On the occasion of the Rainbow Jews exhibition launch in Brighton for LGBT History Month 2015, Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah reflects on Jewish LGBT History. The title of the Rainbow Jews project tells us something crucial about the journey of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Jews since the days before the 1967 ‘Sexual Offences Act, […]
After a successful Transgender Awareness Month, how can we make transgender people more welcome in our synagogues and communities? Two Voices answer the question. Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah says… The beginning of awareness is the recognition of binary gender assumptions. For example, most people only know how to relate to a baby once they’ve been […]
Rabbi Ellie Tikvah Sarah of Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue gives a beginners’ guide to the LGBTQIQ spectrum in an article that can be a great intro for your straight allies and friends. Pride. Nowadays, all you have to do is say the word, and people immediately recognise it as shorthand for ‘LGBT Pride’. So, […]
A lesbian Jewish leader says she has endured years of vitriol from the writer renowned for her strident style Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah had been warned that welcoming one of Britain’s most controversial writers into her synagogue might have its pitfalls. But when Julie Burchill, who lists “spite” among her hobbies, showed an interest in […]
One of the first LGBT rabbis ordained in the UK 25 years ago reflects on how far attitudes have changed towards them. Twenty-five years ago, two lesbians were ordained under the auspices of London’s Leo Baeck College: Rabbi Sheila Shulman and me. Until then, there was only one gay rabbi in Britain, Lio nel Blue. […]