox, and on the Internet
The Internet has proven to be a powerful resource for the LGBTQ community, and especially so for those members who ...