Hello all, I hope I'm not doing this wrong, I'm brand new to Reddit. I was wondering if anyone here knows if the Jewish DnD group Dreidels and Dragons is still active? Please let me know if you have any idea, I'd really like to join if it is.
I’m a gay Jew in NYC. I’m 20, almost 21. I go to school in the city. I joined Hillel but found out the people in the club are just awful.. Where do you recommend I make friends around my age? College has not been helpful.
I don’t want religious friends. I’m not opposed but I want like a reformed guy
My main things:
Zionist
Non-Jewish but zionistic
Likes dark and edgy humor
Into theater and movies
Neutral in politics
Like any places to find people like me?
🚨🚨🚨update: I didn’t mean it to be “no religious” I’m honestly open to whoever but want someone like me.
And my interests aren’t just the list. The list goes on and on. The list above only shows ones that might be a problem for some people.
And I never said I am a republican. I want someone who doesn’t care about politics. I just don’t like it. Politics I mean. I Hate politics”
I also am gonna be at the Moishe House cooking class.
My wording was wrong and it came off mean. I would welcome anyone as a friend. 🚨🚨🚨🚨
Definitely received some baffled looks, but one lady from the Kabbalah center gave me a mini Zohar, that is probably what protected me.
She was so excited to see us and honestly it made it all worth it
My partner and I are planning a wedding very soon, and we are looking for someone to officiate. We are both Jewish women, not affiliated with any particular community now, but we both grew up very religious in the Chabad-Lubavitch community and then became OTD but are still very Jewish. We would love to incorporate some traditions from our former community's weddings, but we're not very particular about whether the officiant is conservative, reform, or something else. The wedding will be in Queens.
Do you know of anyone who would be interested in officiating? We don't have a lot of money, but we're happy to pay or make a donation to a congregation. We would like a rabbi, but it doesn't have to be. Thanks in advance for your help!
For years, Jewish activists tried to get the NYC Dyke March to accept Zionists. Now, they’re moving on.
by Hannah Feuer, Forward, 2026-06-26.
> Tens of thousands of queer women, nonbinary and trans people are > expected to take to the streets of Manhattan on Saturday to > celebrate the women who fought for their right to celebrate safely > and to declare equal rights for all. Some will also be there to > condemn the state of Israel, as organizers of the renowned Dyke > March insist for the second year in a row that anti-Zionism has > become a core value of the event. > > But the bitter internal fight that shift sparked last year has > vanished, along with many of the march’s longtime Jewish > participants. Many will attend a separate event on Saturday hosted > by Shalom, Dykes, a group created in 2024 by former Dyke March > participants who have been shut out of the celebration. > > “There has been an exodus,” said Nate Shalev, who spent a decade on > the march’s organizing committee. Shalev stepped down when the > organizers turned on them and other Jewish supporters of Israel > after the Oct. 7 attacks. “Anyone who has dissented, anyone who has > any sort of connection to Israel, anyone who is quote unquote not a > good Jew.”
An earlier report, written by Nora Berman, and published in Forward on 2025-05-17, is also worth reading: ‘How the Oct. 7 aftermath splintered the New York Dyke March’.
Folks
I'm sorry imma rant a bit, but the slew of bad news has been overwhelming. Some rants need to be reddit-only, and this is one of those.
So: I move in Jewish queer circles a LOT. Dated a few. I'm a PoC myself, and I get along great with Jewish and Israeli guys - we understand each other's drama, bitch about our mums (love you, mama), and share B'way/opera/theater lore.
I had the opportunity to visit Israel once - but the plan fell apart at the last minute.
I used to be very, very optimistic abt Israel - as in, if a persecuted minority can create such a wonderful space and community, then maybe as queer people, we can too - an Israel of our own where we can find a warm bed, people who understand our trauma, people we can trust. People who'll take us in when our bio families and the outside world reject us and humiliate us, fail to recognize our talents, refuse to nurture us and help us be the best versions of ourselves.
However: that dream is gone.
Don't get me wrong: I still move in Jewish circles, commiserate with my friends when they face antisemitism, but I no longer think we should have an Israel of our own if the cost involves doing stuff that has been done recently. I don't want us to have a nest surrounded by dead bodies.
That's it. That's the rant. Do other people feel this way? People who looked up to Israel, thought IDF really was a moral community within limitations, idealized kibbutzim and communal living?
"Now laughing friends deride
Tears I cannot hide
So I smile and say
When a lovely flame dies, smoke gets in your eyes."
A tale of two marches: LGBTQ Jews face cheers and heckles at NYC Pride,
by author, NY Jewish Week, 2026-06-29.
> Dillon Perez was both heckled and embraced for being Jewish as he > waved a large rainbow flag with a Star of David at New York City’s > Pride March on Sunday. > > Marching earlier in the day with “Jew York Pride,” Perez was greeted > with cheers and cries of “Jewish pride” from spectators. But hours > later, after joining a second Jewish contingent hosted by the > liberal pro-Israel group Zioness, Perez endured booing and > spectators shouting “free Palestine, f–ck Israel.”
Hi! I just finished reading when the angels left the old county & the forbidden book by sacha lamb, and the city beautiful by aden polydoros and I was wondering if there are any other books with that vibe anyone can recommend??
Doesn’t need to be fantasy, i’m just obsesseddd with queer jewish historical fiction now.
I might need to write one if not…
I’d also be happy to read contemporary jewish books if anyone has one they really liked. I recently read kissing girls on shabbat by sara glass which was insane too.
Thanks in advance :)
Shavua tov, khaverim,
Are there any other Toronto/GTA Jews just…not feeling like engaging with/cheering on (let alone marching in) the main Pride parade today after years of hostility. Two years ago, Pride decided to tell everyone to go home when they held up the parade, rather than let the Jews - who they’d already placed at the end of the line - march.
So I am just not feeling it. Still, I kinda do wanna feel a bit of that energy and excitement of queer folks taking up space, ya know?
Are there any Jewish queer *NOT antizionist* meet ups happening today here in Toronto/the GTA?
Happy Pride, le’kulam!
I recently moved to NYC and I have been wanting to go to a LGBT bar for the first time to meet people and have fun but I wear my Magen David everyday and refuse to hide it. I am also ver obviously Jewish even without it. I have heard stories of LGBT Jews being kicked out of LGBT bars or at least being made extremely uncomfortable in them. and it has been making me nervous.
I was wondering if anyone knows of any LGBT bars in NYC that are safe for Jews?
Thank you!
Edit: Thank you all for your answers! I am definitely new to a bunch of this so it’s so wonderful hearing from so many! I am very much a Lesbian so I guess it is a bit different from the Gay men world.
Gen X bisexual reform childfree cisgender woman here, wanting to show a lot of love for the community. You belong in queer spaces, and you deserve to be fully accepted for exactly who you are. It's rough out there right now. Big hugs.
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Hello! As the title says, I'm working on a short story. I would like to ask some questions if thats ok?
One of my main characters is Jewish, gay and from a long line of military veterans. For context, I'm a trans man, I'm AroAce, I grew up Christian, and I'm a veteran.
The character feels pressure to be straight and to serve in the military. He is also from a mixed faith family. I can write from a Christian and veteran perspective easily, along with the pressure to be straight. I don't know what its like to be Jewish or what it may be like living at that intersection.
Additionally, MC will find out about a great grandpa who served in WWII. The g grandpa is suspected to have been in love with another man during the war. It will be based on some old letters. It will make MC feel less alone. He'll find out later from another source that it was true. This side of the family is Jewish. MC is named after this grandpa.
Given the time frame, the subject matter and that I'm not Jewish, I don't want to come off offensive. I do want to give as accurate a portrayal as possible. MC is an adult and not practicing, if that helps.
Any feedback is appreciated.