Leonard: Creating Seats at the Queer Jewish Table
Wholly Jewish
English - July 07, 2020 09:30 - 24 minutes - 56.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsJudaism Religion & Spirituality Spirituality jewish judaism reformjudaism Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Judaism is in a constant state of reform, and our approach to LGBTQ+ inclusivity should be, too. Leonard Slutsky (he/him), a Union for Reform Judaism lay leader and college admissions counselor, shares his experiences as a gay cisgender Jewish man; how Reform Jewish spaces affirmed his gay identity; how Judaism inspires his work as a suicide hotline volunteer; and how our communities can better serve queer Jews of all backgrounds. “I feel that it’s my role as someone who has a great deal of privilege, especially within the queer community,” he says, “to use it and help support those who don’t have as much as a voice.”