Join us for the 2010 Keshet Cabaret as we honor community activist Betty Morningstar and Lesléa Newman, award-winning author of Heather Has Two Mommies. Laugh out loud with comedian Ilene Fischer, kick up your heels with queer klezmer powerhouse Isle of Klezbos, bid on a South African photo safari or private pole dancing lesson for you and your friends, and indulge in some tasty treats as you support Keshet’s mission for GLBT inclusion in the Jewish community. Tickets on sale now!
Nehirim presents: East Bay Transgender Chevra
Sunday Mar. 14, 2010 at 4pm. Please see website for details.
Chevra (Chaver) means friend. The idea behind our coming together in the (SF) East Bay Area is that there is something unique that should be fostered about being Jewish as a transgender person, and that together we can serve the community in valuable ways. Observant or non-observant, stealth or out: come as you are!
Tikkun Olam, Tikkun Hanefesh with Norman Fischer and Rabbi Dorothy Richman, March 22-25 Sausalito, CA. For activists who need a spirituality recharge. Sponsored by the Institute for Jewish Spirituality.
Passover: a story of fermentation & collective liberation.
March 23, 6-9pm, Jamaica Plain, RSVP for address by 3/22.
What do Zapatistas, matzah, kombucha, and the Mishna have to do with each other? Come find out! All are welcome to join us for a night of community study at our popular TREW (trans + Jew) learning series. In preparation for Passover, we will explore themes of personal & collective liberation. Consider bringing a fermented treat to share (sauerkraut, yogurt, ginger beer, etc). Cosponsored by TransTorah, Nehirim & CJP.
PART TWO
April 18, 6-9pm, Jamaica Plain, RSVP for address by 4/15
Imagine you are wandering in the middle of a desert, looking for a mountain called Sinai. No maps, no GPS. How are you going to find it? The journey from Passover to Shavuot includes a spiritual roadmap called the Omer. Together, we will explore why and how we count the Omer, the mystical qualities associated with each day, and how we can use these spiritual tools in our lives.
8pm Dinner will be served; RSVP required. Penn Hillel (39th and Walnut Street), Phiadelphia.
Kol Tzedek, J-BaGeL and Birthright Israel NEXT are delighted to welcome Joy Ladin to speak about her relationship with Judaism in the context of her experience being transgender. Joy is the first openly transgender employee of an Orthodox Jewish institution. Upon receiving tenure in 2006 as David and Ruth Gottesman Chair in English at Stern College of Yeshiva University, Joy announced her intention transition from male to female. After a leave of absence, she returned to work as a woman in the fall of 2008.
Join lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allied Jews and friends as we celebrate Passover with COLORADO’S 2ND ANNUAL QUEER SEDER on the third night of Passover (so join us even if you’re already doing a 1st- or 2nd-night seder!).
Presented by: Jewish Mosaic, Hillel of Colorado, and Birthright Israel NEXT Denver
WHEN: 6 pm on Wednesday, March 31
WHERE: Merage & Allon Hillel Center (at DU), 2390 S. Race Street Denver, tel. 303.777.2773
RSVP: An RSVP and payment in advance with Jewish Mosaic is required to ensure the advance rate. For info and to RSVP, contact Jewish Mosaic at: events@jewishmosaic.org or 303.691.3562 by Thursday, March 25
COST:
- Ages 25 and up: $23 if reserved in advance, $30 at the door
- Students and ages 15-24: $13 if reserved in advance, $20 at the door
- Ages 6-14: $8 if reserved in advance, $12 at the door
- Children 5 and under: free
- The price includes a full seder meal, dessert, wine and beverages. Jewish dietary laws will be observed. Vegetarian options are available (please specify in your RSVP).
Join Gregg Drinkwater and David Shneer for a conversation about their new book, Torah Queeries: Weekly Commentaries on the Hebrew Bible, described as “a must for the Jewish bookshelf” by Rabbi Andrew Sacks, Director of the Rabbinical Assembly in Israel.
Tuesday, April 13 at 7 PM at the Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave.
Part of MoVeRs: Jewish Mavericks, Visionaries and Rebels. Co-sponsored by PFLAG-Boulder, Menorah: Arts, Culture and Education at the Boulder JCC, and the Program in Jewish Studies at CU-Boulder.
7:30 pm – at the Bureau of Jewish Education Community Library 1835 Ellis Street in San Francisco
At 668 pages, Siddur Sha’ar Zahav is an LGBTQ prayerbook of unprecedented breadth. Grounded in Reform theology, it draws on prayers and readings from every major Jewish movement and tradition to form an inclusive liturgy that recognizes and includes people of all genders and sexualities.
Andrew Ramer’s new book, Queering the Text: Biblical, Medieval, and Modern Jewish Stories, plays and grapples with traditional midrashim, drawing inspiration from the homoerotic love poems of medieval Spain, and envisioning alternate versions of the present.
Rabbi Angel, Michael Tyler, and Andrew Ramer will read selections, discuss the process of creation, and address the challenge of both recasting traditional texts and creating new texts to address the needs of diverse communities today.
Rabbi Camille Shira Angel has been the spiritual leader at Congregation Sha’ar Zahav in San Francisco since 2000. She is the author of Intimate Connections: Integrating Human Love with God’s Love, a curriculum that sensitizes students to the lesbian/gay experience using Jewish values.
Andrew Ramer is the author of Two Flutes Playing: A Spiritual Journeybook for Gay Men, and co-author of Ask Your Angels. He was a contributor and writing coach for Siddur Sha’ar Zahav.
Michael Tyler is the co-editor of Siddur Sha’ar Zahav. As chair of the congregation’s siddur committee, he is now beginning work on the companion volume, Machzor Sha’ar Zahav.
Program made possible, in part, by Richard Krieg
Co-sponsored by Jewish Mosaic: The National Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, Keshet Chavurah of Congregation Beth Sholom, and the LGBT Alliance of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties
Conference sponsored by the World Congress of GLBT Jews:Keshet Gava’ah will be held at UCLA Hillel – Aug 13-15, 2010.
Seeking seminar presenters! Please email la2010@glbtjews.org for details on how to get involved.
Watch the website for more information and contact information.