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JQY JQY (Jewish Queer Youth) is a nonprofit that equips jewish queer youth to survive and thrive
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In this week’s parsha, the Torah tells us: “Choose life.” That command is about more than survival. Choosing life also m...
09/04/2026

In this week’s parsha, the Torah tells us: “Choose life.”
That command is about more than survival. Choosing life also means believing there is a future worth moving toward.
Gloria Steinem once said, “Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.”
For q***r people, dreaming can be an act of courage. Imagining the life you want. The people you want around you. The community you want to build. The version of yourself you are still becoming.
Those dreams are not frivolous. They are how futures begin.
This Shabbos, may we choose life by giving ourselves permission to imagine more of it 🌈✡️

For our September 2026 book club, we are excited to read Depart Depart by Sim Kern.Fill out this form to let us know whe...
09/03/2026

For our September 2026 book club, we are excited to read Depart Depart by Sim Kern.

Fill out this form to let us know where to send this month's book pick!

SIGN UPS WILL CLOSE ON THURSDAY, September 10.

Sign up at jqy.org/bookclub

Join the conversation about this month's book on the JQY App on Apple and Android!
**For anyone ages 13-23**

Book Synopsis:

Q***r. Jewish. Trans. Climate apocalypse. Ghosts. What more could you want?

What happens when a climate disaster turns your whole world upside down? In Depart, Depart!, Noah Mishner, a young trans Jewish man, escapes a devastating hurricane and finds himself sheltering in a Dallas sports arena alongside other refugees—including members of the q***r community. But Noah soon begins seeing the ghost of his great-grandfather, a Holocaust refugee, who seems to have a message for him.

Part q***r horror, part Jewish family drama, and part dystopian adventure, Depart, Depart! is a wild ride about survival, identity, community, and finding your people when the world goes completely meshugga.

09/02/2026

Q***r Shmear is a closed group chat for LGBTQ+ Jewish teens to connect, build community, and meet others just like you! Sign up at JQY.org/shmear

This week's Breakaway is the Trans+ group, where we’ll explore all things gender-related through schmoozing, crafting, a...
09/02/2026

This week's Breakaway is the Trans+ group, where we’ll explore all things gender-related through schmoozing, crafting, and asking big questions. All trans, gender questioning, or non-conforming and generally curious people are welcome to join.

Join us for summer Drop-In with new hours from 5-8PM.Welcome the new year with pride! We'll explore traditional holiday ...
09/01/2026

Join us for summer Drop-In with new hours from 5-8PM.

Welcome the new year with pride! We'll explore traditional holiday customs (and make new ones of our own!) through a q***r lens at our annual Q***r Seder Simanim!.

This week's Breakaway is the Trans+ group, where we’ll explore all things gender-related through schmoozing, crafting, and asking big questions. All trans, gender questioning, or non-conforming and generally curious people are welcome to join.

If you're 17 and under and want to connect to Jewish Q***rs your age, join Q***r Shmear. Q***r Shmear is JQY’s Whatsapp...
08/31/2026

If you're 17 and under and want to connect to Jewish Q***rs your age, join Q***r Shmear. Q***r Shmear is JQY’s Whatsapp group for high schoolers where you can gab about all things Jewish and q***r. All members of the group will meet with JQY staff beforehand to make sure we can maintain a safe environment for you or the teen in your life to speak their mind!

This week’s parsha, Ki Tavo, begins with the mitzvah of bringing first fruits (bikkurim) to the Temple. People would gat...
08/28/2026

This week’s parsha, Ki Tavo, begins with the mitzvah of bringing first fruits (bikkurim) to the Temple. People would gather the earliest fruits of their harvest into a basket and bring them – It was a ritual of gratitude, but also of memory. You couldn’t bring your fruit without remembering the long journey that led there.

This idea of first fruits can serve as a reminder to honor the people who came before us – those who planted seeds we’re still harvesting today. In Jewish q***r history, that means remembering the trailblazers who risked everything so that we could have visibility, dignity, and the freedom to live more authentically. We are the fruits of their labor.

And just like in the Torah, we don’t stop at remembering. We bring those “first fruits” into community, share them with others, and use them to build something lasting. At JQY, that looks like telling our stories, uplifting q***r Jewish joy, and making sure no one has to walk this journey alone.

This Shabbat, may we be grateful for the first fruits of our community – and may we keep planting seeds of our own, so that future generations will have even more to celebrate.

This week's breakaway will be FrumTalk with Suri, where we will discuss all thing frum and q***r!
08/25/2026

This week's breakaway will be FrumTalk with Suri, where we will discuss all thing frum and q***r!

Get ready to unleash your true colors at our epic Drop-In Center Color War! We'll have a night of fun, wacky challenges,...
08/24/2026

Get ready to unleash your true colors at our epic Drop-In Center Color War! We'll have a night of fun, wacky challenges, and unforgettable memories in every color of the rainbow! The breakaway will be FrumTalk with Suri, where we will discuss all thing frum and q***r!

This week’s parsha gives us a pretty direct commandment: You may not ignore it. It’s also sometimes translated as “you m...
08/21/2026

This week’s parsha gives us a pretty direct commandment: You may not ignore it. It’s also sometimes translated as “you must not remain indifferent.”

If we see something lost, something fallen, or someone struggling, we are not to look away or keep moving ahead as if we didn’t see it.

That feels especially important in a world where it is very easy to notice suffering, scroll past it, and assume someone else will step in.

Check in. Ask the second question. Stay when something feels hard. Help carry what someone cannot carry alone.

We may not be able to fix everything we see, but we can refuse to pretend we didn’t see it.

If you see something, DO something.

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