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A person wears wings with the colors of the trans flag colors during the Pride Shabbat ritual and picnic hosted by Congregation Sha’ar Zahav and Kehilla Community Synagogue in 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Upcoming events: ‘Our Queer History,’ Trans March Shabbat, Jewish mysticism

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight June 16, 2026June 16, 2026

Updated at 5 p.m. So much happens in our community every day that it can be hard to sift through all of the events. We’re highlighting a few here, in […]

Matt Lacoff holds aloft a trans pride flag behind him on the Jewish community's float at S.F. Pride in 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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For many queer Jews, Pride has lost its joy

by Joshua Simmons June 10, 2026June 10, 2026
Shabbat at Urban Adamah
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Upcoming events: ‘Herbal Medicine Magic,’ Pride and pizza, grandmothering

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight June 9, 2026June 9, 2026
Marchers at Pride parade
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UPDATED: Jewish LGBTQ Pride events around the Bay Area

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight June 4, 2026June 12, 2026
JCCSF marches in Pride Parade 2023
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Upcoming events: Pride, comedy, grandmothers and a service project

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight June 2, 2026June 2, 2026
Pride parade
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Upcoming events: Pride Shabbat, Berkeley supper club, climate change anxiety

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Rabbi Shua Brick in the sanctuary at Oakland's Beth Jacob Congregation, where he has worked since 2020. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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In Oakland, a gay Orthodox rabbi is paving the way for Jews like him

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 11, 2025June 11, 2025
The Hebrew word "emet," meaning truth. (Flickr user zeevveez CC SA 3.0)
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Nonbinary Hebrew transforms the language for everyone

by Lior Gross June 5, 2025June 5, 2025
A marcher holds a "Trans Jews belong here" sign at the 2023 San Francisco Pride Parade. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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How to celebrate Pride Month with the Bay Area Jewish community

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight May 30, 2025June 13, 2025
Sasha Velour in "The Big Reveal Live Show!" (Greg Endries)
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Jewish drag superstar ready to sashay into Bay Area for her ‘Big Reveal’

Sue Barnett 2025 by Sue Barnett May 21, 2025June 6, 2025

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