With Tzedek Tirdof, she has found a Jewish community that is “a very queer-friendly space and, secondly, a space for Jews of all walks of life who don’t believe Jews in the diaspora need to be tied to Israel and strongly condemn their genocide of Palestinians.” And many tell In These Times that the resources they are looking for were never on offer from mainline synagogues. Only after the haskalah, the Jewish enlightenment, and many of the reformations of Judaism occurred, did the current model of weekend Jewish services become standard as a way of mimicking the protestant Christian model. Not just LGBTQ inclusion, which is great for everyone, but also inclusion of broader conversations that have been absolutely missing from the American Jewish community for a century.” While many of these projects are relatively new, they do have ancestors as congregations like Tzedek Chicago hit their 10-year anniversary and maintain a committed membership large enough to employ a full-time rabbi and many part-time worship staff.
Author: Shane Burley
Published at: 2025-12-09 22:00:00
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