Big Tent Judaism

Diversity and Inclusion

This upcoming Sunday, JOI associate executive director Paul Golin will join scholars, rabbis, and Jewish communal leaders at the Jewish Community Center of Manhattan to speak at a summit hosted by Jewish Mosaic, an organization devoted to creating a welcoming Jewish community for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Jews and their families

Titled The Welcoming Synagogues Project: Diversity and Inclusion in the Jewish World, the event is described by Jewish Mosaic as a way to look at “how synagogues across all Jewish movements respond to diversity issues including intermarriage, Jews by choice and Jews of Color, and particularly around LGBT people.” Paul will sit on a panel discussion on Sunday evening, and on Monday morning there will be a presentation of new research findings on diversity and inclusion in synagogues. Both events are open to the public.

At JOI, we believe one of the best ways to grow Judaism’s Big Tent is for congregations to leave behind assumptions about what Jews “look like” or how families are configured. Instead, we should focus on how to find and engage all those who feel like they are on the periphery of the community. We are excited to be involved with a cross-denominational event that will look for the best practices to welcome in an even greater number of individuals into our institutions.

We invite you to join us for both events. The panel discussion will take place Sunday evening, Feb. 22 from 6:30 – 8:45 pm. The research findings will take place Monday morning, Feb. 23 from 8:15 – 9:45 am. The JCC of Manhattan is located at 334 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY.

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