Send page to a Friend Jewish LGBT Inclusion Resources   LGBT Inclusion Guide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Rights and Inclusion Jewish LGBT Inclusion Resources Secular LGBT Resources Advocay Organizations and Action Opportunities         Below are some specific lesson plans and articles linking Jewish texts and LGBT Inclusion.  Many of these resources come from local Jewish organizations in the Boston area.  For the full text of these resources, contact JCRC at tzedekresources@jcrcboston.org. Keshet Keshet (Hebrew for "rainbow") seeks to create a fully welcoming and inclusive Jewish community for LGBT Jews in Greater Boston. Keshet develops leadership for change among LGBT Jews and allies to effect concrete changes in Jewish institutions' policies and cultures.  In addition to providing the resources below, Keshet provides staff trainings for Jewish camps and schools to create inclusive learning atmospheres for all families.  To set up such a training, contact Andrea Jacobs at Andrea@boston-keshet.org. Keshet Resources available: Keshet Resources: Sample outline of a staff training for schools Sample outline of a staff training for Jewish camp staff Bibliography of texts connecting Jewish tradition with justice for LGBT people Glossary of Commonly Used LGBTQ Terms Suggested Guidelines for Transgender Inclusion Eighteen Ways to Create LGBT-Inclusive Jewish Community A personal account from Shulamit Izen, founder of the Gay-Straight Alliance at Gann Academy in Waltham, Massachusetts and subject of Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School (see below) Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School  Hineini (Hebrew for "Here I Am") chronicles the story of one student's courageous fight to establish a gay-straight alliance at a Jewish high school in the Boston area and the transformative impact of her campaign on everyone involved. For more information about the film, visit http://www.boston-keshet.org/hineini/jobs.html or contact Andrea Jacobs at Andrea@boston-keshet.org  Hineini Curriculum Guide Keshet is producing comprehensive educational and staff development materials to facilitate Hineini's use in Jewish day schools, Hebrew schools, and youth groups nationwide. These materials will be available along with the Hineini DVD in the fall of 2006. While the primary focus of the film is the experience of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) Jews in Jewish schools, the film lends itself to addressing broader issues about Jewish identity in a contemporary context. In filmed interviews, senior administrators, teachers, and students discuss the challenges of enacting the pluralistic values of their community. Hineini addresses the importance of creating contexts in which Jews with diverse religious and political perspectives come together to learn about each other and grapple with what it means to be a Jew today. ABOUT THE HINEINI CURRICULUM GUIDE: Ready-to-use lesson plans appropriate for grades 7-12  Lesson plans correspond to "chapters" on the DVD Accommodates various time frames and settings - classroom, youth group, family education programs Reproducible worksheets and exercises Guidelines for discussion with parents, school administrators, and teachers Extensive additional resources ESSENTIAL THEMES ADDRESSED IN THE GUIDE: Tikkun olam, making change, activism Jewish pluralism - GLBT issues as a case study Identity and difference, bringing your whole self to your community GLBT issues in Judaism and in today's American Jewish communities Youth resilience and adult mentorship Hineini - as a refrain in the Torah, what it means to be able to say "Hineini" Judaism's evolving textual tradition - how/why historically have changes been made? What are the contested texts of our day? To register to bring Hineini to your community, or to find out more about the film, click here. Kulanu (All of Us)  Prepared by the Union of American Hebrew Colleges (UAHC) Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Inclusion, Kulanu is a program from congregations implementing gay and lesbian inclusion.  The handbook includes rabbinical text studies and sermons, as well as specific organizational steps congregations can take to be intentionally welcoming to both LGBT and straight members.  Personal writings from congregants across the country (including Ann Abrams of Temple Israel in Boston) document the process of making particular communities more LGBT-aware and inclusive.  Sections of this text may be obtained through JCRC.  To order the full text, please contact the Union of Reform Judaism Press directly at http://urj.org/jfc/resources/index.cfm#caring.