Keshet LGBTQ+ at Shaare Emeth
Congregation Shaare Emeth welcomes all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, as full participants in Temple life. We are excited to celebrate all milestones and lifecycle moments, including marriages, baby namings, and more, with members who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and/or questioning.
About Shaare Emethâs Keshet Committee
Keshet means rainbow or ק׊ת in Hebrew. Since 2019, the Keshet Committee has been working toward affirming and welcoming members of the LGBTQ+ community. Our goal is to help the congregation live up to our highest values so that all congregants and prospective members feel they truly belong at Shaare Emeth. With the leadership and partnership of Rabbi Bearman, the Keshet team hosts programming to support and celebrate LGBTQ+ inclusion within our congregation and acts as a resource on LGBTQ+ issues to the congregational community.
Keshet Committee Co-Chairs: Leslie Masaki and Michele Siler
Rabbinic Liaison to the Keshet Committee: Rabbi Rachel Bearman
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Resources from Shaare Emethâs Keshet LGBTQ+ Committee
- Keshet Online
- Kulanu: All of Us (A program and resource guide for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Inclusion.)
- The Reform Movement’s resolutions and responses
- History of the Reform Movement’s queer inclusion
- The World Congress of LGBT Jews – Keshet Ga’avah
- Mishkan Ga’Avah: Where Pride Dwells from CCAR Press
- Siddur Shaâar Zahav (An English-Hebrew prayer book created by one of the earliest LGBTQ+ congregations in the US.)
- Queering the Text: Biblical, Medieval, and Modern Jewish Stories
- Jewish text and tradition – Resources from Keshet Online
- Torah Queeries (LGBTQ-supportive liturgy)
- Torah commentary
- Language Matters (FAQs about using correct queer language)
- Printable signs and stickers
- Resources for queer Jews of color
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