Shavuos Picnic in Central Park! 5/15/13

Shavous in the Park:  Wednesday, 15 May,  2:30-6pm

Join GLYDSA, JQY, and Eshel in the northwest corner of Sheep Meadow in Central Park, in the shade of the big tree. Map location can be found on www.glydsa.org.

Look for the blue-and-white-striped blanket. Bring kosher food, snacks, or soft drinks to share. Pareve or dairy, please. Paper goods will be provided. Note that glass bottles are not allowed in Sheep Meadow. Dress comfortably. Bring a blanket if you like. Rain date: Thursday, May 16.

May's JQY Meeting!!! 5/9/13

Hey Everyone,

It's that time again!

What: May's JQY Meeting

When: Thursday, May 9th, 8:30pm-10:30pm

To find out about this month's topic and location, join our list by visiting www.jqyouth.org.

Suggested donation: $3,

Refreshments will be served.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for meeting topics, or if you would like to lead a discussion for a certain topic or month, feel free to email: info@jqyouth.org.

Long Island Teen Group's April Meeting! 4/14/13

Long Island Teen Group's April Meeting!

When: Sunday, April 14th, at 6:30pm

This month's topic: LGBT Families

If you would like to attend or find out more about our Long Island Teen Group meetings, email info@jqyouth.org.

JQY Panel at Queens College: Growing Up Gay in an Orthodox World- A Tribe Talks Event! 4/24/13

JQY Panel at Queens College: 

Growing Up Gay in an Orthodox World: A Tribe Talks Event!

When: Wednesday, April 24th at 6:15pm

Where: Queens College Hillel, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Student Union Room 206, Flushing, New York 11367

For the first time ever, a group of Queens College (QC) students will speak about their experiences growing up gay and Orthodox. All are welcome to join in this historic conversation— bring questions!

Last semester, Tribe Magazine (http://hilleltribe.com/), a student-run Hillel publication, featured an article by an anonymous QC student titled, "Growing Up Gay in an Orthodox World: My Final Game of Tag," which was about his experiences being gay in the Orthodox Jewish community.
Within 24 hours the article received more than one thousand views, and became to this day one of the most popular articles on our site.

As a result, Tribe has decided to collaborate with JQY to host a discussion on being gay and Orthodox. The moderator will be Mordechai Levovitz, QC alumnus and co-executive director of JQY. This conversation will be the first of its kind at Queens College, and a rare opportunity to hear firsthand from your QC peers the issues that gay people raised Orthodox face.

Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP to the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/348265858606360/

April's JQY Meeting!!! 4/11/13

Hey Everyone,

It's that time again!

What: April's JQY Meeting
When: Thursday, April 11th, 8:30pm-10:30pm

To find out about this month's topic and location, join our list by visiting www.jqyouth.org.

Suggested donation: $3,

Refreshments will be served.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for meeting topics, or if you would like to lead a discussion for a certain topic or month, feel free to email: info@jqyouth.org.

"Gay Days in Tel Aviv" Film Screening/Discussion 3/17/13

Documentary film screening and discussion:

Gay Days in Tel Aviv: The chronicles of Israel’s gay revolution.

When: Sunday, March 17^th from 6pm-9pm

Where: The LGBT Center, 208 West 13^th St. New York NY 10011

An evening of documentary film and discussion with leaders of Hoshen, dedicated to LGBT Education and Change in Israel (http://www.hoshen.org/index_en) and Israel Gay Youth (http://www.igy.org.il/?lang=en). The evening will begin with a screening of “Gay Days,” a documentary by Yair Qedar that recounts the history of the Israeli LGBTQ community in loving personal detail. Following the film, Irit Zviely-Efrat of Hoshen and Avner Dafni of IGY will discuss the community’s needs, struggles, and triumphs today.

This FREE event is organized by A Wider Bridge (http://awiderbridge.org/)

Co-sponsored by JQY, Keshet, CBST, GLYDSA, B'nai Jeshurun, Town & Village Synagogue, and Eshel.

March's JQY Meeting!!! 3/14/13

Hey Everyone,

It's that time again!

What: March's JQY Meeting
When: Thursday, March 14th, 8:30pm-10:30pm

To find out about this month's topic and location, join our list by visiting www.jqyouth.org.

Suggested donation: $3, and of course, we will be serving refreshments before, after, and during the meeting... :)

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for meeting topics, or if you would like to lead a discussion for a certain topic or month, feel free to email info@jqyouth.org.