{"id":1884,"date":"2017-04-14T15:45:14","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T15:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/transcaresite.org\/?page_id=1884"},"modified":"2022-09-30T12:24:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T12:24:32","slug":"jewish-trans-community-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/transcaresite.org\/?page_id=1884","title":{"rendered":"Jewish Trans Community Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keshetonline.org\/\">Keshet<\/a> <\/strong><br \/>\nKeshet is a national organization that works for full LGBTQ equality and inclusion in Jewish life.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jqyouth.org\/\">Jewish Queer Youth (JQY)<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nJewish Queer Youth (JQY) is a nonprofit organization supporting and empowering LGBTQ youth in the Jewish community. JQY fights to ensure the emotional and physical health and safety of these individuals, with a special focus on teens and young adults from Orthodox, Chasidic, and Sephardic communities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transtorah.org\/aboutus.html\"><strong>TransTorah\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transtorah.org\/aboutus.html\">\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\nAn online resource\u00a0created to collect trans and genderqueer Jewish texts, sermons and other literature\u00a0and make them accessible to anyone who wants them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jqinternational.org\/about\/mission\/\"><strong>JQ International<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;JQ International is a LGBTQ Jewish &amp; Ally community. \u00a0We create programs and services that foster a healthy fusion of LGBTQ and Jewish Identity, which offer LGBTQ Jews, their friends, families, and loved ones the opportunity to connect with each other while fostering a strong sense of self. \u00a0JQ International also encourages and strengthens leadership, activism, and social action amongst its\u00a0members in order to continue creating not only a vibrant and inclusive LGBTQ Jewish community, but also the best possible community at large.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Congregation Beit Simchat Torah<\/strong> | New York, NY <a href=\"https:\/\/cbst.org\/content\/about\">https:\/\/cbst.org\/content\/about <\/a><br \/>\nAn LGBTQI synagogue located near Midtown in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcc-la.org\/\"><strong>Beth Chayim Chadashim<\/strong><\/a> | Los Angeles, CA<br \/>\nAn LGBTQI synagogue located in Los Angeles, CA.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.templeisrael.net\/community\/ruach\/\"><strong>Ru&#8217;ach<\/strong> <\/a>| Temple Israel of Greater Miami | Miami, FL <a href=\"http:\/\/www.templeisrael.net\/community\/ruach\/\">\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Founded in 2000, Ru&#8217;ach (which in Hebrew means \u201cspirit\u201d) is a havurah serving the Jewish LGBT community in South Florida. We are committed to fostering a joyous, open and accepting environment for people to meet and enjoy the social, cultural, spiritual and educational opportunities we have to offer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/etzchaimflorida.org\"><strong>Congregation Etz Chaim<\/strong><\/a> | Miami, FL<br \/>\n&#8220;Congregation Etz Chaim is a unique congregation in South Florida committed to building a spiritual home for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Jewish community and our partners.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shaarzahav.org\/\"><strong>Sha&#8217;ar Zahav<\/strong><\/a> | San Francisco, CA<br \/>\nAn LGBTQI Reform synagogue located in San Francisco, CA.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amtikva.org\/\"><strong>Congregation Am Tikva<\/strong><\/a> | Boston, MA<br \/>\nAn LGBTQI synagogue located in Boston, MA.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairmounttemple.org\/home-2\/get-involved\/chevrei-tikvah\/\"><strong>Chevrei Tikva Chavurah<\/strong><\/a> | Cleveland, OH<br \/>\nAn LGBTQI chavurah associated with the Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.congregationbethaverim.org\/\"><strong>Congregation Beit Haverim<\/strong><\/a> | Atlanta, GA<br \/>\nA Reconstructionist synagogue founded by and for LGBTQI folks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tikvahchadashah.org\/\"><strong>Congregation Tikvah Chadashah<\/strong><\/a> | Seattle, WA<br \/>\nSeattle&#8217;s GLBT Synagogue since 1980\u00a0and is a chavurah-style congregation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/glbtjews.org\">World Congress of GLBT Jews: Keshet Ga&#8217;avah<\/a> \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/njlgh.onefireplace.com\/\"><strong>New Jersey&#8217;s Lesbian and Gay Havurah<\/strong><\/a> | Edison, NJ<br \/>\nLocated at Temple Emanu-El, NJLGH is a community of LGBTQI Jewish and their friends and family. Memers represent the full spectrum of Jewish backgrounds and observances.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/edcjcc.org\/social-networks\/gloe\/aboutus.html?referrer=http:\/\/washingtondcjcc.org\/social-networks\/gloe\/\"><strong>GLBT Outreach &amp; Engagement (GLOE)<\/strong><\/a> | Washington D.C.<br \/>\nAs the GLBT portal of the D.C.Jewish Community Center (DCJCC), GLOE engages metropolitan Washington\u2019s GLBT Jewish community by sponsoring original programming and fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment at the Washington DCJCC.<\/p>\n<p><a>Bet Mishpachah &#8211; DC&#8217;s LGBQT+ Synagogue<\/a> |Washington, D.C.<br \/>\nThrough outreach to local communities, Bet Mishpachah, DC\u2019s LGBTQ+ Synagogue will begin an LGBTQ+ outreach program for Jewish youth and their families. B\u2019nai Ahava aims to bring together LGBTQ+ Jewish youth quarterly for an hour of fellowship and friendship. Following the fellowship hour, attendees are able to stay for Bet Mishpachah\u2019s Friday Night Services. Those who are interested can e-mail the executive director at executivedirector@betmish.org<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/guimel.mx\/\"><strong>Guimel<\/strong> <\/a>| Mexico<br \/>\n&#8220;We are a group that supports Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people, their families and friends within the Jewish Community of Mexico.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keshet Keshet is a national organization that works for full LGBTQ equality and inclusion in Jewish life. Jewish Queer Youth (JQY) \u00a0 \u00a0 Jewish Queer Youth (JQY) is a nonprofit organization supporting and empowering LGBTQ youth in the Jewish community. 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