Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) affirming denominations in Judaism (also called gay-affirming) are Jewish religious groups that welcome
LGBT members and do not consider
homosexuality to be a
sin. They include both entire
Jewish denominations, as well as individual synagogues. Some are composed mainly of non-LGBT members and also have specific programs to welcome LGBT people, while others are composed mainly of LGBT members.
Denominations
*Conservative Judaism - ''(Mixed support)''
*Reform Judaism
*Reconstructionist Judaism
*Jewish Renewal
*Humanistic Judaism
Individual congregations
First Narayever Congregation(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Bet Mishpachah(Washington, D.C.)
[Affirming Churches, Synagogues, and Religious Groups](_blank)
, District of Columbia
*Fabrangen Havurah (Washington, D.C.)
(San Francisco, California)
*Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (New York, New York)
Congregation Bet Haverim(Atlanta, Georgia)
Temple Israel(Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Makom: Creative Downtown Judaism(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Denomination-sanctioned programmes
Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation- Reform Judaism
Unofficial programmes
* Keshet Rabbis - Conservative Judaism
* KOACH College Outreach - Conservative Judaism
* Kirtzono - Orthodox Judaism
* Hod (Organization), Hod - Orthodox Judaism
* Bat Kol (organization), Bat Kol - Orthodox Judaism
* Orthodykes - Orthodox Judaism
Programmes not affiliated with any particular denomination
* Keshet (organization), Keshet
* Jewish Mosaic
NehirimGayGevalt LGBT Jewish CalendarHavruta- Religious GaysGay YouthKamohaIsrael AIDS TaskforceGLBT Outreach & Engagement (GLOE)HoshenAguda - The Israeli National LGBT Task ForceEshelThe Jerusalem Open HouseTehilaKulanu TorontoJewish Queer Youth
*A Wider Bridge
Jewish TransitionsJewish Lesbian Group of VictoriaThe Rainbow Center
*[http://www.jglg.org.uk/ Jewish Gay and Lesbian Group (JGLG) [United Kingdom]]
Shalom Amigos (Mexico)Keshet Deutschland (Germany)
*Dayenu (organization), Dayenu (Australia)
*Aleph Melbourne, Aleph (Australia)
Beit Haverim
(France)
JQ International
See also
*Sexuality and Judaism
*Homosexuality and Judaism
*Timeline of LGBT Jewish history
*LGBT clergy in Judaism
*Same-sex marriage and Judaism
*Transgender people and religion#Judaism, Transgender people and Judaism
* LGBT rights in Israel
* Jewish LGBT organizations
* List of LGBT Jews
References
External links
Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation
of Hebrew Union College (Reform Judaism)
Jewish, Bisexual, Feminist in a Christian Heterosexual World: Oy Vey!
by Sari H. Dworkin, Ph.D.
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