Join LGBTQ Jews + Family + Allies at the 2019 Celebrate Israel Parade! March with A Wider Bridge and the othe 2019 LGBTQ Jewish (And allies) Cluster Organizations: JQY, Eshel, Keshet We have the most fun, colorful and lively marching cluster in the parade. Come dance down 5th Ave with us! Lineup: Section 7-E 12:45pm E […]
Does a man who identifies as bisexual but is living with a woman considered part of the LGBT community? Lesbian Israeli activist Rotem Baruchin encountered a case of biphobia at her work place and writes about the importance of LGBT identity briefing: “when we hung flags, whether we want it or not, we invite comments, […]
On Friday night, Jews around the world will sit down to celebrate the start of Passover, a weeklong holiday commemorating the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible in the book of Exodus. Tradition welcomes all – Jews and non-Jews alike – to the seder. Here are six easy […]
Peter Fox, a member of A Wider Bridge’s Young Professionals Network, represented our organization at the #DigiTell18 Social Media Conference in Jerusalem. Leading up to the event, he penned an op ed piece in Israel’s YNET about the inclusion of Jews in progressive movements. We bring you the piece below. Liberal movements have always been about inclusion […]
Itamar, 21, is a former yeshiva student and a current IDF soldier. In a sharp and moving column for organization Havruta, he shared the difficulties of his life outside the closet as a religious gay man facing rejections and having a hard time finding a relationship. I have something to tell you: Don’t come out […]
The 3rd annual LGBT rights day, organized by the Aguda, was held Tuesday (2/20) in the Israeli Knesset. Four hundred people (the maximum who could enter the Knesset) attended from Israel’s LGBTQ communities. The day began with topic discussions in various committees, including the Committee on Education, Defense (integrating LGBTQ folks within the IDF), and […]
The two envelopes, one for each twin brother, arrived in the mailbox on the same day in March of last year. The larger parcel, for Aiden Dvash-Banks, contained a new U.S. passport and a letter congratulating the boy on his American citizenship. A smaller, flimsier envelope came for Ethan Dvash-Banks. Inside, a letter stated that his […]
In the short film “On the Way Back,” from the “Arava Stories” movie project, veteran Israeli actor Lior Ashkenazi plays a family man from a Moshav in the Arava who has a secret affair with a young man from the moshav, played by Shahar Netz. Their encounters are held deep in the desert, far from […]
At the end of December popular Israeli LGBTQ magazine WDG asked the local community to summarize the biggest stories of 2017. Over 1,800 readers responded and over all, said that 2017 was a good year for the LGBTQ community in Israel. 62% of the respondents said that 2017 was good and 38% said it’s good […]
In a post that went viral on Israeli social media, fourth grade teacher Brahmi Michaeli tells about his experience coming out to his students. Encountering initial reactions of fear, Brahmi managed to change some views on homosexuality. “I call upon all the LGBTQ educators among us to be courageous and join me, to come out […]