Rabbi to present program of tolerance
Cincinnati, Ohio: Rabbi David Horowitz will present "From Tolerance to Acceptance to Celebration: Our Connections to the GLBTQ Community" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at Wise Center, 8329 Ridge Road, Amberley Village.
The program will include Rabbi Horowitz's personal reflections as a father and his public commitment as a rabbi and advocate for the GLBTQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning) community. The evening will include kosher nosh, schmoozing and planning for the future. It is free and all are welcome.
Co-sponsors of the event are Jewish Family Service, Adath Israel Congregation and Isaac M. Wise Temple. Funding was provided through a bequest in memory of Robert I. Kauffman.
"With this program, we hope to become more knowledgeable, appreciative and respectful of the diversity of our Jewish community and toward individuals of the GLBTQ community," said Rabbi Michael Shulman of Wise Temple.
Host families for "From Toleration to Acceptance to Celebration: Our Connections to the GLBTQ Community" include Ginny and Mendy Fisher, Patti and Hirsch Wise, Kathy and Irvin Wise, Susan and Sam Knobler and Brooke and Daniel Guigui.
Rabbi Horowitz, rabbi emeritus of Temple Israel in Akron, and national secretary of PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), is the author of the chapter "David" in "A Family and Friends Guide to Sexual Orientation" and was also the topic of a chapter entitled "Every Day the Rabbi Helps Gays" in Dan Woog's "Friends and Family/True Stories of Gay America's Straight Allies."
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The program will include Rabbi Horowitz's personal reflections as a father and his public commitment as a rabbi and advocate for the GLBTQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning) community. The evening will include kosher nosh, schmoozing and planning for the future. It is free and all are welcome.
Co-sponsors of the event are Jewish Family Service, Adath Israel Congregation and Isaac M. Wise Temple. Funding was provided through a bequest in memory of Robert I. Kauffman.
"With this program, we hope to become more knowledgeable, appreciative and respectful of the diversity of our Jewish community and toward individuals of the GLBTQ community," said Rabbi Michael Shulman of Wise Temple.
Host families for "From Toleration to Acceptance to Celebration: Our Connections to the GLBTQ Community" include Ginny and Mendy Fisher, Patti and Hirsch Wise, Kathy and Irvin Wise, Susan and Sam Knobler and Brooke and Daniel Guigui.
Rabbi Horowitz, rabbi emeritus of Temple Israel in Akron, and national secretary of PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), is the author of the chapter "David" in "A Family and Friends Guide to Sexual Orientation" and was also the topic of a chapter entitled "Every Day the Rabbi Helps Gays" in Dan Woog's "Friends and Family/True Stories of Gay America's Straight Allies."
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