Chavurah Keshet (GLBT Community)

Chavurah Keshet serves the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) members of Temple Beth El and their domestic partners and supporters in all aspects of congregational life through religious, social and educational activities and works to foster understanding and inclusiveness within the congregation and the broader Jewish community.

Temple Beth El is an inclusive congregation and as such strives to meet the spiritual and cultural needs of gay and lesbian Jews, many of whom have felt marginalized by mainstream Jewish life. Through the activities of Chavurah Keshet, they have come to see Temple Beth El as their home and their connection to the Jewish community.  This group is a natural extension of the inclusive policies set forth by the Reform movement and serves as an example for other communal organizations.

To contact the Chavurah email Yavonka Hodges at yshodges@yahoo.com.