Hide Details Felicia Park-Rogers, Executive Director, Congregation Beth Chayim Chadashim and former ED of COLAGE-Children of Lesbians & Gays Everywhere draws on her professional experience as well as personal experience as a child of gay and lesbian parents and as a lesbian mother herself to explore what do LGBT families look like, what do children in LGBT families need and how can Jewish Institutions welcome all families in Klal Yisrael.

Hide Details Dr. Joel L. Kushner discusses religious organizing skills and the Reform Movement's journey toward inclusion. Co-panelist included: Rev. Troy Plummer, Executive Director of the Reconciling Ministries Network in the United Methodist Church, Chicago, Il. Rev. Ruth Garwood, National Coordinator for the United Church of Christ Coalition for LGBT Concerns, Cleveland, Ohio.

Hide Details Models of Pride is a free one-day conference that focuses on the concerns and interests of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer youth, and allies, ages 14 to 23. It is sponsored by Friends of Project 10.

Dr Joel L. Kushner, Roundtable Discussion Facilitator

Hide Details Dr. Joel L. Kushner and Daniel Gould, MSW led a two hour seminar to educate clinicians and staff to recognize that gender is complicated for everyone whether or not you are transgender or intersex; to understand some of the vocabulary that is used by individuals within the transgender, gender nonconforming and intersex communities to self-identify; to understand texts from classical Judaism that refer to gender diversity; to know how to find more information on gender diversity and finally, to take action steps to build a practice or agency that is welcoming to transgender, gender nonconforming and intersex individuals.

Hide Details Now open to the public - The JHVRC has been completely revised to be LGBT inclusive as well as adding a new LGBT Liturgy and Ritual section. This unique resource now contains over 400 resources on the intersection of Jewish and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.

Hide Details Dr. Joel L. Kushner meets with all 1st year HUC-JIR students from the combined programs - Rabbinic, Cantorial and Education to introduce the resources and opportunities of the Institute and JHVRC.
HUC-JIR, Jerusalem Campus

Hide Details Hosted by City Commissioner Bruce M. Abrams, Esq., Rabbi Laurie Coskey, Ed.D, Rabbi Elizabeth Goldstein and Rabbi Tamar Malino at the home of Bruce M Abrams in San Diego, the Institute for Judaism, Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity recognized the pioneering accomplishments of Jane Fantel. Ms Fantel is a School of Jewish Communal Service alumna and recipient of an honorary Doctor of Jewish Communal Service degree from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She is also an LGBT community and Jewish community leader who has supported the development of the Institute as well as JPride, the local LGBT Jewish organization for the greater San Diego area. Ms. Fantel and her partner Laura Galinson, Director of the Price-Galinson Collaborative Fund shared their work and their story.

Hide Details Out and Faithful is an interfaith panel discussion series that is a joint project between the Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation and the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. Dr Joel Kushner moderates the series that brings together LGBT Jews, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Muslims and those of other faith traditions to discuss and explore spiritual and religious issues and concerns. One significant theme examined will be the common and divergent struggles LGBT people face in building and maintaining spiritual integrity within both supportive and hostile environments. This series was originally pioneered by the New York Gay and Lesbian Center.