Posted 6 months ago
JFCS’ J-Pride program creates community through queer-focused Jewish programming for LGBTQ+ Jews and their allies throughout the Twin Cities. New Program Coordinator Hunter Wengersky recently spoke about how they are excited to create connections in their role.
Why did the J-Pride Coordin[...] Posted 10 months ago
By Isaac Ezra Jennings • J-Pride Program Coordinator
Twin Cities Pride 2023 was an absolute blast! Thank you so much to all the incredible volunteers, community partners, and JFCS staff members who helped staff the booth. We had over a thousand visitors stop by the booth over the course of the[...] Posted 11 months ago
By Isaac Ezra Jennings • J-Pride Program Coordinator
Happy Pride month everyone! Each year, throughout the month of June, communities across the world come together to celebrate the contributions and continued existence of LGBTQ+ individuals.
Recently, the Human Rights Campaign declared a n[...] Posted 1 year ago
By Isaac Ezra Jennings • J-Pride Program Coordinator
The first International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV) was held on March 31, 2009, with the dual goal of celebrating transgender people, while also raising awareness of the discrimination we face around the world. The day's founder, Ra[...] Posted 1 year ago
JFCS' Family Life Education and J-Pride programs will host a three-session educational series in December
By Leah Persky, PhD & CFLE, Manager of Family Life Education, and Isaac Ezra Jennings, J-Pride Coordinator
Many parents and families want to support their children, relatives[...] Posted 2 years ago
All are welcome!
• Wednesday, June 1 – J-Pride Coffee Social at Common Roots Café (2558 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis) from 6-8 p.m.
• Saturday, June 4 – Shabbat Service and D’v[...] Posted 3 years ago
J-Pride’s mission is to engage Minnesota-based LGBTQ+ Jews and their allies to come together for social events, community gatherings, celebrations, and educational opportunities. New J-Pride Program Coordinator Isaac Ezra Jennings recently spoke about what his goals are for the program.
Why [...] Posted 3 years ago
"In February and March 2021, overlapping the one-year anniversary of Minnesota’s first Stay-at-Home order, J-Pride participants submitted the following gorgeous, thoughtful, and resonant works, drawing on the themes of Passover – liberation, oppression, becoming, death, land – as well as thei[...] Posted 3 years ago
By Miriam Graham • J-Pride Coordinator
Here we sit at the precipice of a new year. Its beginnings are subtle, but bodily felt; a shift in the weather, the edge of Pesach (Passover), the flowing of maple sap, the anniversary of the first time we were told to stay home. We are moving into a seas[...] Posted 3 years ago
J-Pride Presents: A Zoom Concert and Open Mic on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 3 p.m. An afternoon of Jewish folk music by local performers, followed by an open mic. Tune in and listen, or come prepared to share a song of your own! A transcript will be available and we are working to secure ASL interpretatio[...]