Jewish organizations are partnering for a Jewish lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer teen Shabbaton in Connecticut.
“This Shabbaton is an incredible opportunity for LGBTQ Jewish teens to celebrate who they are,” Idit Klein, executive director of Keshet, one of the sponsoring groups,
The Shabbaton, the first organized by the groups, will be held Aug. 24-26 at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in Falls Village, Conn.
Other organizational partners include BBYO, Habonim Dror North America, Jewish Community Centers Association, National Federation of Temple Youth, No’ar Hadash, United Synagogue Youth and Young Judaea, along with the gathering’s financial sponsor, UJA-Federation of New York. — jta