BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//A Wider Bridge - ECPv6.15.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:A Wider Bridge X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://awiderbridge.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for A Wider Bridge REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20250309T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20251102T050000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251023T131500 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251023T141500 DTSTAMP:20260610T081803 CREATED:20250911T151205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T151258Z UID:10000092-1761225300-1761228900@awiderbridge.org SUMMARY:Queering the Weekly Parsha DESCRIPTION:A Weekly Study Group with Rabbi Nikki DeBlosi\, Ph.D.\nThursdays at 1:15pm\, starting October 23\nClick here to sign up\nUse discount code AWB15 for 15% off the first month \nQueering the Weekly Parsha offers learners of all levels and identities the opportunity to look at the weekly Torah portion through a queer lens. We will explore how the text affirms and challenges folks with queer identities\, how our ancestors viewed sexuality\, and where we might find inspiration for inclusion. Our sources will include Torah\, Jewish literature from various time periods\, and LGBTQ+ commentary. \nThis group will run through September 2026 URL:https://awiderbridge.org/event/queering-the-weekly-parsha/ CATEGORIES:Online event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://awiderbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/AWB-featured-Rabbi-Nikki-DeBlosi-phd.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T193000 DTSTAMP:20260610T081803 CREATED:20250904T185640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T225933Z UID:10000089-1761240600-1761247800@awiderbridge.org SUMMARY:Exposing Beauty In / Out [South Florida] DESCRIPTION:A Wider Bridge and our Queers Against Antisemitism Fellow in South Florida\, Joey Waknin\, along with the Consulate General of Israel in Miami is excited to present Exposing Beauty In / Out – a Happy Hour Mingle with special guest and scholar in residence\, Miss Universe Israel\, Melanie Shiraz. Let’s focus on bringing beauty and unison to everything we do. \nFill out my LGL Form! URL:https://awiderbridge.org/event/exposing-beauty-in-out/ CATEGORIES:South ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://awiderbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/AWB-featured-size-melanie-shiraz.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251023T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251023T203000 DTSTAMP:20260610T081803 CREATED:20250918T165840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T150449Z UID:10000100-1761246000-1761251400@awiderbridge.org SUMMARY:Tales of the Sister City [San Francisco] DESCRIPTION:Queer Jewish-Palestinian Relationships in Haifa\nJoin Israeli scholar Dotan Brom to hear surprising stories from Haifa\, San Francisco’s Sister City. Dotan is a researcher and tour guide known for co-creating Israel’s leading podcast on queer history. A PhD candidate at Tel Aviv University\, Dotan co-curated Israel’s first museum exhibition on queer history. \nDotan will reveal the overlooked history of queer relations between Jews and Palestinians in Haifa\, including: \n\nsexual and romantic encounters in the city’s cruising grounds\,\npower relations between Jewish and Palestinian men\,\nthe participation of Palestinian men in Jewish-led gay organizations\, and\nthe rise of Aswat\, a Palestinian lesbian feminist group.\n\nIt is a story of both solidarity and violence\, which promises to complicate what you think you know about coexistence and queer history in Israel. \nThis event will take place on Thursday\, October 23 at 7:00 PM PT\, in-person in San Francisco with a virtual option available; please sign-up below. Refreshments will be provided at 6:30 PM for those joining us in-person. This event is organized by Sha’ar Zahav\, San Francisco’s LGBTQIA+ synagogue\, and co-sponsored by Queers Against Antisemitism\, a program of A Wider Bridge\, as well as the San Francisco – Haifa Sister City Committee. \nFill out my LGL Form!