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Coming Out

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As gay, lesbian, transgender, asexual, bisexual, and gender-nonconforming Jews have gained more acceptance within the Jewish community, we have sought a Jewish way to “come out”—either publicly to our congregations, or privately to our families. Here you will find coming-out ceremonies, prayers, rituals, and personal stories.

Latest Rituals

An original song based on Song of Songs composed for a lesbian wedding

A couple holding hands during an outdoor wedding ceremony with bridesmaids and a scenic backdrop.

A blessing celebrating the questioning of sexuality or gender identity.

Two people in winter coats laughing and hugging in front of a weathered, peeling green wall.

A Purim prayer about having the courage to be who you are

Person with outstretched arms in a field at sunset, facing distant hills and a cloudy sky.

A prayer for coming out and coming home

Two women in winter coats laughing and hugging in front of a peeling, green painted wall.

A coming-out ceremony based upon the Passover seder to celebrate and honor liberation from the mitzrayim (narrow places) of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender secrecy

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A ceremony commissioned by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for Coming Out Day, October 11, 2006

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Prayer to be said upon coming out or participating in gay pride events
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An account of a woman coming out to her mother and commemorating the event by taking an aliyah in synagogue
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