Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum led Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, New York's first queer synagogue, for 32 years, overseeing its growth in membership and programs.

Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum has led Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, the largest LGBTQ+ synagogue in the nation, for 32 years and has built it into a thriving inclusive community advocating for social justice.

June is Pride Month celebrating the LGBTQ community, with New York City hosting a variety of events including the Pride parade.

The author expresses the difficulty in discussing homosexuality, as it has evolved in society from being taboo to being celebrated.

Boysie Dikobe, a 28-year-old dancer with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, is on a journey towards Judaism, with an official Conservative conversion planned for Rosh Hashanah.

Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, the country's largest gay synagogue, celebrated her 20th anniversary with a Hanukkah event attended by prominent figures like Cynthia Nixon and Christine Quinn.