beth chayim chadashim Archives

After 25 Years, Rabbi Lisa Edwards Bids Farewell to Beth Chayim Chadashim

Oren Peleg June 26, 2019

BCC Celebrates Shavuot with Pride

Shawn Rodgers June 12, 2019

Jewish Veg Holds First Vegan Seder in L.A.

Aaron Bandler April 17, 2019

Can gay and lesbian teens find a home in Orthodoxy?

Eitan Arom May 17, 2017

Trump’s immigration order elicits action from Jewish community

Kylie Ora Lobell February 9, 2017

At Beth Chayim Chadashim, remembering the victims of Pulse with prayers and tears

Lakshna Mehta June 14, 2016

There were tears. There was solidarity. There was singing. There was hope. There was love.

Rabbis welcome chance to officiate same-sex weddings

Jewish Journal December 14, 2015

In 2012, Rabbi Adam Kligfeld, senior rabbi at Temple Beth Am, married two Orthodox Jews.

Moving and shaking: Marriage equality rally, L.A. Press Club Awards, the Black Eyed Peas and more

Ryan Torok July 2, 2015

Moving and shaking: Scotus, UCLA Hillel and more.

Why we are crying

Rabbi Lisa Edwards July 1, 2015

I was reminiscing with a friend last night about my 21 years as rabbi of Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC), the first and oldest LGBT synagogue in the world (founded in 1972).

Calendar: June 27 – July 3

Amanda Epstein June 24, 2015

This interactive, mixed-media art installation and performance piece asks the important question, “What sacrifices have you made in order to be where you are today?”