Thanks to Keshet for this lovely sign. I don’t have a huge amount of data about LGBT Jewish couples, but I do have the results of a survey done a few years ago of the East Bay LGBT Jewish population. Of the LGBT Jews in relationships 89% were in an interfaith relationship. If you didn’t…
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Welcoming LGBT people – Say it loud & proud
I’ve been pleased and impressed by Rabbi Larry Milder‘s clear statements about acceptance within his synagogue, Beth Emek of Pleasanton. Here’s another good one that he sent to his congregation. Are You Gay? Lesbian? Transgender? We Welcome You! I am heterosexual. I expect my synagogue to be accepting of my gender identity. I was born…
Read More »We Support Inclusion of LGBTQ Jews and their partners in Jewish Life
This is Pride Week in the San Francisco Bay and Building Jewish Bridges is proud to support LGBTQ Jews and their partners. Our local Jewish population studies found that the vast majority of gay Jews who are in relationships are in interfaith relationships. BJB welcomes LGBTQ couples to all our programs. To get involved in…
Read More »Gay, Jewish and Interfaith in the Bay Area
About 2 percent of Americans are Jewish. Somewhere around 10 – 15 percent are gay, lesbian, transgendered, bisexual. So how easy is it to be Jewish & gay and find another gay Jew? You do the math. It won’t surprise you to learn that most LGBT Jews are in interfaith relationships. There are things about…
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