Kurlander Program for Gay & Lesbian Outreach and Engagement (GLOE)

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UPCOMING EVENTS

August 16, Volunteering at Food & Friends
August 17, Leon Wieseltier interviews Avi Soffer of The Agudah
August 29, 5th Annual GLOE Pool Party
September 19, Come OUT and Decorate the Sukkah
September 20, Volunteering at Food & Friends  
September 30, Queer SIMCHAT TORAH
October 20, Keep Your Wives Away From Them
December 29, GLOE Night with the Kinsey Sicks

Sunday, August 29
1:00-5:00 pm 
Hosted by Stuart Kurlander and David Martin
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Join GLOE for the summer event we have all been waiting for!

DC summers are hot, but you can keep cool by dipping into the pool! Join GLOE for splashing, snacking and chatting up a good time.

We return once again to the home of Stuart Kurlander and David Martin for this annual tradition.

The event costs $5. Please be sure to RSVP!

Come OUT and Decorate the Sukkah 

Sunday, September 19
10:30 am-Noon
Cost: FREE
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Join other LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) families (ages 3-12) with this annual tradition of decorating the 16th Street J Sukkah.  Donuts and snacks will be provided! 

Presented in partnership with Early Childhood, Youth and Family Programs

Monday, September 20
6:00-8:00 pm
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Join GLOE and MCCCS to help prepare meals with those living with HIV/AIDS and other life-challenging illnesses.

Thursday, September 30
7:00 pm-11:00 pm
Cost: $10
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Through celebration, food and dancing, Simchat Torah marks both the end and beginning of the annual Torah reading cycle.  Come celebrate Simchat Torah with other LGBT Jews and allies in Washington, DC!  Everyone is welcome.

Join DC Minyan for its annual Simchat Torah service at 7:00 pm.  After the service, get ready for an evening of celebration with food and dancing.

Edited by Miryam Kabakov

Wednesday, October 20
7:30 pm
Cost: $11, $9 Discounted Member/Senior/Under 25
Registration Coming Soon


Reconciling queerness with religion has always been an enormous challenge. When the religion is Orthodox Judaism, the task is even more daunting. Keep Your Wives Away from Them takes on that challenge by giving voice to genderqueer Jewish women who were once silenced—and effectively rendered invisible—by their faith. 

Join Editor Miryam Kabakov and other contributors to hear about how this anthology tells the story of those who have come out, who are still closeted, living double lives, or struggling to maintain an integrated "single life" in relationship to traditional Judaism—personal stories that are both enlightening and edifying.

Presented in partnership with the Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival

Wednesday, December 29
7:30 pm
Cost: $28, $15 Discounted 35 and Under
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America's favorite Dragapella Beauty-Shop Quartet brings its irreverent humor and harmonies to DC just in time for the holidays.  With gut-busting parodies and racous schtick, the Kinsey Sicks offers wholesome favorites like "I Had a Little Facial," "Harried Little Christmas" and "Tis the Season to Drink Stoli."

High-camp, unafraid, subversive...astonishing 
-San Francisco Chronicle

Join GLOE after the show for a reception with the Kinsey Sicks.

Presented in partnership with Theater J