Activities & Programs

Upcoming Activities

2012
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
The Sexuality Spectrum October 10, 2012 – June 28, 2013
Opening Reception: Wednesday, October 10 at 5:30 – 7:30 pm, Program at 6:30 pm
HUC-JIR Museum – New York
The Croll Center for Jewish Learning and Culture
Co-Sponsor: The Institute for Judaism, Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
For more information, visit http://huc.edu/museums/ny/
National Coming Out Day Panel October 11, 2012 San Diego State University
Panelist: Dr. Joel L. Kushner
Faith Issues: Questions are Better than Answers October 13, 2012 Models of Pride Parent Workshop, Los Angeles, CA
Panelist: Dr. Joel L. Kushner
Current LGBT Issues for Judaism November 18, 2012 Invited Speaker: Dr. Joel L. Kushner

Previous Activities

2012
July
Aug.
Sept.
Parshat Hashavuah on Leviticus 18:22 September 20, 2012 Day School Leadership Through Teaching (DeLeT) Fellows Program
Invited Speaker: Dr. Joel L. Kushner
2012
April
May
June
PFLAG LA Participates in the LA Pride Parade
June 9, 2012
West Hollywood, CA
Gender Identity Issues in the Chevra Kadisha
June 10, 2012
North American Chevra Kadisha and Jewish Cemetery Conference, Los Angeles, CA
Presenter: Dr. Joel L. Kushner & Eliron Hamburger
Let’s Talk About It: New Conversations on the Holocaust
June 1, 2012
Museum of the Holocaust, Los Angeles, CA
Featured Speakers: Samara Hutman, Executive Director of the Righteous Conversations Project, Dr. Joel L. Kushner, PSA recipient
“In This Day and Age?!: A Community at the Crossroads of Religion and Homosexuality" – Book Reading & Discussion by Dr. Isaac Namdar
April 29, 2012, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Beth Chayim Chadashim
LGBT Family Retreat
April 20-22, 2012
Shalom Institute, Malibu, CA
Co-sponsored by The Institute for Judaism, Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
Los Angeles Pastoral Care Series
April 18, 2012
Marriage & Divorce, Part 2
April 18, 2012
Los Angeles LGBT Pastoral Care Series, American Jewish University
Presenters: Dr. Rachel Adler & Rabbi Dr. Aryeh Cohen

The 5 session LGBT Pastoral Care Series, which began on February 29, was developed by seminary students from American Jewish University, Ziegler Rabbinic Program, Academy of Jewish Religion – Los Angeles, and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion - Los Angeles, and realized by the Institute
Illness & Mourning
April 1, 2012
Los Angeles LGBT Pastoral Care Series, Academy of Jewish Religion
Presenters: Rabbi Anne Brener & Rabbi Rochelle Robins
2012
Jan
Feb
Mar
Spirituality and Sexuality: Bridging The Divide
March 29, 2012
USC School of Social Work
Panelist: Dr. Joel L. Kushner
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Gender Identity & Transitions
March 25, 2012
Los Angeles LGBT Pastoral Care Series, Temple Beth Am
Presenters: Rabbi Aaron Alexander & Rabbi Elliot Kukla
Marriage & Divorce, Part 1
March 11, 2012
Los Angeles LGBT Pastoral Care Series, Congregation Kol Ami
Presenters: Rabbi Elliot Dorff, Rabbi Denise Eger, & Rabbi Arthur Gross-Schaefer
Coming Out & Being an Effective Ally
February 29, 2012
Los Angeles LGBT Pastoral Care Series, Beth Chayim Chadashim
Presenters: Dr. Mark Danson, Rabbi Jan Offel & Felicia Park-Rogers.

The 5 session LGBT Pastoral Care Series was developed by seminary students from American Jewish University, Ziegler Rabbinic Program, Academy of Jewish Religion – Los Angeles, and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion - Los Angeles, and realized by The Institute for Judaism, Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity.
Interfaith Spirituality & Sexuality Retreat
February 10-12, 2012
USC Hillel, Brandeis Bardin Institute
Invited Facilitator: Dr. Joel L. Kushner
What to say to "That's So Gay!"
February 2, 2012
Day School Leadership Through Teaching (DeLeT) Fellows Program, Health & Jewish Values, Los Angeles, CA
Invited Speaker: Dr. Joel L. Kushner
Next Strategies for LGBT Jewish Movement Building
January 27, 2012
Creating Change Conference, Baltimore, MD
Presenter: Dr. Joel L. Kushner
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