Interfaith and LGBTQ+ (Keruv) Committee

The Keruv LGBTQ+ Inclusion Committee works to create an environment where all LGBTQIA+ people feel supported, safe, and valued. We are committed to fostering values of equality, respect, acceptance, and belonging for all people within our synagogue and the larger community. We do this through Programming, Cultural Practices, and Advocacy.

For more information or if you would like to join our committee, please reach out to:

Lori Schechner Lori.schechner@verizon.net or Doreen Grossman Grossman20@gmail.com

Temple Emunah Resources

• Lori’s and Doreen’s summer 2025 article, Pride Month and Spring Recap (HaHodesh)
• Rabbi Lerner article, Death and Life of Conservative/Masorti Judaism (Jewish Boston)
• Rabbi Lerner’s December 2017 article, Intermarriage in a New Age (The Times of Israel)
• Rabbi Lerner’s May 2015 article, New Conservative/Masorti ceremony for interfaith couples (The Times of Israel)
• “Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Experiences with Supportive Religious Groups”, Shabbat sermon by Rachel Grossman on Pride Shabbat, June 6, 2020

Extra Resources

• • Jewish Discovery Institute
  • Combined Jewish Philanthropies
  • United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
  • 18 Doors
  • Keshet – Working for the full equality of all LGBTQ  Jews in Jewish life
  • Be’chol Lashon
  • Jews of Color Initiative