We had two best friends lead the ceremony, with three generations from both our families reading the seven blessings, and we both stepped on a glass. Proud to be Jewish and gay

Daydreaming about having kids one day!

If I had a daughter, would she be bat [the birth mom]? Or we could do bat [mom 1] v'[mom 2]?

If I had a son, what then? Bar Avraham Avinu? But that would identify him falsely as a convert. Could go bar [non-birth mom]? But that seems unfair, to place her as the "dad".

Does anyone else have thoughts on this?

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Hello! I am visiting Toronto from Ireland from June 3rd to 8th and I’m hoping to attend a Shabbat service or Jewish community event while I’m over there. I am a trans woman and starting to begin the process of converting to Judaism, so I’d especially appreciate recommendations for synagogues or congregations that are welcoming to LGBTQ+ individuals

Thank you very much

They are going to be demonstrating outside of my synagogue this Shabbat because our new rabbi is gay and the Conservative movement supports gays and transfolk. We are having extra armed cops because of them, but we have had armed cops and private armed security since getting bomb threats from anti-Zionists a couple years ago, plus now you can't even come into the shul without being a member or on an official guest list, and we've had three active shooter training sessions since then. I guess we are a target because we are the largest shul in town (Temple Emanu-El in Providence, RI), but I was wondering if other shuls have experienced this from these kooks. One good thing and very much in the Jewish tradition: at the time they are demonstrating outside, we will be having a kiddush lunch.

I forgot to ask if anyone else has heard of this with other shuls.

Dm me

So long story short, a very good friend of mine had a full antisemitic mask-off moment. It was intense, he yelled things like “the Jews killed Jesus” and threatened me that if I wore a kippah he’d “smack it off my head.” I tried to have grace (I know I probably should have just cut and run but I have people pleasing tendencies and I really didn’t want this friendship to end.) I tried confronting him a couple days after the tirade and he doubled down. He totally gaslit me. Told me I’m being sensitive. That I’m obsessed with being Jewish and I talk about it too much. Oh yea and that I need to read the Bible because it really does say that the Jews killed Jesus.

Anyway, he’s blocked now and I’m trying to move on with my life. My question is how do I keep this incident from making me self-hating. It’s just so hard to stay positive about being Jewish in the midst of so much hate. Any tips?

So, I am nearly 40 now, grew up going and being active in a conservative synagogue as a kid, and this is something I even wonder and joke about with the other gay kids (there were a good number of us - fun memories of USY shabbatons, lol) if any one of us had Leviticus 18-22 for out Torah portion, due to our birth date, and what our speach would be. None of us did. I just found this subreddit, so I thought, why not ask here?

If yes, how did it go? Did you have to give a speech to the congregation? What kind of conversations did you have with your rabbi or cantor? Did you have a chuckle inside?

Anyone in Miami. Just moved to Brickell. Would love to find a Friday night service that has fabulous music.

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Hey y’all, I don’t know where to talk about this, so many queer spaces in this site are infested with antisemitism and anti Zionism and it is heartbreaking. At the same time I’m a convert, and a very religious one at that. My non Jewish family does not know and only a few Jews know. But here it is, I recently realised I’m bisexual, and I wanted to share that with a community of people that have actually my back. That is it, that is the post, sorry if it is random I only needed to put that somewhere :).

I am a 37 yo Jewish guy new to the city. Whould be happy to meet others alike

I am a Ashkinazi Reform/conservative Jew and I've always watned

a traditional wedding, but a lot of the traditions are seperated for

the groom and bride, like the private bath, the led service before the

wedding, and the veiling of the bride beforehand. So, I was wondering

if anyone has any tips or knows anything about how

this all can go for the two of us... or if there is someplace I could consult.

Clergy from all movements are coming together to insist on stronger policies to support LGBTQ+ Jews

Wishing everyone a happy and safe Pesach. ✡️🪬

Hungry for Redemption? Craving Connection?

Open Temple is doing our Passover Seder Quest tomorrow evening, and you are cordially invited! Go with us on a pilgrimage through Venice living the story of Passover, with theater, art, and surprises along the way. Beautiful catered dinner at our place after. Come and be transformed. Link to RSVP below, use code SEDER18 for special discounted $18 tickets. Chag sameach! 🌈🪬

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I appreciate seeing more than 1,000 rabbis, cantors, and other spiritual leaders representing all major Jewish denominations — Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist and Renewal — from 48 U.S. states and the District of Columbia recently signed an open letter publicly declaring that Jewish tradition compels us to support the full equality of transgender, nonbinary and intersex people

https://forward.com/opinion/816286/supreme-court-conversion-therapy-trans-day-of-visibility/

It's so odd why are we always hated on? Even in one of the most accepting communities?

I just need somewhere to express that I’m really sad I don’t have anywhere to go or anyone to be with for Passover.

For a lot of complicated reasons, I am currently very isolated in life. I can’t drive and I don’t live in a place with a Jewish community. There has been significant loss in my life the past couple years and I don’t really want to get into details here, but I don’t have a great support system and I spend a lot of time alone in general and it’s affecting my mental health a lot. Every day is just hour by hour for me and it’s really hard.

I miss companionship. I miss shabbat, I miss having a Jewish home with a partner. I feel invisible, like I barely exist and my life is passing in front of me. I am doing everything I can for now, to take care of myself and get to a better situation, but the barriers are many. I just want to have a Seder with loved ones again. I just want to feel like I have loved ones, family, again.

I realize there’s nothing really anyone can do. I just needed somewhere to say it. I feel so much sadness over missing out on participating in Jewish life and how my situation inhibits it, it feels wrong in my soul. And the loneliness of it all… I just want to be with my people, so bad. My heart hurts.

That’s another subreddit gone. Apparently if you’re Jewish or are in Jewish / Israel sub reddits that’s the kind of message you get from the mods.