Hillel Reaches
Out to LGBTQ Students

Nearly 700 Hillel professionals will have access to the organization's new LGBTQ Resource Guide when they meet in Washington, D.C., for an annual staff conference December 17-20. The resource guide provides tools for welcoming and working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Jewish students on college campuses, according to a press release. Hillel runs community centers and other organizations for Jewish collegians.

"There exists a common belief that religious groups are not open to the LGBTQ community," D'ror Chankin-Gould, editor of the resource guide and Jewish Campus Service Corps senior fellow at Columbia University and Barnard College, said in a press release. "This guide is helping Hillel break down barriers and cultivate an inclusive, welcoming home for all Jewish students." (The Advocate)