J.Proud & Community Events
J.Proud’s consortium of members, including Jewish organizations, synagogues, schools, and other institutions is committed to creating, nurturing, and supporting a comprehensive net of programs, resources, and events for the Jewish LGBTQ+ community and their families and friends in an effort to create spaces that foster building community and pride in being Jewish and LGBTQ+.
J.Proud is committed to working together as a collective agent of change to raise awareness, educate, and advocate for the diverse needs of the Jewish LGBTQ+ community while building relationships with allies in the Greater Philadelphia area.
J.Proud has a dedicated website at: jproudphilly.org.
J.Proud members include:
Synagogues / Chavurot
- Beth Am Israel
- Beth El Vorhees
- Beth El Yardley
- Beth Zion – Beth Israel
- Congregation Leyv Ha-Ir
- Heymish
- Keneseth Israel
- Kol Ami
- Kol Tzedek
- Mishkan Shalom
- Mekor HaBracha/Center City Synagogue
- Ohev Shalom of Bucks County
- Or Hadash
- Or Zarua
- Rodeph Shalom
- Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El
Schools / Education
- Gratz College
- Greater Philly Hillel Network
- Hillel at Temple University
- Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
- The Jewish Graduate Student Network
- Makom Community
- National Museum of American Jewish History
- Penn Hillel
- Reconstructing Judaism
Agencies / Organizations
- ESHEL
- Jewish Film and Media Festival
- JEVS Human Services
- Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia
- Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Southern New Jersey
- Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
- Jewish Learning Venture
- OneTable
- Tribe 12
Stay up to date on J.Proud’s Jewish LGBTQ+ community events.
Our Staff
Galia Godel, M.Ed., Program Manager, LGBTQ Initiative