Do One Thing: Join Koleinu LGBT Action Team this year as we build a Shelter of Peace.

As we approach the High Holidays, I am anticipating the lovely custom of eating sweet things to ensure a sweet year, wishing my loved ones, near and far, a year of health and happiness, and thinking about the physical and emotional challenge of Yom Kippur. 
 
 I am also reminded of Rabbi Kleinbaum’s words at my first visit to CBST a few years ago. It was the Neilah service during the closing hours of Yom Kippur.  As the day was drawing ...

On Monday, May 9th, eleven hundred LGBTQ rights activists from all over New York State, including a contingent from CBST/Koleinu, converged on Albany for Equality & Justice Day.  The day included speeches, a rally, and meetings with legislators, all in support of three pieces of legislation:  Marriage Equality, the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), and The LGBT Health & Human Services Network (The Network).
Marriage Equality and GENDA were the main focuses of the day.  Nonetheless, I was surprised that one issue was not mentioned even once: the epidemic of homelessness among our LGBTQ youth.  I was ...