RMIsaac's GayJewishPages

RMIsaac's GayJewishPages CONTENTS: (some categories overlap!) *General Resources *E-mail lists *Meeting Other GayJews *AIDS *Judaism and Homosexuality *Queer in Israel *Selected Queer Congregations *Miscellany

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GENERAL RESOURCES:

The Gay & Jewish sides of my Sept. 1997 trip to Berlin, Prague, Terezin, Krakow, Auschwitz, Budapest and Pecs
the Jewish GLBT Archives: a large repository of gay/lesbian Jewish resources and information; maintained by John Abush of Toronto
ONE Institute JUDAICA COLLECTION: an IGLA (International Gay and Lesbian Archives) Special Collection; it "will reflect the range of influence of Jewish thought, culture and history upon evolving lesbian and gay identity. It will document how Judaism has treated homosexuality over the centuries, from biblical prohibitions to recent support of gay and lesbian Jews as members of the spiritual community. It will document how Jewish principles about social justice, equality, human rights, diversity, liberation, interpersonal relationships and suffering have helped develop lesbian and gay activism. And it will document how individual Jews, gay or straight, have contributed to these efforts... The Judaica Collection will include an ongoing living history project to document life stories of lesbian and gay Jews and those who support them. Using techniques of oral and cultural history, these archives will honor how individuals have reconciled their Jewish roots with the lesbian or gay aspects of their being...The Judaica Collection can be an international safe depository for activist organizations, community institutions, and political and legal activities on behalf of lesbian and gay Jews. The Collection can document the work of lesbian and gay synagogues, Jewish oriented lesbian and gay organizations, and Jewish activists who defend homosexual rights and related issues. And it can document the situations of lesbian and gay Jews in different countries."
THE GAY/LESBIAN JEWISH WEB RING
Israeli, Jewish and Middle East GLBT web sites
Gay and Lesbian Jewish Organizations via Looksmart
World Congress of Gay & Lesbian Jewish Organizations
GayJews.ORG: "committed to providing up to date, accurate information for Orthodox Jews who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered. We have links to all other frum GLBT content here on the web as well as a number of features of our own."
FrumGayJews' Home Page, for religious/observant gay/lesbian Jews
OrthoDykes is a new group of orthodox lesbians
International Association of Lesbian and Gay Children of Holocaust Survivors
Maidelah's Room: A Place for Jewish CDs/TGs (transgendered people)
Webapge for Brazilian datiim
Shir Hadash - Judaism Online: Gay and Lesbian Resources

E-MAIL LISTS:

Complete List of Gay Jewish Lists from the Twice Blessed Archives
Comprehensive list of GLBTQ Jewish lists
GAYJEWS archive: GAYJEWS is a mailing list which serves to facilitate communication among Lesbian and Gay Jews (NOTE: the archive is currently not public; to subscribe, write "subscribe gayjews (your name)" to listproc@shamash.org)
GayJews: an email discussion list; not to be confused with the list mentioned above
BIACHAD: An international e-mail discussion group created to facilitate communication among bisexual Jews and their supporters. (use the link to send mail saying "subscribe biachad [yourname]")
TransJews: "an e-mail discussion list for transgendered, transsexual, genderqueer and gender-questioning Jews (secular and religious) of all backgrounds and ages."
FRUMGAYS: An international e-mail discussion group for Orthodox/ex-Orthodox/Orthodox-wanna-be Jewish lesbians and gays. This is a private e-mail discussion list without archives (public or private) for strict confidentiality.
Nice Jewish Girls Mailing List: An international e-mail discussion group for Jewish lesbian and bisexual women. This is a private e-mail discussion list with archives restricted to subscribers only.
Orthogays list: for currently Orthodox g/l/b/t Jews; also contains a list of other GLBT & Jewish email lists
OzGayJews: an Australia wide discussion group for GLBT Jewish matters

MEETING OTHER GAY JEWS:

NuYenta, the Jewish GLBT Online Dating Service, "a place on the Internet where Jewish Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender singles and our admirers can virtually join together in the pursuit of friendship and love"
GayJews.net: an online singles service for Gay Jews
GayMatch: Gay dating site in Hebrew, "where you can post a profile or search profiles of others"
Free Gays MatchMaking Service for men living in Israel
Israel Free Gay Matich-making : in English
Atraf: (in Hebrew)
Gay Jews Chat: on Yahoo!
Aleph Melbourne is a social and support group for gay and bisexual Jewish men in Melbourne, Australia.

AIDS-RELATED INFO:

Bela Do'eget, the Agudah's AIDS project: comprehensive information on the AIDS situation nationwide, as well as specific local projects
Israel Aids Task Force: The Israel AIDS Task Force is a voluntary organization, founded in 1985, whose purpose is both to provide support and assistance for people living with HIV and AIDS and also to explain to the public about the virus and the means of preventing its transmission. ... The IATF website has information about the organization's activities, lists test centers around the country, explains exactly what AIDS is, and has a bulletin board for the latest news.
Names Project-Israel
Tzvi Aryeh AIDS Foundation, Inc. (New York)
"Awakening the Jewish Heart" Pin (Atlanta)

JUDAISM AND HOMOSEXUALITY:

"Check out an article written by Jacob Rothman, a student at Bowdoin College, titled "Judaism, Homosexuality, Political Activism. Rothman argues that "As Jews, we can be little or no assistance in the advancement of gay and lesbian politics unless we first understand who we are as individuals. Moreover, to the extent that we are able to synthesize our gay/lesbian lives with our Jewish lives, we receive the added benefit and responsibility of Tikkun Olam (healing or repairing the world).""
Judaism and Homosexuality: * What the Bible says about homosexuality * Marriage and the basic family unit * Personal stories of gay and lesbian Jews * Acceptance of homosexuality at the local synagogue level
Openhalacha: Homosexuality and Halacha: "Open Halacha is ground-breaking experiment in generating and perfecting halachic argument in an open forum, using cutting-edge technology. With international assistance, Open Halacha will develop arguments, and analyse sources online. Halachists and non-halachists alike are invited to join in this process by contributing their observations,and, in particular, suggesting new reference sources. The combined efforts of a large number of experts, working together, will yield results, and open avenues of approach that would otherwise have remained closed."
The status of the homosexual in halacha
On Idolizing Halacha: by Rabbi Harold Schulweiss; uses the law and homosexuality as an example
Jonathan J. Oriole's paper for his 1996 Halachah (Jewish Law) class at Hebrew U: "Homosexuality and Its Role in Judaism: An argument for acceptance of gay and lesbian Jews in leadership positions within observant congregations"
Essay on Homosexuality (Chabad)
Gayness and God: Wrestlings of an Orthodox Rabbi; also found here
Is Judaism Sexist?

ISRAELI QUEER RESOURCES:

Israel QRD: Queer Resources Directory; can't promise this link will work (May 2000)
Jewish GLBT Israel
Gay Israel linklist
Gayfo.co.IL: site for Israeli GLBT resources
Gay Israel
GlobalGay Israel: "one of the finest and most up-to-date Hebrew websites about gay life in Israel: news, shopping, clubs and bars listings, "kesher yashir" and much more."
The Agudah: The Association of Gay Men, Lesbians, and Bisexuals in Israel (Agudat ha'homosexualim, ha'lesbiot, v'ha'bisexualim b'yisrael), the Israeli gay umbrella organization, which has achieved progess for Israeli queers that some of us can only dream about; the site details the history of the organization and its goals and projects. Email the Agudah here.
Here's a fabu MK (Member of Knesset): Yael Dayan, who advocates for Israel's lesbian and gay citizens
Ha'asiron Ha'acher ("The Other 10%"), The Gay Students Union in the Hebrew University, now has a homepage on the web. In its WWW pages you can find updated information about current activities of the Asiron, both in English and Hebrew. You can also find details about the Asiron video library, its recent meeting with president Weizman (including the full text of the letter the Asiron sent Weizman, the press release and Jerry Levinson's J-post article), interesting gay Israely links (Pink times, Aguda, Gay Haifa), general practical information (Aguda, KLAF, White Line, AIDS), and more!
Israel's Lesbian Feminist Community (KLAF) is proud to announce the unveiling of their new website. Written in both English and Hebrew, the site contains information about the organization, its monthly activities, news, parties, and hot spots, etc.
The Jerusalem LGB Open House: includes a weekly listing of GLB activities in Hebrew, including local GLB-themed TV shows and cinematheque movies, and even a classified ads page
Tmol Shilshom: gay-owned, kosher coffeehouse in Jerusalem
The Haifa Gay Community Homepage
Young Gays Frat in Haifa
Eilat Gay Guide
Halev Baavodah: GLBT members of the Labor Party
Halev Balikud: GLBT members of the Likud
Michal Eden, a lesbian elected in 1998 to the Tel Aviv City Council from the Meretz party
GayHay (The Israeli TEEN GAYs frat)
The Israeli Bears Home Page "includes information on gay life in Israel, personal ads, links to "bear" sites, and photos..."
Pink Time (Ha-Zman ha-Varod), an Israeli queer monthly, in Hebrew
"B'Ga'ava": "With Pride": an Israeli GLBT magazine
Banot: Israeli Transgender resource center and magazine in Hebrew
"Transgender Forum": in Hebrew
QueerNet: "trans-jews" Page
DANA INTERNATIONAL: Israeli transsexual superstar who captured the 1998 Eurovision title for Israel and is very popular in Arab countries as well as her homeland
Overview & Commentary: Bagaz 721/94 El-Al v. Danilowitz and the Future of Sexual Minority Rights in Israel
Translation of Judgment of Supreme Court of Israel in El-Al v. Danilowitz
Creative and diverse homepage of Ariel Brosh, an Israeli 21-year old gay man from Petach Tikva, Israel. It includes:
- #gay.il page - IRC
- Melancholic side of the moon: about gay suicides
- Ariel's piece of heaven: Atheism, and why "Jewish Atheist" is a consistent metaphor
- Ophira Gloska page: A fan page for the most unsuccessful singer ever in Israel

QUEER CONGREGATIONS (SELECTED):

The very good home page of Beth El Binah, a gay synagogue in Dallas; including: * World AIDS Day Home page * A book review of A Gay Synagogue in New York * The Holocaust Museum-- One persons impressions * The Dysfunctional Family of Genesis * Definitely Texas * Gay and Lesbian Zines * Organizations reachable via e-mail * History of the Rainbow Flag * Gay & Lesbian Resources * Daily cyberspace Torah reading * Jewish home pages to visit * The Human Rights Campaign Working for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights * Contact Center Network - a comprehensive Web directory of non-profit resources * Digital Queers * Jewish News Groups * Gay Jewish Information * Gay and Lesbian Travel Web * Jews in Prison. A real different look at Jewish Life * Queers in History * The For Better or Worse comic strip on Coming Out
Other selected gay Congregations/Havurot:
- Gay/Jewish website in Portland, OR
- Congregation Shaar Zahav (San Francisco)
- Congregation Beth Simchat Torah (NY)
- Gay and Lesbian Havurah of Baltimore (e-mail)
- Bet Mishpachah, "the Gay and Lesbian Synagogue of Washington DC... information about the congregation and how to contact it; links to Gay/Lesbian/Jewish Internet sites of interest, including those of other member organizations of the World Congress of Gay and Lesbian Jewish Organizations; and (coming soon) excerpts from the congregation's print and electronic newsletters and a schedule of upcoming events."
- Jewish Gay and Lesbian Helpline (London, UK)
- Sjalhomo (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
- Yachad Deutschland, the gay and lesbian Jewish group of Germany. (e-mail to Aaron Knappstein)

MISCELLANY:

Florentene: great Israeli TV series, from gay director Eytan Fox, about 20-somethings in hip Tel Aviv neighborhood Florentene, including several major gay characters; very cutting-edge
Nazi Anti-Jewish Speech vs. Religious Right Anti-Gay Speech: contrasts and compares the defamations the Nazis raised against the Jews (in propaganda) with contemporary defamations of gays
Virtual Faygeleh: billed as: "THE site for Gays, Jews, Gay Jews, and the people who love them! Cute Jewish Boys, Jew of the Month, Book reviews, Jews Who Don't Know How to Behave, Jews in Space, The Robby Benson is the Cutest Jewish Boy in the World Page, the Barry Sisters, Links..." ...divided into Culture, Entertainment and Religion and has some interesting links, including a Jewish Recipe archive; also a list of people commonly mistaken for Jewish. Pretty funny and amusing graphics.
New Moon (the UK Jewish magazine)
Jewish-Gay male bibliography; Jewish-Lesbian bibliography
Lev Raphael, noted gay Jewish writer
If you have Hebrew fonts and want to giggle a bit, check out "Tuvia the milkman in 20th century", where Tuvia has a lesbian daughter, dances the macarena and tries to open an ISP
Commitment Ceremony of Annette Friskopp and Sharon Silverstein: "We had a "traditional" interfaith lesbian commitment ceremony. What is that, you may be wondering? Sharon has conveniently linked the components of our day for your perusal."
Switchable Yento (of Seattle)'s Home Page: Erotic, Kinky, or Pornographic/Blasphemous Jewish Stories and Fantasies with Religious Themes

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