Throughout our lives as we explore the world around us, we also discover elements of ourselves. For the LGBTIQ community the process of coming out, transitioning, and experimenting with gender and sexual identity may come with public or private struggles for acceptance, some which may be difficult or painful. Through ritual we can honor the range of emotions and experiences along this journey, support each other to become our true and best selves, and celebrate what makes each of us special and unique.
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A ritual meant for a couple to really see each other, as if for the first time, on their wedding day
Name changes can be both liberating and intimidating. Taking a brief moment to recognize the holiness of the act, and to affirm the dignity of the recipient of the new name, can be transformative.
Prayer for Jewish parents as they name, welcome, and make first decisions about gender for their child
We remember those whose lives were lost, and pray for a more tolerant and just future
A ritual to mark gender transition and celebrate freedom
For name or pronoun changes, coming out to loved ones, or moments of physical transition
Complete ceremony in which the family of the person transitioning welcomes their loved one into their hearts
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
Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement
Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis
Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues
Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives
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