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)