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2012

Learn to Play Mah Jongg
January 18-February 8, 2012
Players learned rules, strategies and etiquette of mah jongg, an ancient Chinese game and Jewish cultural favorite!
In partnership with the DCJCC's Jewish Living and Learning

 
2011

D25 Day of Service: GLOE Volunteers at Mary's Center
December 25, 2011
Dozens of GLOE volunteers and our friends helped revitalize Mary's Center in Adams Morgan, which provides health care, family literacy and social services to 24,000 individuals whose needs too often go unmet by the public and private systems. We painted reception areas and the mental health group room to make it fresh, colorful and welcoming!
In partnership with the DCJCC's Morris Cafritz Center for Community Service (MCCCS)

GLOE's Chanukah Candlelighting in the Lobby
December 20, 2011
Over fifty people packed into the DCJCC lobby to celebrate the first night of Chanukah with GLOE! Along with lighting candles, singing, and eating sufganiyot, we also discussed 8 Ways to Make Your Chanukah More Meaningful, including creating your own prayer. GLOE set up a community mural so that everyone, throughout Chanukah, could add her/his/hir own prayer or wish for the season.

Screening of "I Shot My Love" with "Esther and Me"
Part of the Washington Jewish Film Festival
December 7, 2011
Filmgoers braved a stormy night to enjoy the DC premieres of Tomer Heymann's "I Shot My Love," preceded by Lisa Geduldig's "Esther and Me," which won the Festival's Audience Favorite Award for Short Film. Before the documentaries, GLOE-ers schmoozed over Israeli wines, and then stayed after the screening for an interview with Geduldig by GLOE Director, Halley Cohen.
Presented in Partnership with the DCJCC's Washington Jewish Film Festival
Co-sponsored by the Embassy of Israel and One in Ten/Reel Affirmations

GLOE Youth & Family: All Fired Up for Chanukah!
December 5, 2011
LGBT families gathered at All Fired Up in Cleveland Park to celebrate Chanukah! Children (and adults!) painted menorahs, dreidels and more, while enjoying sufganiyot and making new friends. This third annual happening was its biggest ever!
Presented in partnership with the DCJCC's Early Childhood, Youth & Family Program

Screening of "Mom and Dad, I Have Something to Tell You" with Israeli TV star, Assi Azar
November 17, 2011
An engaged audience filled the screening room at the RAC for this new documentary and discussion with gay celebrity and Israeli TV star, Assi Azar. "Mom and Dad, I Have Something to Tell You" (2011), led by Azar, was a first-ever documentary focusing on the experience of parents when learning that their child is gay. The film followed a series of families with honesty, optimism, heartbreak, and the ultimate revelation that nothing is stronger than a parent's love for her or his child.
Co-sponsored by The Embassy of Israel, One in Ten, The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, The Washington Jewish Film Festival, and the American Jewish Committee

Tania Katan's What's in Your Genes? An Hilarious Look at Health, Survival and Telling Our Stories
November 15, 2011
Humorist, author and activist Tania Katan performed an excerpt from her award-winning memoir My One-Night Stand With Cancer, navigating absurd medical staff, disgruntled lovers, and the intricacies of being Jewish and LGBT in this story of survival - plus how to maintain a sense of humor through it all. The performance was followed by a low-key creative workshop, which gave us tools to see our own DNA as a creative map to explore personal stories, seeing how we can all creatively rewrite our own genetic code.
Presented in partnership with the J's Sport and Fitness Center
Co-sponsored by Capital Breast Care Center, Genetic Alliance, and Mautner Project: The National Lesbian Health Organization

Minority Report: Diversity, Identity, Ethnicity and Gender in LGBTQ Israel
Special Briefing by the Aguda, the National Israeli LGBTQ Task Force
November 10, 2011
This lively special DC briefing from leaders of the Aguda, the National Israeli LGBTQ task force - with Chairman Michael Hamel and Foreign Relations Director Anat Avissar - addressed the J14 social justice movement in Israel, how it involves the LGBTQ community, and how the Aguda has been involved since the begininng. They also discussed the Aguda's impact on government and policy, and their experiences serving the LGBTQ population in Israel.
In partnership with the DCJCC's Dialogues & Public Affairs Series
Co-sponsored by the Embassy of Israel; the American Jewish Committee; One in Ten; and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington

Mautner Project Happy Hour (partner program)
November 9, 2011
GLOE was proud to partner with Bet Mishpachah, Gayyim, Nice Jewish Boys and Nice Jewish Girls to support the Mautner Project: The National Lesbian Health Organization, at Dirty Martini.

Jay Michaelson's God vs. Gay? The Religious Case for Equality
October 23, 2011
One of The Forward’s “fifty most influential Jewish leaders in America,” Jay Michaelson discussed the contentious  “God vs. gay” divide to a packed GLOE audience. He argued that religious communities should favor gay rights because of religion, not in spite of it. As both a gay rights activist and religion scholar, he explored the moral principles that favor acceptance of GLBT people, contending that these values outweigh the ambiguous verses so often cited by conservatives.
 In partnership with the J's Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival
Co-sponsored by: Bet Mishpachah, Human Rights Campaign-Religion and Faith Programs, Nehirim, Punk Torah, Tikkun Magazine, Zeek: A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture

Global LGBT Asylum in Israel
October 4, 2011
GLOE was joined by experts from the Organization for Refuge Asylum & Migration (ORAM), Executive Director Neil Grungras and Director of Advocacy Rachel Levitan, who discussed widespread gender- and sexuality-based persecution found throughout much of the Middle East, and ways Israel has been a beacon for many LGBT refugees. We explored the current situation’s many challenges and opportunities for those seeking asylum in Israel, and how they can be resettled through legal representation and advocacy work. 
In partnership with the J's Dialogues and Public Affairs series

GLOE Youth & Family Kick-Off Event: Tashlich Gathering in Rock Creek Park
October 2, 2011
LGBTQ adults, kids and families enjoyed an afternoon in the park, building community and celebrating the new year. We were joined by wonderful JTS senior rabbinical student, Aaron Weininger, the first openly gay man admitted to The Rabbinical School. Leading us through the tashlich ritual, Weininger discussed messages of change and teshuvah (returning) to live as the most authentic versions of ourselves and our families, and the beautiful effects of LGBTQ families in Jewish life.
In partnership with the J's Early Childhood, Youth & Family Programs

Gleaning with GLOE: Harvesting for the Hungry at Kayam Farm
September 25, 2011
Volunteers visited Kayam Farm to learn about the mitzvot surrounding gleaning, the agricultural values on feeding the hungry and poor, including leaving a corner of one's field for such a purpose. We worked on the farm, including gathering produce, which was later dropped off at DC Central Kitchen to help provide fresh food for DC's hungry.

The G-D Project - filming
September 21, 2011
DC's Jewish people of all denominations and experiences shared their thoughts on G-d, Jewish life and spirituality for The G-D Project, an international documentary.
Sponsored by GLOE, in partnership with the J's EntryPointDC and Jewish Living and Learning. Co-sponsored by Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, and in promotional partnership with Bet Mishpachah.

6th Annual GLOE Pool Party: Tel Aviv Beach Bash!
August 28, 2011
Hurricane Irene forced a last-minute cancelation of this event.

Milk and Honey: A Celebration of Jewish Lesbian Poetry
OutWrite LGBT Book Fair
August 6, 2011
Poetry lovers packed the DC Center for the reading by contributors to this great new collection.
GLOE was a proud Silver Sponsor of the OutWrite LGBT Book Fair
Program co-sponsored by the DC Center

GLEE Dance Class
August, 2011
Dance fans learned exciting choreographies inspired by the TV show Glee.
In partnership with the J's EntryPointDC and Literary, Music & Dance Programs

Night OUT at the Mystics
July 26, 2011
GLOE filled a sold-out block of tickets to cheer on the Washington Mystics at this fun WNBA event, with Team DC.

Community Service Kick-Off at Unity Health
July 24, 2011
A great group of GLOE volunteers helped brighten up one of the city's busiest clinics, which serves 1200 people each month.
In partnership with the J's Morris Cafritz Center for Community Service's Behrend Builders

Dan Fishback: On a Queer Day, You Can See Forever
June 22, 2011
Dan Fishback entertained this festival audience in this original show, with his indie, singer-songwriter music and hilarious stories on queer romance, Jewish identity, and the politics of being young and weird.
Presented in partnership with the Washington Jewish Music Festival

Capital Pride Festival 2011
June 12, 2011
GLOE joined with Nice Jewish Girls, Nice Jewish Boys and Gayyim to reach out to festival-goers with information, "Kiss me, I'm kosher!" chapsticks, and fun stickers (I Love Nice Jewish Boys, I Love Nice Jewish Girls, Queerish, and 100% Kosher Beef)! 

Capital Pride Parade 2011
June 11, 2011
GLOE marched with a strong contingent of supporters in the 36th annual event.

Jewish LGBTQ Pride Happy Hour
June 7, 2011
All the LGBTQ Jews in town for Pride met at Cobalt for this casual, weekday gathering!
Co-sponsored by Bet Mishpachah, Gayyim, Nice Jewish Boys and Nice Jewish Girls

Screening of Mom, I Didn't Kill Your Daughter
Celebrating Israel @63 and Harvey Milk Day
May 22, 2011
An audience packed the library for this poignant documentary about an Israeli transgender couple that struggles to become what they were meant to be in a world that doesn’t understand them.
Presented in partnership with WJFF Year-Round

4th Annual National Rainbow Seder: Global GLBT Concerns
April 10, 2011
Almost 100 GLBT Jews and allies came together for this Seder, held once again at the Human Rights Campaign, and led this year by Rabbi Toby Manewith, of Bet Mishpachah. We gathered to hear the Passover story, celebrate our victories in the struggle for equality around the world, and better understand what we can do to bring about a more equitable world for people everywhere.
Co-sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign

4th Annual Masquerade & Mischief Purim Party
March 19, 2011
A record crowd danced the night away in full costume, and enjoyed the performances by the DC Cowboys, a naughty Purim schpiel and the tunes of DJ jame foks!
Co-sponsored by Nice Jewish Girls and Bet Mishpachah

SafeTALK Suicide Prevention Training
March 15, 2011
Coming out of our participation in the It Gets Better project and Strength Through Community, GLOE hosted two sessions with trainer Eric Weaver to instruct religiously-affiliated community members, from places like local congregations, university Hillels and area organizations, to be aware of the signs of someone considering suicide and how to help.
Co-sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and Strength Through Community-a project of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah

A Night of Outrageous Comedy with Julie Goldman
February 17, 2011
Star of LOGO's Big Gay Sketch Show, Julie Goldman had the huge audience in hysterics all night, including serenades, ideas for butch underwear, and our Jewish mothers.

GLOE Partner Salsa Dance class
February-March, 2011
LGBTQ dancers learned all the essential salsa skills to show off on the dance floor.

Hide/Seek at the National Portrait Gallery - Private Tour with NPG Curator David C. Ward
February 6, 2011
A sold-out group from GLOE explored this groundbreaking exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery with co-curator David C. Ward. Hide/Seek was the first major museum exhibition to focus on sexual difference in the making of modern American portraiture, and our tour highlighted many of the Jewish artists featured among the works.
In partnership with the J's Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery

 
2010

GLOE Night at the Kinsey Sicks Oy Vey in a Manger
December 29, 2010
GLOE filled the theater for a hilarious and raunchy night with America's favorite Dragapella Beauty-Shop Quartet, and then mixed with the girls after the show at the reception.
Presented in partnership with the J's Theater J

D24 Day of Service with the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes
December 24, 2010
GLOE once again joined the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes, a non-sectarian, non-profit organization which provides support and services for adults with disabilities in the DC metro area, for some quality time at the Home, with music, socializing and playing games.
Presented in partnership with the J's Morris Cafritz Center for Community Service (MCCCS)

Theater J Round Table Discussion - It Gets Better, But How?: Preventing Bullying Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 
December 21, 2010
After a performance by the Kinsey Sicks, a discussion was held on preventing bullying related to sexual orientation and gender identity, by community leaders: Candace Gingrich-Jones, Andrew Barnett, Justin Tanis, and Bill Briggs.

Hide/SPEAK: An Evening with David C. Ward of the National Portrait Gallery
December 20, 2010
NPG Curator David Ward, in conversation with panelists Tyler Green, Victoria Reis and Dafna Steinberg, spoke to a sold-out theater on the controversial decision of the Smithsonian to remove artist David Wojanrowicz's 1987 video work A Fire in my Belly. The work appeared in the groundbreaking LGBT exhibition Hide/Seek. (See the panel video here.)
In partnership with the J's Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery, and Transformer Gallery
Presented as part of the J’s Rapid Responsa series and Transformer Gallery's Framework talk series

Screening of Eytan Fox's Mary Lou
December 4, 2010
Movie-goers enjoyed the North American premiere of this new Eytan Fox miniseries, which features Meir, who moves to Tel Aviv, searching for his mother, and creates a new life for himself, including his drag persona, Mary Lou.
Presented in partnership with the J's Washington Jewish Film Festival

GLOE's "It Gets Better" video filming
November 29 and December 2, 2010
Participants shared messages of support, understanding and hope for Jewish LGBTQ youth in this video for the It Gets Better project and Strength Through Community project.

Shoshana Bean in Concert
November 22, 2010
Our audience was enchanted by this delightful Broadway star and headliner's concert in the theater.
Presented in partnership with the J's EntryPointDC

Keep Your Wives Away From Them
Jewish Literary Festival
October 20, 2010
Editor and contributor Miryam Kabakov and contributors Goldie Goldbloom and Elaine Chapnik discussed the issues of queer and Orthodox identities in this collection.
Presented in partnership with the J's The Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival

Queer Simchat Torah
September 30, 2010
GLOE joined DC Minyan with our own Hakafah to celebrate the holiday, followed by a party.
Co-sponsored by DC Minyan

Come OUT and Decorate the Sukkah
September 19, 2010
LGBT families came together for this annual decorating of the 16th Street J sukkah.
Presented in partnership with the J's Early Childhood, Youth and Family Programs

5th Annual GLOE Pool Party
August 29, 2010
Participants enjoyed this annual tradition of staying cool in the Washington summer heat.

Leon Wieseltier interviews Avi Soffer, Past Chair of The Agudah – The National Association of GLBT in Israel
August 17, 2010
GLOE gathered in the theater to hear Soffer discuss the accomplishments and challenges the Israeli GLBT community faces.

Would You Like Some GLOE with that Wine?: A summertime wine tasting class
July 14, 2010
Partcipants learned about summer white and red wines in the Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery surrounded by Robert Giard's photographs of the pioneering LGBT Jews.
Co-sponsored with the J's Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery

6th Annual Night OUT at the Nationals
June 22, 2010
GLOE and Team DC teamed up once again for a night of baseball fun with the Kansas City Royals at this annual event.
Co-sponsored with Team DC

Particular Voices of Today: Readings by New GLBT Poets
June 14, 2010
Queer Jewish poets from New York, Boston and Washington, DC shared their work in the Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery while surrounded by Robert Giard’s photographs of the pioneering GLBT Jews who came before them. 
Co-sponsored with the J's Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery

Capital Pride 2010 Festival
June 13, 2010
GLOE and Nice Jewish Girls, Nice Jewish Boys, and Gayyim united to reach out to the LGBTQ DC Jewish community.

Capital Pride 2010 March
June 12, 2010
GLOE marched in the Capital Pride March for this annual GLOE tradition.
Co-sponsored with Congregation Bet Mishpachah

GLOE Pride Shabbat Lunch
June 12, 2010
GLOE hosted a Pride Shabbat Lunch with Rabbi Steve Greenberg before the march.
Co-sponsored with DC Minyan

Seth Rudetsky's Deconstructing Broadway
June 7, 2010
Sirius/XM Radio star and Broadway pianist Seth Rudetsky explored his own private audio/video collection in his one-man show.  With perfect comic timing, Rudetsky deconstructed what’s vocally amazing and what’s a vocal travesty (Patti LuPone versus Madonna in Evita).
Presented in partnership with the J's Washington Jewish Music Festival, EntryPointDC and Theater J

Screening of Eyes Wide Open
May 3, 2010
Aaron, a respectable butcher in Jerusalem's ultra-orthodox Jewish community, is married to Rivka and is a dedicated father of four children. One day he hires Ezri, a handsome twenty-two year old student, as an apprentice and soon develops feelings for him. A panel discussion with Rabbi Jeffrey Greenberg, Shira Frank and Jonathan Gilad followed.   

The MANgina Monologues Starring Riki Wilchins
April 17, 2010
Just what America needed but didn't know it wanted: a lesbian Jewish comic with a sex-change and an attitude.  Comedienne Riki Wilchins entertained participants with stand-up comedy followed by a Q+A.

3rd Annual National Rainbow Seder
March 21, 2010
GLOE hosted its annual Seder with the Human Rights Campaign. Rabbi Stephen Julius Stein lead the Seder.
Co-sponsored with the Human Rights Campaign and the DC Center

3rd Annual Masquerade & Mischief Purim Party
February 27, 2010
This annual tradition featured the fabulous Queen Esther herself, the DC Cowboys, a lesbian Jewish comic with a sex change and an attitude (Riki Wilchins), savory hors d'oeuvres and voluptous Vashtinis.
Co-sponsored with Nice Jewish Boys, Nice Jewish Girls, Gayyim and Congregation Bet Mishpachah

Mambo Y Màs: Queer Latin Dance
February 25-April 2, 2010
Partcipants learned to step, shimmy, and swing their hips to the hottest mambo and cha-cha beats in town.

Queer Shabbaton DC
February 5-7, 2010
GLOE hosted the first Nehirim Queer Shabbaton DC (an “urban retreat” of community, culture, and spirituality for GLBT Jews, partners, & allies) during one of the biggest snowstorms in DC history.
Co-sponsored with Nehirim 

A Conversation with Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter Dustin Lance Lance Black
January 25, 2010
GLOE hosted MILK Sceenwriter Dustin Lance Black for an evening of discussion and inspiration.
Presented in partnership with J-on-Demand/EntryPointDC

 

 
2009
 

December 25th Day of Service (D25) with Jewish Foundation for Group Homes
December 25, 2009
GLOE once again joined the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes, a non-sectarian, non-profit organization which provides support and services for adults with disabilities in the DC metro area, for some quality time at the Home, singing, socializing and playing games.
Presented in partnership with the J's Morris Cafritz Center for Community Service (MCCCS)

Judy Gold is MOMMY QUEEREST!
December 22, 2009
The star of the critically acclaimed 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, comedian Judy Gold joined GLOE for another evening with her edgy, multi-media comic memoir.
Presented in partnership with Theater J and Co-sponsored with Congregation Bet Mishpachah

Take 5: Queer Shorts, Good Stories
December 15, 2009
GLOE screened five short films (Meeskeit, V'ahavta, Sidney Turtlebaum, Hello My Name is Herman and A Trip to Prague) followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers and producers.
Presented in partnership with the Washington Jewish Film Festival   

All Fired Up for Chanukah
December 6, 2009
LGBT families gathered once again to decorate menorahs, dreidels and other items to use for celebrating Chanukah.
Presented in partnership with Early Childhood, Youth and Family

Storahtelling
November 6-7, 2009
Complete with traditional Hebrew chanting, dramatized English translation and audience interaction, the Storahtellers (a unique troupe of Jewish educators and artists who create and perform original interactive performances to dramatize the Torah portion for a week) joined GLOE for a Friday evening and Shabbat morning performance.
Co-sponsored with Congregation Bet Mishpachah and Jewish Foundation for Group Homes

Stitch 'n' Kvetch Knitting Class
November 4-18, 2009
Participants learned how to knit, purl, cast-on, cast-off, color rotation, as well as tips for picking out needles and yarns.

From Jay to Joy: A Poet's Journey Between Genders
October 25, 2009
Author Joy Ladin read poems from her book Transmigration and led an engaging discussion about her journey between genders.
Presented in partnership with the Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival 

Reel Affirmations Film Festival 19
October 18, 2009
GLOE screened the film City of Borders as part of Reel Affirmations Film Festival, the annual DC-area LGBTQ film festival.
Co-sponsored with Reel Affirmations Film Festival

National Equality March
October 11, 2009
GLOE marched in the National Equality March, decked out with t-shirts, signs, rainbow flags, and chants to fight for equal rights for LGBTQ people.
Co-sponsored with Keshet and Nehirim

Queer Simchat Torah
October 10, 2009
GLOE hosted a party full of food, drink, and dancing to celebrate Simchat Torah with queer Jews of all ages who were in town for the National Equality March the next day.
Co-sponsored with Keshet and Nehirim

GLOE Shmini Atzeret/Shabbat Dinner
October 9, 2009
GLOE kicked off the Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah weekend with a shabbat dinner, welcoming LGBTQ Jews from all over the country who were in town for the National Equality March.

Come OUT and Decorate the Sukkah
October 4, 2009
LGBT families came out and came together to play games and decorate the 16th Street J's sukkah with a healthy dose of donuts and apple cider.
Presented in partnership with Early Childhood, Youth & Families

LGBTQ Ballroom Dancing
September 23-October 15, 2009
GLOE learned to step, shimmy, and sway in the sixth LGBTQ ballroom dance class.

What Happened in 5769--Stays in 5769
September 22, 2009
Rabbi Jesse Gallop helped GLOE explore theological and personal perspectives on forgiveness as a Jewish value in time for the new year.
Presented in partnership with the Leo & Anna Smilow Center for Jewish Living and Learning

Breaking Down a Stonewall: 40 Years of LGBT Jewish Activism
September 10, 2009
Featuring Anne Kronenberg (Harvey Milk's 1977 Campaign Manager), Frank Kameny, Dana Beyer and Robert Raben.  In this moderated discussion GLOE delved into the intersections between Jewish cultural heritage and activist work for and by the LGBT community.
Co-sponsored with Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
 
Fourth Annual GLOE Pool Party
August 23, 2009
Attendees cooled off from the summer heat with this annual tradition.

5th Annual Night OUT at the Nationals
July 20, 2009
GLOE and Team DC teamed up for a night of baseball fun at this annual event.
Co-sponsored with Team DC

LGBTQ Club Latin Dance
July 9-30, 2009
GLOE learned to salsa and merengue the night away in the first-ever Club Latin class at the Washington DCJCC, and then showed off their new moves at Havana Village in Adams Morgan.

GLOE Mah Jongg Class
June 17-July 1, 2009
GLOE learned how to play Mah Jongg with instructor Trish Kent in a sold-out three-week series.
Presented in partnership with Jewish Living & Learning

Capital Pride 2009 Festival
June 14, 2009
GLOE and Nice Jewish Girls, Nice Jewish Boys, and Gayyim united to reach out to the LGBTQ DC Jewish community.

Capital Pride 2009 March
June 13, 2009
GLOE marched in the Capital Pride March for the second time while dancing Hava Nagila and singing "Who let the Jews out?" in the streets.

The Kinsey Sicks Concert
June 6, 2009
The Kinsey Sicks, the hilarious dragapella quartet, performed at the Washington DCJCC.
Presented in partnership with the Washington Jewish Music Festival

Ivri Lider Concert with GLOE Meet & Greet Reception
June 2, 2009
Ivri Lider performed at the 9:30 Club in DC and GLOE met with him beforehand for some intimate conversation and discussion.
Presented in partnership with the Washington Jewish Music Festival

LGBTQ Ballroom Dancing
May 7-June 4, 2009
GLOE learned how to swing, cha-cha, and foxtrot in the fifth sold-out LGBTQ ballroom dance class.

GLOE Book Talk with Author Lev Raphael
April 22, 2009
Author Lev Raphael spoke about his new book My Germany with GLOE at the Goethe-Institut Washington.
Co-sponsored with the Goethe-Institut Washington, the Metro DC GLBT Community Center, and the American Jewish Committee

2nd Annual Stonewall Seder
April 1, 2009
GLOE held its second annual LGBT Seder at the HRC Equality Center.  Rabbi Susan Talve lead the Seder.
Co-sponsored with the Human Rights Campaign and the DC Center 

LGBT Mah Jongg Class
March 11-25, 2009
GLOE learned how to play Mah Jongg with instructor Trish Kent in a sold-out three-week series.
Presented in partnership with Jewish Living & Learning

Return of Masquerade & Mischief Purim Party
March 7, 2009
GLOE put on its third annual Purim party, with a drag Purim Schpiel and a performance by the DC Kings, complete with music, drinks, costume contest, dancing silhouettes and balloon arches.

LGBTQ Ballroom Dancing
February 5-March 5, 2009
Participants learned how to swing, cha-cha, and Viennese waltz in the fourth sold-out LGBTQ ballroom dance class.

You Had Me at Shalom - Same-sex Jewish Speed Dating!
January 31, 2009
GLOE got together for a sold-out, smash-hit evening of same-sex Jewish speed-dating, the first event of its kind in the DC area, with music, food, eight speedy first dates, and our very own match-making Yenta.

 

 
2008

December 25th Day of Service (D25) with Jewish Foundation for Group Homes
December 25, 2008
GLOE joined the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes, a non-sectarian, non-profit organization which provides support and services for adults with disabilities in the DC metro area, for some quality time at the Home, singing, socializing and playing games.
Presented in partnership with the Morris Cafritz Center for Community Service (MCCCS)

Screening of Stefan Braun
December 18, 2008
GLOE screened the Israeli documentary Stefan Braun, an intimate portrait of Tel Aviv's top furrier in the 1950s and 1960s and the underground gay society to which he belonged.
Presented in partnership with the Washington Jewish Film Festival

Mom, I Didn't Kill Your Daughter Screening and Panel
December 8, 2008
GLOE screened the Israeli film Mom, I Didn't Kill Your Daughter, a poignant documentary about two transgender teenagers in Israel, as part of the Washington Jewish Film Festival. A panel discussion and reception followed the screening.
Presented in partnership with the Washington Jewish Film Festival

All Fired Up for Chanukah
December 7, 2008
LGBT families decorated pottery just in time for Chanukah.
Presented in partnership with Early Childhood, Youth and Family

Kosher Wine Tasting Class
November 19, 2008
GLOE learned all about assessing the body, hips and legs of a variety of kosher wines in the relaxing atmosphere of the 16th Street J's Ann Loeb Bronfman gallery.

Shabbat Dinner with the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes
November 14, 2008
GLOE enjoyed a shabbat dinner with the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes, a non-sectarian, non-profit organization which provides support and services for adults with disabilities in the DC metro area.
Co-sponsored with Jewish Foundation for Group Homes

Election '08: Agenda? What Agenda?
October 26, 2008
GLOE participated in a political discussion with Robert Zimmerman (Democratic National Committeeman and CNN contributor) and Jimmy LaSalvia (Director of Programs & Policy for the Log Cabin Republicans) with Dan Raviv (national correspondant for CBS News) moderating the discussion.
Co-sponsored with the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)

LGBTQ Ballroom Dancing
October 23-November 21, 2008
Participants learned how to cha-cha and foxtrot in the third sold-out LGBTQ ballroom dance class. For the first time, both beginner and intermediate classes were offered.

Reel Affirmations Film Festival
October 19, 2008
GLOE screened two films, HaSodot (The Secrets) and Antarctica, as part of Reel Affirmations Film Festival, the annual DC-area LGBTQ film festival.
Co-sponsored with Reel Affirmations Film Festival

Interfaith LGBT Couple Class
October 16-23, 2008
Dr. Marion Usher, renowned interfaith couples instructor, conducted a class for LGBT interfaith couples.

Come OUT and Decorate the Sukkah
October 12, 2008
LGBT families came out and came together to decorate the 16th Street J's sukkah with a healthy dose of ice cream sundaes.
Presented in partnership with Early Childhood, Youth & Families

GLOE Night with Sandra Bernhard
September 25, 2008
Award-winning Sandra Bernhard revived her first Broadway hit, Without You I'm Nothing, her landmark one-woman show, for GLOE. A reception with Sandra followed the show.
Presented in partnership with Theater J

My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy
September 21, 2008
Andrea Askowitz came for a brunch discussion of her book, My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy.
Presented in partnership with the Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival
Co-sponsored with Rainbow Families, DC

Kick-Off of Monthly Volunteering at Food & Friends
September 15, 2008
GLOE volunteers helped out in the kitchen of Food & Friends to prepare food for people living with AIDS and other life-challenging illnesses for the first of our monthly volunteering.

Third Annual GLOE Pool Party
August 24, 2008
Attendees cooled off from the summer heat with this annual tradition.

LGBTQ Ballroom Dancing
July 10-31, 2009
Participants learned classic Ballroom & Latin dances in this sold-out LGBTQ ballroom dance class.

4th Annual Night OUT at the Nationals
June 23, 2008
GLOE and Team DC teamed up for a night of baseball fun at this fourth annual event.
Co-sponsored with Team DC

Capital Pride 2008 Festival
June 15, 2008
GLOE and Nice Jewish Girls, Nice Jewish Boys and Gayyim united to outreach to the LGBTQ DC Jewish community.

Capital Pride 2008 Parade
June 14, 2008
GLOE made its debut appearance at the Capital Pride Parade while dancing Hava Nagila in the streets.

The Voice of a Sage: Rachael Sage & the Sequins with Opener Mara Levi
June 4, 2008
Award-winning East Village pianist, singer, songwriter and poet, Rachael Sage took the stage by storm at DC9 with local sensation Mara Levi.
Presented in partnership with the Washington Jewish Music Festival

GLOE Night with David in Shadow and Light
May 15, 2008
GLOE and Theater J joined together for a playdate for this world premiere musical with a meet and greet with the actors after the show.
Presented in partnership with Theater J

LGBTQ Ballroom Dancing
May 1—29, 2008
Participants learned how to foxtrot, rumba and cha-cha in this debut sold-out LGBTQ ballroom dance class.

Stonewall Seder
March 30, 2008
The DC LGBTQ Jewish community experienced its first Stonewall Seder together in the nation's capital. Rabbi Joel Alter led the Seder.
Co-sponsored with the Human Rights Campaign and the DC Center

Masquerade & Mischief Purim Party
March 22, 2008
Friends, neighbors and complete strangers joined together for a night of mystery, masks and mischief with a drag Purim schpiel and a special performance by the DC Kings.
Co-sponsored with Bet Mishpachah, Nice Jewish Girls, Nice Jewish Boys and Gayyim

GLOE Night with Judy Gold in 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother
February 21, 2008
Emmy-award winning Judy Gold and GLOE enjoyed an evening together. A talkback with Judy and reception followed the performance.
Presented in partnership with Theater J

Super Sunday
January 27, 2008
GLOE participants placed phone calls to raise money for the Jewish community and made sandwiches for a local food pantry.
Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington

 

 
2007

December 25th Day of Service
December 25, 2007
Volunteers from GLOE spent the afternoon at Father McKenna House, a drop in shelter for men, serving lunch and visiting with residents.
Presented in partnership with the Morris Cafritz Center for Community Service

Jerusalem is Proud to Present
December 9, 2007
This film was the Winner of the Outstanding Documentary Feature Award at Outfest 2007.  GLOE participants engaged in a discussion with Sa'ar Netanel, Member of the Jerusaelm City Council, before the screening of the film.
Presented in partnership with the Washington Jewish Film Festival 
Co-sponsored by the Embassy of Israel

World AIDS Day Service
November 30, 2007
GLOE and Bet Mishpachah joined together at a special service honoring the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day along with two blocks of the AIDS quilt.
Co-sponsored with Bet Mishpachah

Daniel Mendelsohn's The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million
October 14, 2007
Author Daniel Mendelsohn spoke about his narrative, a deeply personal account of a search for one family among his larger family that was killed by the Nazis. A reception with Mr. Mendelsohn followed the event.
Presented in partnership with the Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival
Co-sponsored with the PEN/Faulkner Foundation

Andre Aciman's Call Me By Your Name
October 9, 2007
Author Andre Aciman engaged in a conversation of his novel about a romance that blossoms between 17-year-old Elio and 24-year old Oliver at his parents' house on the Italian Riviera. A dinner reception with the author preceded the event.
Presented in partnership with the Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival

Pre-Literature Festival Book Club Gathering
October 2, 2007
Participants joined together for an intimate discussion of Andre Aciman's novel Call Me By Your Name and met other GLOE book lovers a week before hearing the author speak at the Hyman S. and Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival.

Sipping in the Sukkah
September 30, 2007
A kosher wine tasting accompanied snacking and schmoozing in the sukkah.

The Bubble
September 24, 2007
This film by Eytan Fox examines three young Israelis, two guys and a girl, that share an apartment in Tel Aviv's hippest neighborhood. Trying to put aside political conflicts and focusing on their lives and loves, these progressive 20-somethings are often accused of living in a sort of escapist bubble.
Presented in partnership with the Screening Room

Trembling on the Road House Party
September 20, 2007
Trembling on the Road is a dramatic document of dialogues, protests, reactions and events from the worldwide tour of Trembling Before G-d, the documentary film built around intimately-told personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay or lesbian reconciling their passionate love of Judaism with the drastic Biblical prohibitions that forbid homosexuality. Trembling on the Road documents how the film profoundly touched and transformed the lives of individuals, their families, communities, rabbis and teachers.

2nd Annual GLOE Pool Party
August 12, 2007
Attendees cooled off from the summer heat with this annual tradition.

3rd Annual Night OUT at the Nationals
July 16, 2007
GLOE and Team DC teamed up for a night of baseball fun at this third annual event.
Co-sponsored with Team DC

Brown Bag Lunch with Tomer Heymann
June 18, 2007
Director Tomer Heymann and GLOE participants engaged in a lively discussion about his film Paper Dolls.

My First Big Gay Jewish Wedding
June 16, 2007
GLOE honored Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson with the first GLOE Leadership Award for his work advancing the argument that same-sex couples can celebrate their unions under the chuppah. Rabbi Toby Manewith, Rabbi Bob Saks and Rabbi Jeffrey Wohlberg joined for a lively discussion. Wedding-style reception with live music followed the award and discussion.

Capital Pride 2007 Festival
June 10, 2007
GLOE hosted a booth and outreached to the Jewish LGBTQ community at the 32nd annual Capital Pride Festival.

Gold 'n' Pride with Ari Gold
June 7, 2007
Award-winning recording artist, songwriter, producer and gay icon with an unlikely orthodox background, Gold is the first man in his genre to sing love songs explicity to another man.
Presented in Partnership with the Washington Jewish Music Festival

GLOE Playdate with Sherry Glaser in Family Secrets
March 22, 2007
Jewish lesbian Sherry Glaser performed on stage her one-woman show Family Secrets. A talkback and post-performance reception followed the show.
Presented in Partnership with Theater J

Preschool Purim Party
March 4, 2007
A spirited Purim celebration took place with games and prizes, arts and crafts, Purim treats and a Purim puppet show.
Presented in partnership with Early Childhood and Family
Co-sponsored with Bet Mishpachah

GLOE Purim Party
March 3, 2007
A night of celebrating, socializing, dancing, and eating hamantaschen took place at this first annual event with a special costume and drag parade.
Co-sponsored with Bet Mishpachah, Nice Jewish Girls, Nice Jewish Boys and Nice Jewish Men

Book Talk with Marla Brettschneider, on The Family Flamboyant: Race Politics, Queer Families, Jewish Lives
January 28, 2007
Author Marla Brettchneider discussed her book, The Family Flamboyant: Race Politics, Queer Families, Jewish Lives, and the topic of LGBT adoption with GLOE attendees.

 

 
2006

December 25th Day of Service
December 25, 2006
Volunteers from GLOE spent the afternoon volunteering at a local DC social service agency.
Presented in partnership with the Morris Cafritz Center for Community Service

Screening of Paper Dolls
December 10, 2006
First place winner at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival, this documentary follows five Filipino transsexual migrant workers, each in a different stage of gender transition and often referred to by their feminine names, who have emigrated to Israel to work as health care providers for elderly, Orthodox Jewish men. The workers run a drag group called "Paper Dolls" in Tel Aviv nightclubs until the immigration police deports them, and they are forced to leave the country.
Presented in partnership with the Washington Jewish Film Festival

Screening of Lover Other: The Story of Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore
December 6, 2006
During WWII, Jewish stepsisters Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore gained notoriety and made headlines time and again - not simply because of their unapologetic, quasi-incestuous lesbian involvement with one another, but thanks to their subversive anti-Nazi operations. Documentarist Barbara Hammer recounts the lives of Cahun and Moore with this documentary film.
Presented in partnership with the Washington Jewish Film Festival

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
December 5, 2006
A feature documentary film about the Pulitzer and Tony-Award winning playwright, Tony Kushner. The film tells the story about the evolution of an artist raised in the Deep South in Lake Charles, Louisiana, that would become an outspoken activist, a compassionate spokesperson for outsiders, and one of today’s most entertaining and important playwrights.
Presented in partnership with the Washington Jewish Film Festival

Screening of Florentine
December 3, 2006
Florentine is the first Israeli TV show that has gay people as main characters. The show is about post-army 20+ people living in Florentine in Tel Aviv. A discussion with Director Eytan Fox followed the screening.
Presented in partnership with the Washington Jewish Film Festival

Screening of Walk on Water
December 2, 2006
Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide, he befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to visit his sister Pia. The two men set out on a tour of the country during which, Axel challenges Eyal's values.
Presented in partnership with the Washington Jewish Film Festival

The Washington Jewish Film Festival Decade Award
December 2, 2006
Award was presented to Israeli out director Eytan Fox. A GLOE reception followed the award ceremony.
Presented in partnership with the Washington Jewish Film Festival

GLOE Shabbat Dinner with Director Eytan Fox
December 1, 2006
GLOE hosted a Shabbat dinner with GLOE participants and Director Eytan Fox.

Screening of Yossi and Jagger
November 30, 2006
A sociological study of two men in the Israeli army who are lovers. The others in the unit react to their situation, suspecting, but not always understanding.
Presented in partnership with the Washington Jewish Film Festival

A Passion for Fashion
October 18, 2006
GLOE participants and Gesher City came together to schmooze, to drink and to watch the series finale of Project Runway.
Presented in partnership with Gesher City DC

Dual Identity: Reflections on Gay Jewish Life
September 17, 2006
How do you connect two strong and sometimes conflicting identities? How do you explore these identities through writing? Authors Michael Lowenthal (The Same Embrace, Avoidance and Charity Girl), Leslea Newman (Heather Has Two Mommies and A Letter to Harvey Milk) and Lev Raphael (Dancing on Tisha B'Av) discussed the intersections of Jewish and gay or lesbian identity during brunch.
Presented in partnership with the Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival

1st Annual GLOE Pool Party
August 27, 2006
Attendees cooled off from the summer heat for this first time annual tradition with friends, fun and food.

2nd Annual Night OUT at the Nationals
August 8, 2006
GLOE and Team DC teamed up for a night of baseball fun at this second annual event.
Co-sponsored with Team DC

Variations on a Theme with Marilyn Lerner and Adrienne Cooper
May 21, 2006
World-renowned pianist Marilyn Lerner and vocalist Adrienne Cooper explored their partnership on both a musical and a personal level, while openly exploring their identities as gay Jewish musicians. GLOE participants joined these artists for an enlightening musical brunch and discussion.
Presented in partnership with the Washington Jewish Music Festival

Capote-Breaking the Mold: Truman Capote's Place within the Shifting Views of Homosexuality in the 1960s
May 7, 2006
GLOE joined Theater J for its Artistic Director's Roundtable discussion with Hans Johnson (president of Progressive Victory), Sonya Michel (Professor of American Studies and History at the University of Maryland) and James McCourt (best selling author of Queer Street).
Presented as part of the GLOE Inaugural Weekend

Faith-Based Politics: How It Impacts the Jewish Gay Community
May 7, 2006
Congressman Barney Frank joined Rabbi Steve Greenberg, Dan Furmansky (Executive Director of Equality Maryland) and guests for lunch and a lively panel discussion.
Presented as part of the GLOE Inaugural Weekend

GLOE Playdate with Bal Masque
May 7, 2006
GLOE and Theater J joined together for the world premiere of two-time Pulitzer finalist and 2003 Tony Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg's Bal Masque. Being both gay and Jewish, Greenberg brings a particular point of view to the shifting cultural and sexual norms of 1960s America. Havdallah and a reception followed the show.
Presented as part of the GLOE Inaugural Weekend

DC Minyan Shabbat Service
May 6, 2006
GLOE joined DC Minyan for a Shabbat morning service with Rabbi Steve Greenberg delivering the Dvar Torah. Kiddush luncheon and study session led by Rabbi Greenberg followed.
Presented as part of the GLOE Inaugural Weekend

Kabbalat Shabbat
May 5, 2006
GLOE hosted a Kabbalat Shabbat followed by a GLOE Shabbat dinner, Bet Mishpachah's Shabbat service and a GLOE Oneg. Rabbi Greenberg led the Kabbalat Shabbat creating a unique spiritual welcome for Shabbat and delievered the sermon during the Shabbat service.
Presented as part of the GLOE Inaugural Weekend

GLOE Date with Betty Rules
January 12, 2006
GLOE and Theater J teamed up for a musical date with Betty. After the show, theatergoes enjoyed wine, dessert and conversation with peformers Alyson Palmer, Amy Ziff and Elizabeth Ziff.
Co-sponsored with Theater J

 

 
2005

Screening of Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School
December 11, 2005
This film tells the story of Shulamit Izen, a ninth grader who sets out to organize a gay-straight alliance at her Jewish school. What begins as one student's mission engages an entire community in an open discussion concerning a culture of tolerance and inclusion.
Co-sponsored with Bet Mishpachah and Reel Affirmations
Presented in partnership with the Washington Jewish Film Festival