The Institute offers consultation to individual professionals, synagogues and organizations as well as seminars and workshops at HUC-JIR and at local, national and international conferences. The Institute also provides scholarships for rabbinic, cantorial, education and communal service students to work in LGBT settings.
An example of a wonderful membership application. Make sure ALL of your forms, including school registration forms and committee applications, are welcoming to and inclusive of LGBT members.
Advertisements for Our Member Congregations The Union provides ads that can be used free of charge by our member congregations, including the newest series that are designed to reach out to members of the LGBT community. To view all of the ads and for more information on how to order email URJ@urj.org and let us know that you would like the password to the advertisements.
Advocacy Resources from the Religious Action Center (RAC)
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) would protect LGBT Americans from workplace discrimination. Use this online tool to urge your Members of Congress to co-sponsor it.
In the years since the original Kulanu was published, there has
been great progress in the way the Jewish community in general and the
synagogue community in particular have welcomed gay, lesbian, bisexual,
and transgender Jews. It is to the credit of the Reform Movement, its
congregations, clergy, and leaders that this not always quiet revolution
has
emerged. The revised and expanded edition of Kulanu reflects much
of the change that has taken place.
With over 500 pages of material,
it includes personal reflections, insightful essays, blessings and
texts, Reform resolutions and responsa, three classroom lessons, an
extensive bibliography and glossary, and much more, this edition will help pave the way
for LGBT inclusion in your congregation or community for years to come.
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