#LGBTQ+ Jews

[chelledoggo]

there's too much animosity towards queer people who want to practice their faith/spirituality, both within their respective religions and within the LGBTQIA+ community.

we need to protect and lift up our queer siblings of faith.

our queer Christians.

our queer Jews.

our queer Muslims.

our queer Hindus.

our queer Buddhists.

our queer Sikhs.

our queer Baháʼís.

our queer Wiccans/Pagans.

our queer Shintos.

our queer siblings of indigenous/folk faiths.

our queer SBNR siblings.

our queer siblings of whatever religion/spiritual systems they observe.

you're all beautiful and valid and loved and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. 💖

#religion cw #queer theology #lgbtqia+ #lgbtq #queer christian #queer jews #queer muslim #queer hindu #queer buddhist #queer pagan #queer wiccan #queer

[thewoodbine]

PSA: There is no such thing as a "white Jew"

There are Jews who have European backgrounds and *some* of them have benefited from eurocentrism or being white passing, but in moments of crisis or need the social tides that create white privilege have never seen Jewish people as part of that group. Whiteness is a social category which has changed with time and attitudes and, at least for now, it has never and still doesn't include Jewish people.

Continuing to use the term "white Jews" is ignorant at best and harmful at worst. Even converts once converted are othered and can no longer rely on any previous white background to save them if they are identified as Jewish.

[ Non-jews please reblog]

#jewish #antisemitism #judaism #lgbtq+ #activism #psa #white supremism #white supermacists #white superiority #whiteness #discrimination #social justice #advocacy #jews #jumblr #jew #feel free to reblog #ignorance #social issues #society #bipoc #people of color

[gay-jewish-bucky]

A high-quality edit of Keshet's Jewish Progress Pride Flag

#jumblr #jewish #judaism #i love this version of the jewish progress flag so much #pride #pride month #queer jews #jewish and queer #lgbt jews #queer #lgbt #lgbt+ #lgbtq #lgbtq+ #lgbtqia #lgbtqia+ #I could only find it in 480p #so i made it myself dslga;sdjlghkjdas #also made the colours more vibrant

[whatlieswithintheorchard]

CHECK OUT THIS REALLY COOL BOOK ABOUT AFRICAN-JEWISH COOKING!!

Michael Twitty, the James Beard award-winning author of the acclaimed “The Cooking Gene”,explores the cultural crossroads of ✡️Jewish and African diaspora cuisine and issues of memory, identity, and food🥘.

To Twitty, the creation of African-Jewish cooking is a conversation of migrations and a dialogue of diasporas offering a rich background for inventive recipes and the people who create them.

The question that most intrigues him is not just who makes the food, but how the food makes the people. Jews of Color are not outliers, Twitty contends, but significant and meaningful cultural creators in both Black and Jewish civilizations.

“Koshersoul” includes 48-50 recipes.

#jewish #jewish resources #jumblr #jewish tumblr #gay jew #jewish lgbtq+ #lgbtq+ #food #history #recipes #book #i got a chance to see him in person and he is so sweet and so amazing #the recipes are also really good #but the real treasure is the history the book tells

[date-a-jew-suggestions]

Assume that “most” refers to either the majority of your family or the most important members to you, whatever makes sense for your experience. These options definitely do not encompass every situation, and I’m interested to hear everyone’s thoughts on this so please elaborate in tags or reblogs or whatever!

No see results button, goyim just have to wait

#lgbtq jews #lgbtq community #jumblr #Judaism

[demonic-shadowlucifer]

I love you gay jews. I love you lesbian jews. I love you trans jews. I love you intersex jews. I love you nonbinary jews. I love you bi jews. I love you pan jews. I love you asexual jews. I love you aromantic jews. I love you jews that are questioning their orientation/gender. I love you queer jews.

#shadowchats #repitition #jewish positivity #queer #lgbtq #nonbinary #transgender #mspec #aspec #aromantic #asexual #pansexual #bisexual #queer jews #positivity post #read pinned before interacting #edit: turning off reblogs temporarily since I genuinely cannot keep up with notifications right now

[queerism1969]

#lgbtqia #lgbtq community #lgbt pride #nonbinary #lesbian #sapphic #lgbtq #queer #gay girls #nonbinary lesbian #israel #gaza #west bank #isreal #genocide #zionistterror #antizionism #jewish antizionism #zionistcensorship #jews for palestine #israelis #war crimes #ethnic cleansing #western imperialism #nakba

[socialistexan]

Very excited to see what's going to be under my tree tonight 🎁

#trans #trans woman #nonbinary #lgbtq #she/they #transgender #lgbt #year three of being a jew in multifaith household lol

[jewishboricua]

every time i see someone exclude, mock or ignore queer religious people's existence (whether from bigoted religious people or bigoted queer people) i think it should be perfectly acceptable for us to punch them in the face for that

#bonus points if the person is NOT christian (queer jew in progress here!) #yes i saw smth bigoted earlier btw #queer jews #queer muslim #queer christian #queer religion #queer sikh #queer hindu #queer buddhist #queer people of faith #also yes i love queer atheists and agnostics. that's for a different post though #lgbtq and religious #aggie talks #jumblr #jewblr #<- target audience

[scrumpster]

Jewish Resources (Assorted)

Since my last post seemed to be helpful to a lot of people, I thought I’d make another to share some additional resources. This list includes a bunch of stuff, meant for Jewish people in general. I would definitely encourage you to explore them! There’s a lot of useful stuff here. Goyim are welcome to reblog, just please be respectful if you’re adding tags or comments. Jewish Multiracial Network, an organization for multiracial Jewish families and Jews of Color Sefaria, a free virtual library of Jewish texts Sephardic Studies Digital Library Museum “The SSDC includes key books, archival documents, and audio recordings that illuminate the history, culture, literature, politics, customs, music, and cuisine of Sephardic Jews all expressed in their own language, Ladino.” (from their website) The SMQN, an organization for LGBTQ+ Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews Keshet, a group for LGBTQ+ Jews JQY, a group for LGBTQ+ Jews with a focus on those in Orthodox communities  Queer Jews of Color Resource List (note: this list is way more than just resources, there’s a LOT there) JQ International: “JQ celebrates the lives of LGBTQ+ Jews and their allies by transforming Jewish communities and ensuring inclusion through community building, educational programs, and support and wellness services, promoting the healthy integration of LGBTQ+ and Jewish identities.” (from their website) Jews of Color Initiative, an organization dedicated to teaching about intersectionality in the Jewish community, focuses on research, philanthropy, field building, and community education Nonbinary Hebrew Project: It’s hard to describe, but they’re working to find/create/add suffixes that represent nonbinary genders in Hebrew. If you speak Hebrew/another gendered language, you might know what I mean about gendered suffixes. Jewish Mysticism Reading List  (These are related to our closed practices, goyim should NOT be practicing these things) Ritualwell (you can find prayers and blessings related to specific things here, I personally like that they have blessings related to gender identity)  Guimel, an LGBTQ+ support group for the Jewish Community in Mexico. The site is in Spanish. I’m not a native speaker, but I was still able to read a little bit of it.  SVARA: “SVARA’s mission is to empower queer and trans people to expand Torah and tradition through the spiritual practice of Talmud study.” (From their website) TransTorah is definitely an older website, but there are still some miscellaneous pdfs and resources up on the “Resources” page. Jewish Disabilities Advocates: “The JFS Jewish Disabilities Advocates program was created to raise awareness and further inclusion of people with disabilities within Jewish organizations and the larger Jewish community.” (from their website) Jewish Food Society (recipes, have not spent a lot of time browsing here but maybe I should in the future) Jewish Blind & Disabled, an organization that operates mainly in providing accessible housing and living. Jewish Braille Institute International: “The JBI Library provides individuals who are blind, visually impaired, physically handicapped or reading disabled with books, magazines and special publications of Jewish and general interest in Audio, Large Print and Braille formats.” (from their website) Their services are free!)

#jumblr #jewish resources #jewish #lgbtq resources #disability resources #jews of color resources #jewish bipoc resources #judaism #jewblr #jewish community #sephardic #mizrahim #nonbinary jews #jews of color #lgbtq jews #trans jews #disabled jews #multiracial jews #sephardi jewish #sephardi #mizrahi jewish #mizrahim jewish #mizrahi

[jacensolodjo]

"I have always believed that in order for LGBTQ Jews to connect with our God, we need to stop shaming LGBTQ Jews. God made us who we are, and we ought to fully acknowledge and celebrate every aspect of our lives. If we are committed to the theological ideal that all people are created b’tzelem Elohim, “in the image of God,” then we have to include gay, lesbian, bisexual, non-binary, and transgender people. God made us all. Just as we are. Full Stop. When we, as LGBTQ Jews, can stop separating our sexuality from our spirituality, we will live fuller, richer, and more meaningful lives. For me, this is an issue of shleimut—“wholeness” or “completeness.” The Jewish LGBTQ person lives in shleimut when she/he/zee does not have to be Jewish in one place and queer in another, but can be all of themselves at every place and every time. We cannot cut off our sexuality any more than we could cut off being Jewish, and if we have to hide any part of ourselves, we are not authentic to our own souls. Our integrity to live in the world is fully realized when we cannot only acknowledge our sexuality, but celebrate it as a gift from God. We are complete without needing to be changed. We are complete and whole and blessed."

-Rabbi Denise L. Eger in Mishkan Ga'avah: Where Pride Dwells

#queer jews #lgbtq jews #judaism #jumblr #trans jews #Mishkan Ga'avah

[queeerbutch]

there's always a lot of talk about how being gay or trans is a "sin." and a lot of people have reclaimed this, have joked about their "sin," have held it up yourself so it can't be held against you.

but to all of the religious queers, the ones trying to find or create a home in themselves where their identity and their religion don't contradict... i see you. i've been you, i am you, i love you.

your orientation is not a sin.

your gender is not a sin.

you are not sinful or wrong or bad just for being who you are.

your identity does not contradict your religion.

you are beautifully and wonderfully made, just as you are.

you are loved by your creator, just as you are.

nobody can take any of that away from you.

[ please do not tag or censor my use of the word queer. do not derail this post by talking about how much religion sucks. ]

#girl help there are transphobes on my facebook #religion #lgbtq #gay #lesbian #bisexual #asexual #nonbinary #transgender #transsexual #mogai #trans #pride month #lgbt christian #lgbt jews #lgbt muslim #im definitely missing things but i cant think of them #txt

[dianaraven]

The Jewish Asexual Anthology

Hi!

I am working on an anthology of creative nonfiction/“personal” essays by Jewish asexual individuals. I am currently in the phase of collecting pieces, and I’d love to hear from you!

Topics include: -Shomer negiah/tzniut/Jewish cultural expectations -Growing up ace and Jewish in a secular world/in a Jewish community -Stereotypes and tropes - fitting in, breaking out -Alienation from/inclusion in Jewish and queer spaces -Family/relationship pressures, expectations, and navigation -Figuring out you’re ace -Coming out -Ace and ___ (intersectionality with other identities) -Parenting/not parenting -Sexuality/romance, or lack thereof -Ace joy, ace community -Anything else that comes to mind about the ace and jewish experience!

Pieces are ideally between 500-1,500 words, and should be in English (words or phrases in other languages may be used, as long as they are explained or translated). Anonymous pieces or pieces under a pseudonym are allowed!

Due date for a first draft is December 1st, 2023.

If interested, please email me at [email protected]!

Sincerely,

Daphna S.

@jewishaceanthology​

#call for writers #call for jewish writers #jewish #judaism #asexual #asexual pride #jumblr #posted for a friend #lgbtq #queer writers #queer jews #writeblr #writing on tumblr #writers on tumblr #queer #my writing #the jewish asexual anthology #there is now a blog for this anthology!

[chelledoggo]

reminder to all queer people of faith that you don't owe anyone an explanation or justification of "how you can be queer and [insert religion here] at the same time."

if they're hounding on you about it, chances are they're not gonna change their minds anyway.

don't waste your spoons on them if you don't have enough.

#religion cw #queer christian #queer jews #queer muslim #lgbtq+ #lgbtqia+

[sunbeamedskies]

I've seen a lot of troubling antisemitism in the Our Flag Means Death fandom lately regarding Taika Waititi. Please hear me out.

A lot of people want everyone to comment about the Israel/Palestine war. It's understandable. What Palestinian civilians are going through in Gaza is a nightmare that no one deserves. They are overwhelmingly paying the price for Hamas' actions- a group they have no control over and are also harmed by. Thousands have been killed.

After October 7th, Taika signed a letter asking for the Israeli hostages to be released. It did not endorse any specific actions taken by the Israeli government- it was simply in support of the hostages.

But you know what he was immediately accused of?

Supporting genocide. Even though what he signed was about Israeli civilians- including the elderly, disabled, and children- who were being held captive by Hamas.

On October 7th, Jews died in a single day in numbers that hadn't been since the Holocaust. Israel contains half the world's entire Jewish population. The majority of its population are descendants of Jews from middle eastern and north African countries who were forcibly kicked out in violent pogroms and had nowhere else to go. Many are descendants of Holocaust survivors as well.

I think most non-Jews would be astounded at how much the majority of the worldwide Jewish community is still mourning and reeling from October 7th. It triggered a lot of intergenerational trauma in many of us, yet I hear barely any non-Jews talk about it.

And yet you immediately accused Taika, a Jewish man, of supporting genocide just because he didn't support hostages being taken and random civilians being murdered. Do you really think he trusts people not to twist his words if he attempts to talk about Palestine too, when you turned a moment of legitimate pain for members of one of the persecuted groups he's apart of into accusing him of being a genocide-supporting monster?

We Jews not only have to deal with the memory of October 7th, but also with people conflating any support for the hostages with support for the Israeli government. When we say that criticism of Israel can at times get antisemitic, this is the kind of thing we're talking about.

Many of us are simultaneously mourning for Palestine and horrified that a right-wing fascist government that has little care for Palestinian lives has taken over Israel. Innocent lives taken shouldn't justify the killing of other innocent lives, and we are watching it happen, feeling powerless.

And it gets worse, because targeting Taika specifically because he's a person of multiple marginalized identities, when you don't attack white members of the crew nearly as much, is ironically racist.

Unintentional antisemitism and unintentional racism is still antisemitism and racism.

Take a deep breath and please reflect on how you have no idea what it's like to be Jewish right now, and how some of your own antisemitic criticism about his signature has likely contributed to his silence about Palestine. If no matter what he says his words and actions are twisted by so many of his "fans", he might think there's nothing he can say that will do any good.

#our flag means death #our flag means gay #ofmd #taika #taika waititi #stede bonnet #ed x stede #blackbeard #lgbtq+ #lgtbq #queer #jewish #jews #jew #judaism #anti semitism #social justice #antisemitism #left #fandom #social issues #gay #bi #reflect #rhys darby #trauma #jewish history #shoah #poc #racist

[cgi-heart-eyes]

listen to schmekel rn it’s a jewish, trans, queer, folk punk band.

may i suggest “the binding of isaac” as a starter song.

very good queer n jew punk

listen to it

#schmekel #punk music #folk punk #jew tag #jumblr #queer #lgbtq #trans