LGBT+ sessions at Limmud Festival 2018


KeshetUK will be back at Limmud Festival 2018 and will be announcing the sessions we are running in the next few weeks. 

If you're at Limmud Festival - we look forward to meeting you! Dalia  (our Executive Director), many of our Trustees and volunteers will be there and are excited to say hi!

We will be running different sessions this year but please see the sessions we ran last year in 2017: 

  • LGBT+ inclusion in schools workshop

To inform our work, KeshetUK invite all educators and school students to a workshop on inclusion in Jewish schools. How can Jewish schools be more inclusive of LGBT+ people and their families? What needs to change and how can we support? What are the barriers? Opportunities? Come along with your ideas and ready to challenge.

  • Kol yisrael arevim zeh bazeh? How do we co-produce LGBT+ inclusive Jewish communities and organisations? 
The last 10 years has seen major socio-political progress for the rights of LGBT+ people. However, work still needs to be done at the grassroots level to improve the inclusion of Jewish LGBT+ people and their families. This interactive workshop will explore case studies from Jewish communal organisations using KeshetUK’s spectrum of inclusion tool.

  • Gender and sexuality: introduction (for families)
The vocabulary of gender and sexuality is ever evolving. This workshop offers an accessible and judgement free space to learn about the beautiful diversity of gender and sexuality and how families contribute to creating a world where no Jewish LGBT+ person should have to choose between their Jewish and LGBT+ identities. All are welcome.

  • Chanukah-a step back in time for LGBT+ inclusion?
Chanukah recalls how Jewish zealots fought and won the battle to drive out Greek culture from Jewish life. Given that Greek culture celebrated some types of homosexuality, was this a backward step for Jewish civilisation? Come and explore how to celebrate LGBT+ inclusion in the festival of Chanukah.
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  • KeshetUK diversity and LGBT+ inclusion training
KeshetUK runs training seminars offering theory and tools to make Jewish spaces more welcoming and inclusive for LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) members. This is a taster session from these seminars. This session covers: language and terminology for discussing gender and sexuality and exploring power and privilege.
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  • Beyond the binary: gender diversity in the Jewish community
A panel discussion with gender nonconforming, nonbinary and genderqueer Jews followed by a Q&A.

  • Purim - reading the megillah with pink-tinted spectacles
Judaism can come across as straight-laced, but on Purim we drink, party and dress to impress and embrace our gender fluidity! How did this come to be? Come along with your pink-tinted spectacles to read this story of gender politics, oppression, coming out, role reversal and celebration!

  • Trans and nonbinary space

If you self define as trans, nonbinary, genderqueer or gender nonconforming, please come along to this space for us all to discuss what change we would like to effect in our Jewish and LGBT+ communities, what matters to us and also to hang out!