Congregatn Be Simchat Torah, known faiarly as the “gay synagogue,” hop to settle to s first permanent home 2013, a buildg featurg Assyrian motifs.
Contents:
- FIRST OPENLY GAY ORTHODOX RABBI ORDAED JESALEM
- MEET THE KG OF NEW YORK’S GAY JEWISH NIGHTLIFE
- GAY CONGREGATN CELEBRAT ITS INTY WH NEW HOME MANHATTAN
- A GAY SYNAGOGUE NEW YORK: HALF A CENTURY OF CHEERFUL STGGL
- GAY SYNAGOGU’ UNCERTA FUTURE
- ‘GAY SYNAGOGUE’ FDS A HOME, FULL OF ANCIENT ASSYRIANS
FIRST OPENLY GAY ORTHODOX RABBI ORDAED JESALEM
Many of New York Cy’s most outwardly gay-iendly parish are ncentrated Manhattan, a center of both gay culture and efforts to build a gay-iendly Catholicism. * gay synagogue new york city *
The Early YearsIn 1973, Jab Gubbay, a gay Jewish man om India, was livg New York and noticed a small ad for a gay Passover Ser at the Church of the Holy Apostl, Chelsea.
MEET THE KG OF NEW YORK’S GAY JEWISH NIGHTLIFE
After an ultra-Orthodox upbrgg and yhiva tn, Jayson Ltman has bee a lear the gay Jewish muny * gay synagogue new york city *
Gubbay volunteered to lead the Ser that night and retold the story of our liberatn om Egyptian slavery; and wh that, the ia of a gay synagogue was born. Shortly after the ser, Jab Gubbay negotiated a way to nduct weekly Friday night servic the church and ls than a year, a small ad was placed the Village Voice announcg the gay synagogue’s first Friday night service.
GAY CONGREGATN CELEBRAT ITS INTY WH NEW HOME MANHATTAN
Wh s pulse on a social pass, CBST joed the First Gay Rights March on Washgton 1979; and om that pot on beme a regular stop durg the rounds of both cy and state legislators, cudg: Manhattan Borough Print, Andrew Ste; Mayor, Ed Koch; and U. Congrsman, Theodore AIDS CrisisIn 1982, when an immunologil disease began to spread among gay men, CBST held a symposium on “Gay Diseas.
A GAY SYNAGOGUE NEW YORK: HALF A CENTURY OF CHEERFUL STGGL
Thanks to CBST’s Open Door policy, a missn of longtime CBST member and gay muny activist, Irvg Cooperberg z”l, our High Holy Days servic rema ee and open to all, to this day!
GAY SYNAGOGU’ UNCERTA FUTURE
The Gay and Lbian Yhiva/Day School Alumni GLYDSA’s purpose is to provi support and rmatn for people of all ag to tegrate their Jewish and LGBT inti, a self-affirmg, posive manner.
Our goal is to tablish a iendly and supportive muny for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr* alumni/ae of yhivas and day schools, and all others wh a mment to their Jewish herage.
‘GAY SYNAGOGUE’ FDS A HOME, FULL OF ANCIENT ASSYRIANS
Bet Mishpachah is a ngregatn for gay, lbian, bisexual, asexual, trans and queer Jews, our fai, iends and alli and all who wish to participate an clive, progrsive, egalarian, and mutually supportive muny.
Rockville Open Hoe (ROH) a safe space gatherg for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (Q+) teens, and their iends and alli, between the ag of 13-18 years old. The Jewish Gay Network of Michigan (JGN) works to crease the sensivy of the Jewish and secular muni to the digny of everyone, regardls of sexual orientatn.
IGY is a natnal non-prof anizatn that empowers young lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and qutng youth and young adults to accept themselv for who they are and flourish as dividuals. Be Dror is a unique center for gay, lbian, bi-sexual and transgenr adolcents who have been rejected and alienated bee of their sexual orientatn. Parents of Jewish Gays and Lbians is a support group for anyone Jewish wh a child or grandchild who is gay, lbian, bi, trans, queer, or non-bary and who would like to meet other siar parents or grandparents.