Links to Jewish LGBT Resources Online

GLBT Jewish Organizations and Resources

Keshet

Keshet is a grassroots organization dedicated to creating a fully inclusive Jewish community for GLBT people.

Follow this link to a huge list of everything GLBT and Jewish.

The World Congress of GLBT Jews
The umbrella GLBT Jewish congress, consisting of over 65 member organizations around the world.

The Jeff Herman Virtual Resource Center
Resource center from the Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation.

Trembling Before G-d

Focuses on the impact of the groundbreaking documentary about Orthodox gay and lesbian Jews on the Jewish world and on individual lives. 

Keep Your Wives Away from Them

Website based on the anthology about Orthodox lesbian women.

Torah Queeries

“Queer” takes on the weekly Torah portion or Jewish holiday.

GLBT Spiritual Resources

Easton Mountain
An Interfaith Spiritual Community of men who love men

Queer Spiritual Spaces
The Queer Spiritual Spaces project is an exploration of the practices of queer spiritual communities.

MyOutSpirit.com
Resources for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Body/Mind/Spirit

Other LGBT Jewish Sites We Like

Academy for Torah Initiatives and Directions: Bibliography of Contemporary Orthodox Responses to Homosexuality  http://www.atid.org/resources/homosexuality.asp

Aleph Melbourne
Description: Aleph Melbourne offers guidance, support and companionship for Jewish, Gay and Bisexual men through social activities, confidential telephone and personal support.   http://www.aleph.org.au/

Amuta: Israeli Gay Youth Organization
Description: The organization is responsible for coordinating the different youth groups, expanding other group activities and providing professional services to accommodate the different needs of gay youth in Israel.
http://www.igy.co.il/content/index.html
 

Another Queer Jewish Buddhist
Description: The blog of Mark Horn.
http://anotherqueerjubu.com/

Atraf
Description : A GLBT-friendly Israeli dating site.
http://dating.atraf.co.il/

Bashert
Description: Bashert is the LGBT Initiative of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. Bashert reaches out to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Jews in Greater Seattle in order to build a stronger, more inclusive Jewish community. This initiative creates opportunities for Jews to come together, celebrate and explore their Jewish identities in a welcoming environment.
http://www.jewishinseattle.org/JF/Connect/Bashert/Bashert.asp

Bat-Kol
Bat-kol – Religious Lesbian Organization was founded to allow women to fulfill both their religious and lesbian identity; to make it possible for women to live in loving relationships, to raise children without deception, but nevertheless stay committed to their religion. This organization is located in Israel.
http://www.bat-kol.org

Beit Mishpachah
Description: A GLBT synagogue in Washington DC.
http://www.betmishpachah.org/

 Brer Rabbi
Description: A collection of things pertaining to gender variant Jews.
http://www.brerrabbi.com/index.html

 Dayenu
Based in Sydney, Australia, Dayenu exists to meet the needs of Jewish gays, lesbians, bi-sexuals and transgenders, as well as their friends, families, partners and other supporters. We provide outreach through education, information, resources, social activities and other events.  http://dayenu.org.au/

 FrumGays
This list is for GLBT Jews who are or have been Orthodox, or attended Yeshivas or Hebrew Day Schools.
http://listserv.shamash.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=Frumgays&A=1

Gay Gevalt!
This website includes a calendar of Queer Jewish events, a blog, and a shop.
http://www.gaygevalt.com/

Gay and Jewish
A Yahoo group to talk about what it means to be Gay and Jewish.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gayandjewish

Gay Jews
Description: This list is for GLBT Jews, regardless of observance or belief.
http://www.atid.org/resources/homosexuality.asp

GayJews.net
GayJews.net is here to help Gay Jews find each other and be part of a community.
http://www.gayjews.net

Gay Spirit Visions
Description: An organization which hosts conferences and an online community for gay men of all spiritualities.
http://www.atid.org/resources/homosexuality.asp

GlobalGay Israel
Description: Hebrew website about gay life in Israel
http://www.globalgay.co.il/

 Hod
Description: The Hod website is the first independent site for religious homosexual Jews, providing a platform for open-minded discussion in order to facilitate understanding. It is based in Israel.
http://www.hod.org.il/?en=1

Human Rights Campaign: Religion & Faith
The Human Rights Campaign Religion and Faith Program mobilizes people of faith to advocate for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
http://www.hrc.org/religion_introduction.asp

International Association of Gay & Lesbian Children of Holocaust Survivors
Description: The Association encourages the research of what actually happened to the generation of homosexuals who were persecuted or perished during the Third Reich. It also serves a social function of allowing us to share our experiences of being lesbian and gay children of Holocaust Survivors, and a forum to disseminate the information.
http://www.infotrue.com/gay.html

Jerusalem Open House
The Jerusalem Open House (JOH) is a grassroots, activist organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people, and allies. It serves as a community center for the GLBT community in Jerusalem and offers free anonymous HIV testing.
http://www.joh.org.il/index.php?id=1319

Jewish Women’s Archive
Description: The mission of the Jewish Women’s Archive (JWA) is to uncover, chronicle, and transmit to a broad public the rich history of American Jewish women. This includes Jewish lesbians.
http://jwa.org/

 JQ International
Description: JQ International Inc. is a membership-based organization dedicated to the advancement of Jewish equality of sexuality and gender identity via social and educational programming, community service and activism. JQ is committed to providing quality programs and services catered to membership needs and was inspired by Jewish values and the concept of Clal Yisrael. This organization is based in LA.
http://www.jqish.org/

JQYouth
We are a social/support group made up of frum/formerly frum* gay, bi, trans and lesbian Jews ages 17-30. We meet regularly for monthly meetings and informal social get togethers. In addition we have an anonymous online discussion group. We are New York based, but we have members all over the world.
http://www.jqyouth.org/

JVoices
Description: JVoices dishes up your Jewish wake up call on some of the most controversial and compelling issues of our time. Topics include queer issues.
http://jvoices.com/

Keshet Portland
Description: KESHET is a social connection group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Jews and their spouses, partners, significant others and good friends, whether Jewish or not.
http://www.gayjewishportland.com/

Keshet Rabbis
Keshet-Rabbis has been established in order to connect gay-friendly Conservative rabbis with one another, to serve as a collective voice of gay-friendly Conservative rabbis, and to offer a point of contact for Conservative/Masorti Jews who are themselves GLBT or who care about GLBT issues.
http://www.keshetrabbis.org

Kirtzono
A forum for Orthodox Jewish parents, families and friends of young gay men and women to humbly listen and learn from each other as we navigate these uncharted waters.
http://www.kirtzono.blogspot.com/

 LILITH Magazine — Independent, Jewish & Frankly Feminist
Organization Summary: LILITH magazine charts Jewish women’s lives with exuberance, rigor, affection, subversion and style. The magazine features award-winning investigative reports, new rituals and celebrations, first-person accounts both contemporary and historical, entertainment reviews, fiction and poetry, art and photography. The journal has published several articles on homosexuality.
http://www.lilith.org/index.htm

LGBT Alliance
Description: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Alliance is group of Bay Area LGBT Jews — and our friends and family — who are committed to the principles of tikkun olam (repairing the world) & tzedakah (giving of time, energy, and money to one’s community).
http://www.sfjcf.org/groups/lgbt/default.asp

New Jersey’s Lesbian & Gay Havurah
Description: New Jersey’s Lesbian & Gay Havurah is a community of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Intersexed Jews and their friends throughout NJ.
http://www.njhav.org/

Nice Jewish Boys: DC
Description: A social network geared around gay Jewish guys in their 20s.
http://www.njbdc.org/public_html/Main.html

Nice Jewish Girls DC
This group is for lesbian, bisexual, queer, and “questioning” Jewish women of the metro Washington, DC, area. Its purposes are to facilitate opportunities for local “Jewbians” to meet in person and to talk online. Wouldn’t your mom be pleased?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/njg_dc/

Orthodykes
Description: The purpose of this site is to provide a home on the Internet for Orthodox Jewish lesbians. At the moment, there are OrthoDykes groups in New York, in Israel and on the Internet.
http://www.orthodykes.org/

OzQJews • Australian Queer (GLBTIQ) Jews (Yahoo groups)
Description: A friendly place where being Australian, Jewish, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex or Queer comes together in an open-minded and respectful manner amongst like-minded people and their allies.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OzQJews/

Queer Shidduch
Description: This is a shidduch (matchmaking) service for LGBT observant Jews. It is open to all who identify as LGBT and are shomer shabbos / shomer kashrus or wish to have a shomer shabbos / shomer kashrus household with their future partner. We would love if you could help us get the word out.
http://queershidduch.wordpress.com

Keshet Families / Rainbow Families
Description: This is a group for gay people who wants to become parents, for gays who are parents, for friends of gays who are parents, for parents of gays who are parents, for children of gay parents, and also for all supporters and friends
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&gid=173825162080

SVARA – A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva
Description: SVARA works to provide serious Talmud study as a spiritual practice to all who want to learn, in an environment that recognizes as crucial the insights of transgender, intersex, queer, lesbian, bisexual and gay Jews as well as those of other religious backgrounds.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&gid=173825162080

The Agudah
Description: The Agudah is a volunteer-based non-profit organization serving the GLBT community in Israel. Its goals are: to work for the full legal, social and cultural equality of the Israeli GLBT community; to provide support and social interaction for GLBT persons and enhance a sense of communal cohesion; and to educate the general public and widen the sphere of understanding and pluralism within Israeli society.
http://www.glbt.org.il/

The Gay & Lesbian Studies / Queer Theory Reading Group at Tel-Aviv University
Description: The reading group is, as its name indicates, a reading group which reads and discusses texts from the academic fields of gay studies and queer theory. Usually we read texts and discuss them, but occasionally we have guest speakers or members of the reading group presenting their own work.
http://www2.mta.ac.il/~rwagner/sexacher/index-eng.html

The Gay and Lesbian Yeshiva Day School Alumni Association
Organization Summary: Our purpose is to provide a safe space for people of all ages to integrate their Jewish and gay identities, in a self-affirming, positive manner, through discussion, socializing, and other activities. Our goal is to establish a friendly and supportive community for lesbian and gay yeshiva and day school alumni, and all others with a commitment to their Jewish heritage.
http://members.aol.com/GayJews/GLYDSA.html

The Jewish Gay Network of Michigan
Description: The mission of The Jewish Gay Network of Michigan is to serve all gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Jews, their families and friends, by providing community, information, empowerment and education in an environment of respect.
http://www.jgnmi.org/

The Rainbow Center
Description: The mission of The Rainbow Center is to offer a compassionate Jewish response to gay, lesbian, transgendered and questioning people and their families by delivering support, education and resources. This organization is based in Atlanta http://www.therainbowcenter.org/

Tirtzah: A Community of Frum Queer Women
Organization Summery: Tirtzah is community of frum queer women who gather to celebrate and study yiddishkeit. They have e-mail discussion group, a blog, and events in the New York City area.
http://tirtzah.wordpress.com/

Tmol Shilshom
Description: Kosher coffeehouse in Jerusalem owned by members of the queer community
http://www.tmol-shilshom.co.il/page.asp?p=6&id=3&lng=en

Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative
Description: The Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative (TEEI) helps transgender individuals achieve financial self sufficiency through stable employment in jobs providing a living wage and benefits, with opportunities for advancement.
http://www.jvs.org/TEEI.html

TransJews (listserv)
Description: An e-mail discussion list for transgendered, transsexual, genderqueer and gender-questioning Jews (religious and secular) of all backgrounds and ages.
http://reocities.com/westhollywood/chelsea/1500/

TransJews (Yahoo group)
Description: TransJews is a Transgendered(TG)/Transsexual(TS)/Genderqueer Jews and SOFFAs list discussing how Judaism affects our gender experiences and vice-versa.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TransJews/

TransTorah
Description: TransTorah helps people of all genders to fully access and transform Jewish tradition and helps Jewish communities to be welcoming sanctuaries for people of all genders.
http://www.transtorah.org/

Zeek: A Journal of Jewish Thought and Culture
Zeek: A Journal of Jewish Thought and Culture is a print journal, online magazine, public events, and multimedia content which defines and creates New Jewish Culture. Edgy, intelligent and substantive, Zeek builds a bridge between religious and secular, connects Israeli creativity with the diaspora, and helps to create a vital, inclusive Judaism for the 21st century. The journal has published several articles on homosexuality.
http://zeek.forward.com