Resources for Bay Area LGBT Jews

The following organizations are primarily dedicated to serving the LGBT Jewish Community:

• Keshet -  A national grassroots organization that works for the full equality and inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Jews in Jewish life. Led and supported by LGBT Jews and straight allies, Keshet strives to cultivate the spirit and practice of inclusion in all parts of the Jewish community. We began as a small, grassroots group working for change in the Greater Boston area, and we are now a national organization with offices in the Bay Area and Denver, in addition to our national office in Boston. http://www.keshetonline.org/work/sfbay/
• Congregation Sha'ar Zahav - Congregation Sha'ar Zahav, the Congregation of the Golden Gate, is a progressive Reform synagogue established in 1977. We are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and hetersexual Jews together with family and friends, both Jewish and non-Jewish. Rabbi Camille Angel, Cantor Sharon Bernstein 415-861-6932 www.shaarzahav.org 290 Dolores St. @ 16th St.
• Nehirim - Nehirim (Lights) builds community for GLBT Jews, partners, and allies. Our retreats and other programs celebrate GLBT culture and spirituality, and empower GLBT Jews to become active voices in their home communities. Through this work, we welcome GLBT Jews into the Jewish community, and in turn, build a more vibrant, diverse, and inclusive Jewish community by incorporating the gifts of GLBT people. www.nehirim.org
• The Jewish LGBT Network - A portal for social groups, professional groups and synagogues which cater to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Jewish community. jewishlgbtnetwork.com/
• A Wider Bridge - A Wider Bridge seeks to inspire Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Jews to deepen their Jewish identity through connection with Israel and to develop stronger connections between the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) communities in Israel and North America. awiderbridge.org/