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JQY

JQY (Jewish Queer Youth) is a nonprofit that equips jewish queer youth to survive and thrive
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11/21/2025

In this week’s parsha, Yaakov dresses up as Esav to receive a blessing. He hides behind a disguise to earn love and approval. And his brother Esav trades away his birthright for a bowl of soup. He gives up something sacred because he’s too worn down to hold onto it.

So many of us q***r folks know both of those feelings too well: the pressure to hide parts of ourselves, and the exhaustion that makes us want to give them away just to feel safe.

These stories illustrate how painful it is to shrink or to hand pieces of ourselves away. And how fear can really push us into survival mode. But we do not need to disguise ourselves to be worthy, and we should not have to trade our truth to survive.

We deserve belonging that never asks us to shrink, hide, or trade away any part of who we are. No more masks. No bargains. No apologies.

11/19/2025

Join us tomorrow night at the Drop-In Center for this week's Breakaway! The Trans+ group will meet to explore all things gender-related, through schmoozing, crafting, and asking big questions. All trans, gender questioning or non-conforming and generally curious people are welcome to join.

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Join us from 6:30pm-9:30pm EST at 135 W 41st Street

The Trans+ Breakaway group will run from 7:15pm-8:30pm

No need to register for the Drop-In center, just show up! We’ll have plenty of cholov yisroel pizza and ice-breaker games to go around. For anyone ages 13-23

If you need assistance with transportation to drop-in please apply at jqy.org/travelrequest

11/18/2025

Friendsgiving: It’s like Thanksgiving, but with your CHOSEN family! Gather round the drop-in table for a delicious feast of seasonal pies with your favorite LGBTQ Jewish fam. We can’t wait to celebrate with you in gratitude, laughter, and simcha.

*Ugly sweater optional

This week's Breakaway is the Trans+ group, where we’ll explore all things gender-related, through schmoozing, crafting, and asking big questions. All trans, gender questioning or non-conforming and generally curious people are welcome to join.

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Join us from 6:30pm-9:30pm EST at 135 W 41st Street

No need to register for drop-in center, just show up! We’ll have plenty of cholov yisroel pizza and ice-breaker games to go around. For anyone ages 13-23

If you need assistance with transportation to drop-in please apply at jqy.org/travelrequest

11/17/2025

Please join us in welcoming Andrew Belinfante to the JQY Board of Directors! Andrew is a community builder, activist, and global connector. He travels the world connecting Jews and raising awareness around humanitarian aid and disaster relief. He is an advocate for access to healthcare, especially insulin affordability, and writes about the intersections of body positivity, grief, and disability through a Jewish lens. Andrew
is currently the interim executive director at JDC Entwine.

11/14/2025

This week’s parsha is Chayei Sarah which literally means “the life of Sarah.” Even though it’s the parsha where Sarah dies, it’s not named after her death. Instead, it’s named after her life: her legacy, her impact, her light that continues long after she’s gone.

With Trans Day of Remembrance next week, this message feels especially poignant. We honor the trans lives we’ve lost not only in grief, but by lifting up their beauty, courage, brilliance, and the ways they expanded what’s possible for all of us.

And we honor the trans people who are here – alive, vibrant, holy – not just surviving, but building lives of joy, dignity, and truth. Chayei Sarah reminds us that a life is measured by how it is lived: with authenticity, courage, and impact.

Trans people continue to redefine courage, expand family, reimagine community, and illuminate our world. That is legacy. That is life that continues.

As we read Chayei Sarah, may we commit to two sacred tasks:
1) remembering those we’ve lost: their stories, laughter, gifts, and light
2) protecting and celebrating those who are here: ensuring not only survival, but thriving, joy, and a future

L’chaim: To life. To trans lives. To memory, to legacy, and to a world where every trans person gets to live fully, freely, and in peace.

11/13/2025

For December book club, we are excited to read “Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny.

Fill out the form below to let us know where to send this month's book pick!
SIGN UPS WILL CLOSE ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 1.

Join the conversation about this month's book on the JQY App on Apple and Android!
**For anyone ages 13-23**

Sign up here: https://crm.jqy.org/form/book-club

Book Synopsis:

In this thrilling paranormal YA romance debut steeped in folklore, two estries—owl-shifting female vampires from Jewish tradition—face New York's monstrous underworld to save the girl one of them loves with help from the boy one of them fears before they are, all of them, lost forever.

11/11/2025

This week at Drop-In, join us for a relaxing spa night! Sip on a cucumber water, put on a face mask, and decompress with your JQY pals.

This week's Breakaway is FrumTalk, where we’ll create a safe and open space to explore how religion interacts with our q***rness- and vice versa-through shmoozing, crafting and asking the big questions.
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Join us from 6:30pm-9:30pm EST at 135 W 41st Street

No need to register for drop-in center, just show up! We’ll have plenty of cholov yisroel pizza and ice-breaker games to go around. For anyone ages 13-23

If you need assistance with transportation to drop-in please apply at jqy.org/travelrequest

11/10/2025

Mazel tov to Sky and Jewish Memes Only on your wedding! What an incredible simcha, we are so happy for you. May your lives be filled with love, respect and lots of nachas 🌈 ✨

11/07/2025

In this week’s parsha, Lot’s wife looks back and turns into a pillar of salt – a powerful reminder of the risks of being stuck in the past. This story can inspire us to focus on the future rather than the mistakes, regrets, or “should’ves” behind us. While we can honor and remember where we’ve been, we don’t have to cling to it – we can carry the lessons forward without being held back. Even when it’s tempting to look back at places or people that didn’t affirm us, we have the strength to move forward toward spaces where we can thrive.

Here’s to moving onward and upward together 🌈✨

11/06/2025

We need your help to make this Giving Tuesday the most impactful one yet. We're looking for ambassadors to help raise critical funds for JQY programming on Giving Tuesday, December 2nd. Getting on board is simple: sign up, share our posts, inspire your network, and help spark generosity in your community.

We'll give you everything you need to make it easy.

Your impact makes all the difference. Will you join us?

Sign up here https://crm.jqy.org/form/gt-ambassador-form

11/06/2025

https://www.jta.org/2025/11/05/ideas/jewish-safety-isnt-one-thing-lets-stop-reducing-1-million-new-yorkers-to-a-single-concern

"When you boil people down to just one part of who they are, and treat that as the whole of their identity, it harms their sense of safety, rather than protecting it. Now, with the election behind us, it's time to talk differently about safety and how to safeguard it."
JQY Executive Director Rachael Fried on why Jewish safety isn't one thing — and why recognizing the full complexity of people's lives is essential to actually protecting them. Read more on JTA News

11/05/2025

Join JQY and Eshel for a relaxing spa night focused on the five senses. We'll learn how to practice mindfulness, talk about setting up your space to better ground yourself, and enjoy some cozy aromatherapy! Chinese food (vegetarian and meat options) will be served. This event is for people in their 20s and 30s.

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