Join Bet Mishpachah, DC's LGBTQ+ Synagogue and GLOE-The Kurlander Program for GLBTQ Outreach & Engagement, and community partners for our annual Pride Happy Hour and Shabbat Service at the Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC! Join us for a joyous celebration of love, unity, and community. This in-person event is a perfect way to kick off Pride weekend with friends old and new. Come together for drinks, snacks, and a warm atmosphere to honor our LGBTQ+ Jewish community.

Following the Happy Hour, we will gather for our Pride Shabbat Serice led by Rabbi Jake Singer-Beilin. Our guest speaker for the evening will be Jessica Stern, Special Envoy Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Persons. Let's raise a glass to inclusivity and acceptance!

Queering a text means to read, explore, and connect to that text through a queer lens; it’s a queer reading of source material. Queering the Torah means we explore all things Jewish (texts, sources, traditions, rituals, etc) through the lens of LGBTQIA+ identities. Through this exploration, our aims are to connect our queer identities to our Judaism, to create a safe space for sharing, and to establish a sense of community, camaraderie, and belonging.

Join Rabbi Jenna for an afternoon for safe space, sharing, and learning - from Jewish wisdom and each other - about chosen family, and the need for relationships built on mutual support + love.

This experience is designed specifically for folks who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

This gathering will be held in Arlington.

LGBTQ+ Community and allies alike, kick off Pride Month with Washington Hebrew’s annual Pride Shabbat!

Join in prayer, song, laughter, and commitment as we nosh and toast the strong, growing, WHC LGBTQ+ community!

This evening is not just for those who identify as LGBTQ+. Now, more than ever, we need our allies to come out in force and show your support for our community. Please join us and invite friends who want to celebrate who they are and/or may need a welcoming and inviting space to do so. All are welcome!

Eats and Open Bar begin at 6:00 pm.

Services are at 6:30 pm followed by a Super-sized Pride-ful Oneg Shabbat catered by Little Sesame, where you will get to chat with leaders and members of the WHC LGBTQ+ Affinity Group, as well as representatives from DCJCC’s GLOE, Capital Qvellers, and more.

Sign up below for detail by June 1st.

Queering a text means to read, explore, and connect to that text through a queer lens; it’s a queer reading of source material. Queering the Torah means we explore all things Jewish (texts, sources, traditions, rituals, etc) through the lens of LGBTQIA+ identities. Through this exploration, our aims are to connect our queer identities to our Judaism, to create a safe space for sharing, and to establish a sense of community, camaraderie, and belonging.

Join Rabbi Jenna to kick off Pride month with a night of playful learning! We will play board games and explore how games, playfulness, and pride are positive traits that are present in Judaism.

This experience is designed specifically for folks who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

This gathering will be held in Arlington. Sign up below for details by May 30th.

Organized by GLOE (the LBGTQ+ community at the EDCJCC) with support and sponsorship by the Den and other organizations in the DMV, this pre-Passover celebration through an LGBTQ+ lens is celebrating its 15th year! This year’s program will focus on the theme of Parting the Chaos of the World: A Moment of Peace and will feature a full Passover seder complete with a specially-commissioned Haggadah (the Jewish text containing the Passover story) retelling the traditional tale of Jewish triumphs of resistance alongside the hard-fought progress made by the LGBTQ+ equality movement over the past decade since the National Rainbow Seder's inception.

Rabbi Jenna will be leading the seder this year, along with peer-leaders from Beit Mishpachah and other organizations. Join us as we enjoy a special Passover meal, read our own Haggadah, and perform its festive rituals. The Rainbow Seder is open to everyone, LGBTQ+ and allies.

The seder will be held in person in at the EDCJCC. Sign up below by March 24th @ 4pm.

Queering a text means to read, explore, and connect to that text through a queer lens; it’s a queer reading of source material. Queering the Torah means we explore all things Jewish (texts, sources, traditions, rituals, etc) through the lens of LGBTQIA+ identities. Through this exploration, our aims are to connect our queer identities to our Judaism, to create a safe space for sharing, and to establish a sense of community, camaraderie, and belonging.

Join Rabbi Jenna for a text study that uncovers the queerness in the Purim story and celebration. We will draw connections between the themes of this holiday to our lived queer experiences.

This learning experience is designed specifically for folks who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

This gathering will be held in DC - for location details, please sign up below by March 6th.

Light up the night when you celebrate Hannukah with other LGBTQ Jews (and our friends) at As You Are Bar in Eastern Market for mingling, drink specials, and candle lighting!

Join us along with GLOE - GLBTQ Outreach & Engagement at the Edlavitch DCJCC, Bet Mishpachah, Nice Jewish Boys DC, Nice Jewish Girls, Capital Qvellers, GatherDC, Washington Hebrew Congregation, Adas Israel, Sixth & I, and PJ Library of Jewish Federation of Greater Washington for this traditional annual gathering of the local LGBTQ Jewish community. 

Join Rabbi Jenna, in partnership with Mosaic Fairfax Moishe House, for a Queer Torah Study. We will explore Jewish text through the Queer lens to uncover what Judaism has to teach us about aspects of queer identity, relationships, and community. Everyone is welcome—allies and those who identify with the LGBTQIA+ community. This is a hybrid gathering - we'll meet in-person outdoors at the Moishe House Mosaic-Fairfax and online via Zoom. Sign up below to receive the zoom link and details for meeting in-person.

Join Rabbi Jenna, in partnership with Mosaic Moishe House, for a Queer Torah Study on Consent & Healthy Relationships. We will explore Jewish text through the Queer lens to uncover what Judaism has to teach us about consent and relationships. Everyone is welcome—allies and those who identify with the LGBTQIA+ community. This is a hybrid gathering - we'll meet in-person outdoors at the Moishe House Mosaic-Fairfax and online via Zoom. Sign up below to receive the zoom link and details for meeting in-person.