A Wider Bridge

Yom HaAliyah: What "Homebound" really means as a Trans Jew
2025-04-09 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
Yom HaAliyah is an Israeli holiday honoring those who have chosen to move to Israel. Making a choice to honor one’s true self is especially poignant for trans Jews making Aliyah, like Ariel Pereira, who brilliantly captured his journey in “Homebound” published by AWB alum Bishop Megan Rohrer. Learn more about their incredible journey and how a chance encounter at the Be’er Sheva Pride House helped publish this book. With gratitude to the Israel Policy Forum Atid for their co-sponsorship and support of this event.

Miami Beach Pride Parade
2025-04-06 12:00 - 14:00 UTC

IGY in Brooklyn Shabbat Dinner
2025-03-28 18:30 - 22:00 UTC
IGY in Brooklyn Shabbat Dinner
Friday, March 28, 2025
6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
About the speakers:

Rom Ohayon: IGY Co-CEO, longtime LGBTQ+ and human rights activist and a proud Mizrachi Jew. Fighting to create a future for LGBTQ’s, women and marginalized groups in post Oct 7 Israel.
Oraib Awad: Clinical social worker, head of “Alwan”, IGY’s activity for Arab LGBTQ’s. While dealing with challenges within both Israeli and Arab communities- Oraib is leading life-saving responses and insisting on a shared future.
Jessica Van De Rovart: Inspiring activist to Transgender rights, with focus on Trans women in sex work. With an incredible life story, Jessica is a leading educator at IGY’s vocational college for at-risk LGBTQ’s, fighting discrimination and poverty among LGBTQ’s in Israel.

This event is co-sponsored by JAFI (the Jewish agency for Israel), Eshel and PHS

Just like Queen Esther- A Wider Lens Author Event
2025-03-12 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
RSVP and join us March 12 at 12:00 PM ET
Meeting Registration – Zoom

Join authors Rabbi Kerry Olitzky and Rabbi Ari Moffic for this important Purim event about honoring our true, authentic selves. Authors will be reading the book, and engaging the audience in Q and A.

The first 20 attendees will receive a free copy of the book!

This children’s book has important messages for those of all ages, and elevates trans Jewish experiences, with illustrations by trans Jewish artist Rena Yehuda Newman. Book description and link: https://us.jkp.com/products/just-like-queen-esther Atara loves to wear her crown – to the library, to the dentist, even to her swim lessons. It gives her confidence, and shows the world that she is a girl, not a boy, like everyone thought at fi

Honoring Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month with Nofar Enyi Hadass
2025-02-24 14:00 - 15:00 UTC

Queer Happy Hour in San Francisco!
2025-01-27 17:30 - 19:30 UTC

San Diego Queer Happy Hour!
2025-01-21 18:00 - 20:00 UTC

Author Chat with AWB Alum Blake Flayton
2025-01-07 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | https://awiderbridge.org/event/author-chat-with-awb-alum-blake-flayton/
REGISTER HERE
Join author and A Wider Bridge alum Blake Flayton as he discusses his new book “10 Things Every Jew Should Know Before They Go to College.”

Blake is currently living in Tel Aviv, and will share his experience in the book and beyond with our audience.

Questions are welcome during this session.

Comedy Gold! December 9 in NYC
2024-12-09

Reddit "Ask us anything!" Thursday November 21
2024-11-21 10:00 - 15:00 UTC

QUEERemember
2024-10-07 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for a uniquely LGBTQ commemoration of 10/7, with Israeli survivors, LGBTQ rabbis and others honoring this anniversary.

LGBTQ+ Event: Unity and Resilience
2024-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | David Posnack Jewish Community Center, 5850 South Pine Island Road, Davie, FL, 5850 South Pine Island Road, Davie, FL, United States
Unity and Resilience: LGBTQ Jewish Voices in Times of Conflict

Join us for a supportive and empowering program designed for the LGBTQ Jewish community facing antisemitism in the context of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Together, we will explore strategies for coping, advocacy, and solidarity, ensuring that our voices are heard, and our identities are celebrated.

Tuesday, September 24, 2024
7:00 p.m. Light bites and schmooze
7:30 p.m. Program

Location

David Posnack Jewish Community Center|Lippman Room
5850 South Pine Island Road, Davie

Couvert

$18

Panelists

Tracey Labgold (she/her)
Education and Training Manager, Keshet Florida
Cindy Brown (she/her)
Board Member, A Wider Bridge
Randy Katz (he/him)
Special Counsel to the U.S Attorney
Erin Cohen (she/her)
Community Impact Director, Jewish Federation of Broward County

Moderator

Rabbi Mark Goldman
LGBTQ+ Affinity Group Co-Chair

Leadership

Drew Tabatchnick
LGBTQ+ Affinity Group Co-Chair
Rabbi Mark Goldman
LGBTQ+ Affinity Group Co-Chair

In Partnership With

Event Details

Kosher Dietary Laws Observed
Dress Code: Business casual
Please allow ample time for passing through campus security
No walk-ins are permitted to ensure event security; pre-registration is required.

For more information, please contact ldonner@jewishbroward.org.

UN Rally
2024-09-09 09:00 - 16:00 UTC | Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (Enter from E 47th St and 2nd Ave), E 47th St and 2nd Ave, New York, NY, United States
NOT. ONE. MORE.
They are unforgettable.
101 Hostages from 24 Nationalities
Bring Them Home NOW

Meet One of Israel's Rising Stars!
2024-08-20 16:00 - 17:30 UTC | Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, 30 West 68th St, New York, New York, 10023, United States
Engage with the Art of Navot Miller
Tuesday, August 20, 4:00 PM
at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue

You’ve heard about Israeli and Jewish artists being canceled. Come meet one of the rising stars of the international Israeli art scene…
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue’s Amplify Israel and Israel Committee are pleased to bring you an intimate exchange with a brilliant artist. See his work. Learn what inspires him. Be enchanted by his vibrant use of color.
Join us for a special presentation where Navot will showcase some of his works on screen and discuss his artistic journey.

This program is available free of charge and is co-sponsored by A Wider Bridge.

An Inconvenient Zionist
2024-07-21 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Join Jennifer Ann Love as she shares about an A Wider Bridge LGBTQ Solidarity Mission to Israel, the current situation in Israel post October 7, and her ongoing work to combat antisemitism.
Nice refreshments following the presentation.
RSVP: info@EtzChaimflorida.org or call Sammy Picciotto (786) 489-8173

Screams Before Silence
2024-07-11 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Join us at 5pm for a pre-film reception in the lobby. Screening followed by Q+A with Carol Ann Schwartz (Hadassah National President) and Anila Ali (Co-founder of the American Muslim Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council).
Co-sponsored by Hadassah Metro and American Muslim Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council.

Screams Before Silence

Never-before-heard eyewitness accounts from released hostages, survivors, and first responders in this documentary film on sexual violence committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Sheryl Sandberg interviews multiple eyewitnesses, released hostages, first responders, medical and forensic experts, and survivors of the Hamas massacres in Israel.

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Showings

Thu, Jul 11th, 6:00 PM @ Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan (L2 Auditorium)

Year:
2024

Runtime:
57 minutes

Language:
English, Hebrew

Director:
Anat Stalinsky

Producer:
Zameret Alexandrony, Eytan Schwartz, Meny Aviram

Executive Producer:
Joey Low, Carol Low

Cast:
Sheryl Sandberg, Anat Stalinsky

Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan (L2 Auditorium)
Lower Level 2 Auditorium
334 Amsterdam Ave
NY, NY, 10023
July 11, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00 PM EDT

Pride Month Check In
2024-06-28 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Join us to talk about Jewish LGBTQ safety at recent and upcoming Pride events.

BRCA, Breast and ovarian Cancer Screening,a nd the Health Disparities that Increase Risk in the LGBTQ+ Community
2024-06-27 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Sharsheret invites our LGBTQ+ community and allies to join us for a discussion about breast and ovarian cancer and the health disparities that can increase your risk. Hear from Dr. BJ Rimel, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai, and Dr. Farin Amersi, MD, Breast Oncology Surgeon, Cedars-Sinai, who will discuss screening guidelines, the science behind genetic predispositions, and disparities the LGBTQ+ community faces in this healthcare space.

Understanding Gaslighting & Pinkwashing
2024-06-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Join two experts–Dr. Corinne Blackmer and Dr. Josh Simmons– as we explore efforts to silence, marginalize, and distort Zionism as well as the achievements of the Israeli LGBTQ community. Bring your questions.

In the wake of October 7, words and phrases have been weaponized against the LGBTQ supporters of Israel. While accusations are plentiful, answers and context are rarer.
Join Dr.’s Corinne Blackmer and Josh Simmons in exploring what gaslighting and pinkwashing mean, and how words have been used to further marginalize many in our community.
Please bring your questions, your stories and your full authentic selves to our check-in on June 24 at 12:00 pm ET for an opportunity to connect.

This webinar is intended for LGBTQ supporters of Israel and their loved ones and will address how discourse can impact an already marginalized community. There will be time for questions at the conclusion of the program, and attendees are encouraged to use the Q and A feature during the webinar.
Corinne E. Blackmer, PhD is professor of English and Judaic Studies and Director of Judaic Studies at Southern Connecticut State University, and an affiliate professor at University of Haifa. She has written numerous articles on a wide array of subjects, from Jewish ethics and pink washing to Jewish women’s graphic novels and modernism. She recently completed a book which won the National Jewish Book Award, Queering Anti-Zionism: LGBTQ Intellectuals, Academic Freedom, and Israel/Palestine Campus Activism and also edited (with Andrew Pessin) a collection of essays, Poisoning the Wells: Antisemitism in Contemporary America. She is currently completing a memoir about her maternal grandmother, who was a woman’s reproductive health advocate. The title is, My Grandmother as an Abortionist before Roe.
Joshua Simmons, PsyD is a Jungian psychoanalyst, licensed psychologist, and clinical supervisor. His past clinical research focuses on cultural trauma and the intergenerational transmission of trauma and resilience among ethnic minorities. He maintains a private practice in San Francisco, CA.

Pride Shabbat
2024-06-21 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto)
With Pride Month approaching, we invite you to our annual community-wide Pride Shabbat 2024. We will gather as a diverse Jewish community to celebrate both Pride and Shabbat in our LGBTQ+ Jewish wholeness. Please join us on June 21 from 6:00-9:00pm for a Pride Shabbat service, followed by a vegetarian dinner. This year’s Pride Shabbat will take place at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, located at 750 Spadina Ave.
This event centres LGBTQ+ Jewish community members. Allies to both Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities are more than welcome to join us. Families are encouraged to bring children, with programming offered by Machane Lev for those aged 7-17. Services will be led by Cantor Cheryl Wunch, Kohenet Annie Matan, and Aviva Chernick.
Tickets cost $25 for adults and $10 for children. If this cost is prohibitive to your attendance, you are welcome to select the $18 ticket option. We likewise invite those who can sponsor a community member’s dinner to select to pay $36 to offset somebody else’s meal cost. If the reduced fee is still a barrier to your attendance, please reach out to emunahw@mnjcc.org for further conversation.
We are committed to ensuring our programming is accessible to anybody who wishes to attend. The MNjcc is wheelchair accessible and has gender neutral washrooms. The Shabbat service portion of the evening will have ASL interpretation, and is mask mandatory. We ask that folks who are not feeling well stay home and encourage attendees to wear masks whenever you are not eating. We kindly request that all national flags be left at home, but Pride flags are encouraged. In consideration of the difficult moment we are in, this event will have peer support available if you need to step out and talk to somebody, and there will be a lower-sensory room for the duration of the meal, to reduce overstimulation. Please email emunahw@mnjcc.org with any accessibility questions or requests and we will work together to find ways for you to join us.
This event is supported by the Kolel Legacy Fund at the Jewish Foundation.

Beach Clean Up
2024-06-09 09:30 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
We are excited to put the value of volunteering in action during our June Community Service Day on Sunday, June 9th in partnership with Repair the World LA!
Together with our partners Heal the Bay, Equality California, A Wider Bridge, Beth Chayim Chadashim, Congregation Kol Ami, and JQ, let’s clean the beaches we love. Join us and members of our Rautenberg New Leaders Project for a celebration of unity in honor of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and a community beach clean-up effort.
PRIDE Heal the Bay
9:30 — 11:30 AM
Topanga Beach location shared with registrants in advance of the event
This event is open to volunteers of all ages.
Register here: Jewish Federation of Los Angeles (concourse.host)

The Holy Closet followed by a mini concert by Chanan Ben Simon
2024-06-06 18:00 - 19:15 (America/New_York)
What does the wedding ceremony of two religious Jewish gay men look like? Or a family of two mothers and 4 children? Or the pregnancy of a trans religious man? These are some of the questions raised in this documentary. It tells the stories of LGBTQ people who chose to remain religious Jews and to build their lives, relationships, families, and everyday activities according to the Jewish religion.

Celebrate Israel Day Parade
2024-06-02 11:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Join the LGBTQ+ Cluster for the Israel Day Parade in New York City on June 2nd. Every adult (over the age of 18) is asked to fill out their own individual RSVP.

Live from Jerusalem Pride
2024-05-30 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
Live from Jerusalem – it’s the Jerusalem Pride March!
Come and walk with the incredible Jerusalemite LGBTQ Community – from wherever you are.
Watch the march, meet old and new friends, and show your support to our beloved friends at the Jerusalem Open House.
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Thursday, May 30, 10:30 am ET
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Conversation with Sheryl Sandberg: Screams Before Silence
2024-05-28 20:15 - 21:30 UTC
A Wider Bridge is proud to be sponsoring a Jewish Community Conversation about the film Screams Before Silence. We invite you to join Sheryl Sandberg and National Council of Jewish Women CEO, Sheila Katz, to discuss the importance of bearing witness, lifting up the silenced voices of the October 7 attack, and demanding justice.

Screams Before Silence, is a powerful documentary that captures first-person testimony from survivors, first responders, forensic experts, eyewitnesses, and released hostages from the attack by Hamas in Israel on October 7th. Their harrowing accounts reveal the uncompromising truth: that Hamas used sexual assault as a weapon of war.

Register Here to Join Us On 5/28 at 8:15pm ET

We encourage you to watch the film before joining us. You can do so by attending a local screening in your community or watching from home here. Check with the cosponsoring orgs in your area for screening information.

Here are important resources to help you learn more about the film and the work to demand justice:

OpEd by Sheryl Sandberg: ‘Something we can all agree on’
New York Times Article: Accounts of Sexual Violence by Hamas Are Aired Amid Criticism of U.N.
Video of ‘Hear Our Voices, A Special Session at the U.N.’
Sheila Katz’s testimony at the Congressional Roundtable on sexual violence on and after Oct 7th
Sheryl Sandberg on MSNBC: ‘Rape is never resistance’
New York Times Article: ‘Sheryl Sandberg Screams Back at the Silence’
Washington Post Article: The Wartime Outrage in Israel that No One is Talking About’

Lag B'Omer with Eshel
2024-05-26 15:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Join us to kickoff Pride month and celebrate Lag B’Omer as we come together as a community to honor our shared identities as Jews and members of the LGBTQ+ community. This kosher event, hosted by Eshel, aims to create a welcoming and safe space for individuals to celebrate their intersecting identities and embrace the diversity within our community.

LGBTQ Artists - Sharing and holding space
2024-05-23 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Join A Wider Bridge and Jewish artists from across the world to share and hold space.
Ashley Kravetsky, a Canadian Jewish artist and performer, will be facilitating this session aimed at providing artists with space to speak their truth. In the wake of October 7, too many Jewish and Israel-supporting artists have been removed from their spaces that were previously safe and welcoming. Join us for conversation and community.

LGBTQ Jews at Pride - Drop In
2024-05-22 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
You have questions, our leaders have answers.

Join us to learn about we can keep Pride safe this year.

Pride Seder with Jewish Federation of Utah
2024-04-25 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver)
Annual United Jewish Federation of Utah Pride Seder.

Join LGBTQ+ Jews along with our families and friends.
Enjoy a meaningful and inclusive Passover experience led by Cantor Sharon Brown-Levy of Congregation Kol Ami, with songs, text, and history as related to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. Fun for all ages! Allies welcome!

Israel and Iran Update with Matthew and Ofer
2024-04-18 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Many Israelis spent the weekend sleeping in bomb shelters, watching the news to see the Iron Dome protecting them from Iranian missiles.
We know you have questions about this unprecedented attack. We have two experts, Ofer Erez and Matthew Nouriel, who will delve into what this means including its impact on LGBTQ Israelis. and Americans.
Please join us for a conversation about what this recent escalation means for both Israeli and American LGBTQ Jewish communities.
RSVP now for the update: https://bit.ly/OferMatthew
Ofer Erez was the first openly transgender officer to serve in the Israel Defense Forces and continues to work in education and advocacy as an intersectional activist.
Matthew Nouriel, also known as Empress Mizrahi, is an openly Queer, Iranian Jewish activist working at Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa (JIMENA). They are also a recent AWB mission alum.
