Jewish Experience

Conversion students are asking me if it’s safe to become Jewish. This is what I tell them. (Rabbi Ruth Adar in JTA News)
"'Rabbi Adar, is it dangerous to wear my Jewish star?' In 12 years of teaching 'Introduction to the Jewish Experience', no student ever asked me that question in those words. ...
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Sephardic, Mizrahi, and LGBTQ+: An intersectional experience on the margins (Spring 2021)
Join us for a lively discussion about an often-overlooked segment of the Jewish world: LGBTQ+, Mizrahi, and Sephardic Jews.
This session will provide an opportunity to begin exploring the diversity of Sephardic and Mizrahi histories and cultures. We will also discover the challenges that queer Jews from Sephardic and Mizrahi backgrounds have faced in finding spaces that fully embrace their multilayered identities ...
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