Community Resources

Eshel’s mission is to create a future for Orthodox lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals, and their families. Through its innovative and culturally sensitive programming, Eshel supports LGBTQ Jews, opening hearts, minds and doors in traditional Jewish communities.

JACS delivers education, programming, care and support to all those affected by addiction in the Jewish Community and beyond. This group is a safe space for 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals to discuss their issues surrounding substance use and related mental health issues.

JF&CS is committed to being a safe space for the LGBTQ2S+ Community. We offer counselling, groups and workshops to individuals and families as well and welcome folks of all sexual orientations and gender identities at our existing groups and workshops. We also offer support and training to organizations on being more inclusive.

JQY (Jewish Queer Youth) supports and empowers LGBTQ Jewish youth with a special focus on teens and young adults from Orthodox, Chassidic, and Sephardi/Mizrahi communities. JQY fights to ensure the emotional and physical health and safety of this population. Our goal is for all these individuals to know: You are a valued member of the Jewish community and you are not alone.

Keshet works for the full equality of all LGBTQ Jews and our families in Jewish life. We strengthen Jewish communities. We equip Jewish organizations with the skills and knowledge to build LGBTQ-affirming communities, create spaces in which all queer Jewish youth feel seen and valued, and advance LGBTQ rights nationwide.

Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, found­ed in 1943, is the longest-run­ning orga­ni­za­tion devot­ed exclu­sive­ly to the sup­port and cel­e­bra­tion of Jew­ish literature. They have compiled a list of books featuring LGBTQ+ Jewish narratives.

We are building a bigger tent for nonbinary Jews through a third-gender grammar systematics for Hebrew, guided by our Torah and Talmud that teach us to rejoice that which cannot be neatly categorized. This project is free, open-source, community-based, and grassroots. It lives and grows and changes with every single person who uses and adds to it.

The Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre is the largest repository of Jewish life in Canada. Here you can find the OJA’s compiled list of LGBTQ+ stories from Ontario’s Jewish community.

The aims of this project are to in-gather and archive Queer-Jewish weddings and union ceremonies of all kinds, interview the folks who crafted them, and create a video artwork and expansive resource from what's been shared. If you have had, have officiated, or are planning a Queer-Jewish wedding, we'd love your contribution!

SVARA’s mission is to empower queer and trans people to expand Torah and tradition through the spiritual practice of Talmud study. We offer year-round learning, served up the old-fashioned way: hardcore, queer, and radically inclusive.

18Doors empowers people in interfaith relationships— individuals, couples, families and their children—to engage in Jewish life and make Jewish choices, and encourages Jewish communities to welcome them.

Be’chol Lashon (Hebrew for “in every language”) strengthens Jewish identity by raising awareness about the ethnic, racial and cultural diversity of Jewish identity and experience.

Jews of Colour Canada is a social group and online community for Jews of Colour and our allies in Canada.

No Silence on Race is born out of the necessity for racial equity and inclusivity in Jewish spaces in Canada.

The Jews of Color Initiative is a national effort focused on building and advancing the professional, organizational and communal field for Jews of Color.

The American Ladino League (ALL) supports the diverse and growing community of Ladino speakers and educators in the United States. We believe in opening Ladino studies to all who are interested. Whatever your background, whatever your goals, our suite of programs and resources will help you on your Ladino journey.

JIMENA was created by former Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa who desired to share their personal stories and rich culture with college students, policy makers and North American Jewish communal and lay leaders. Our programs aim to ensure that the accurate history of Mizrahi and Sephardic Jews is incorporated into mainstream Jewish and Middle Eastern narratives in order to create balance in attitudes, narratives, and discourse about Middle Eastern refugees and the modern Jewish experience.

Wherever Jews have lived around the world, they have spoken and written in language distinct from their non-Jewish neighbors. Because of migrations and other historical events, many of these languages are on the verge of extinction, and most Jews today are unaware of their existence. The Jewish Language Project addresses these problems through our websites, online events, videos, and educational social media posts. We have also convened organizations and scholars to document endangered Jewish languages and created collaborative dictionaries for emerging Jewish languages.

Jewtina y Co. aims to nurture Latin-Jewish community, identity, leadership and resiliency. We envision a world in which the global Jewish and Latin communities work together to celebrate their multicultural stories.

Guided by the belief that fostering a love for tradition is paramount, Matan Boker is committed to creating meaningful musical experiences that connects individuals to the timeless beauty of Judaism at every major milestone. With over 8 years experience in public Torah reading (Ba'al Koreh), Jewish education and cantorial services; let Matan’s voice and knowledge add to your occasion. Matan offers Bnei Mitzvah classes, singing for weddings and memorial services, and one-on-one Torah chanting classes.

A cultural non-profit association created by young Muslim students to promote and preserve the Jewish-Moroccan heritage. The Association has since expanded these activities on a national level in order to engage in the education of the Moroccan youth about the Moroccan jewish heritage. One of the founding principles of the Association is to reclaim the cultural diversity of Morocco through its history. Mimouna would like to contribute to the preserving and strengthening of the plural Moroccan identity.

No Silence on Race is a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for inclusive Jewish spaces in Canada that reflect the rich cultural and ethnic diversity present within our communities and throughout our diasporic histories.

An innovative grassroots movement committed to building a vibrant, enriching, and supportive community for LGBTQ+ Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews.

A vibrant community dedicated to celebrating and preserving the rich heritage of Sephardic Jews. Rooted in chesed, optimism, and a spirit of inclusiveness, our approach to religion and life is characterized by warmth, hospitality, and a deep connection to our ancient roots. At Sephardic U, our mission is to empower Sephardic Jews, fostering a renaissance of the Sephardic spirit and strengthening the bonds that unite us. We are committed to preserving our rich heritage, celebrating our enduring traditions, and providing a platform that promotes inclusivity and engagement.

An online archive for the visual histories of Middle Eastern and North African, Ethiopian, and Indian Jews

Yad Mizrah (יד מזרח) is a newly-founded literary, arts, and culture magazine, based in Jerusalem, devoted to promoting and celebrating Mizrahi and Sephardic literary culture and work. It is the first and only contemporary English-language literary magazine rooted in Sephardic and Mizrahi literary tradition.