In honor of Pride Month, we welcome Gay Shabbat onto the podcast! Gay Shabbat is an organization that brings together the young-ish, LGBTQIA+, Jewish community for Shabbat dinner experiences. We discuss how Gay Shabbat came about, their reflections on bringing the queer community together after October 7th, and laugh through the pain of today's world for Jewish people. Enjoy this inspiring, warm and humorous conversation.
Follow Gay Shabbat on Instagram @gayshabbat and check out their site at gayshabbat.org
What We Discuss:
00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda
02:29 What is the origin story of Gay Shabbat & what are they up to?
09:01 Kvelling about the Gay Shabbat community
10:05 On the challenges of being Jewish & queer
12:20 How does Gay Shabbat navigate having Anti-Zionist Jews at their events?
22:57 On 3 Dollar Bill & Eurovision
26:28 On being a queer Jewish woman right now
29:51 The queer community is still centered around cis gay men - what does Gay Shabbat think?
32:24 Back to 3 Dollar Bill
33:59 What's a meaningful experience Gay Shabbat has created?
38:45 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination
