Here is a selection of blessings created for queer Jews to enjoy for Friday night Kiddush, the lighting of the Shabbat candles, as well as Passover and Hanukkah candles. Please feel free to share and use as a foundation to help you create your own beautiful queer Jewish blessings!
A Blessing for Queer Youth (from Keshet Online)
And we bless everyone in the LGBTQ community: those who are not with us, those who do not have homes, those who are closeted, and all those who are only on the beginning of their journey. May they find acceptance and home. May they find a chosen family that loves and supports them. Our community’s arms are wide open to welcome them.
אֲנַחְנוּ מְבַרְכִימוֹת אֶת כֹּל קְהִלַּת הַלַהַטְבַ’ק: אֵלוֹ שֶׁכְּבָר אֵינָם אִתָּנו, אֵלוֹ לְלֹא קוֹרַת גַּג, הַסְּגוּרִימוֹת בָּאָרוֹן, וְכֹל אֵלּוּ שֶׁרַק בִּתְחִלַּת מַסָּעָם. יִמְצָאֶנָּה קַבָּלָה וּבָיִת. יִמְצָאֶנָּה מִשְׁפָּחָה אוֹהֶבֶת וְתוֹמֶכֶת. זְרוֹעוֹת קְהִלָּתֵנוּ פְּרוּשׂוֹת לִרְוָחָה לְקַבְּלָם
JQT Shabbat, Pesach & Hanukkah Candle Blessings
The following blessings are offered in masculine, feminine and non-binary Hebrew. Courtesy of www.nonbinaryhebrew.com created by Lior Gross & Eyal Rivlin. Applied by Reb Irwin Keller and JQT’s Carmel Tanaka. Click here for PDF versions.
