JAQ – A Do-ocracy for Davening and Study

We are a collective of Queer Jews who want to chat, gather and discuss. This will include some torah or talmud study, a minyan, and other activities. Many of us are also members of Queer Yeshiva. This is a separate group that shares their values.

  • Minyans are Back

    Minyans are Back

    The LGBT Centre has reopened after its renovation work. There is now an accessible toilet! The Centre is located right next to Blackfriars station and has a step-free entrance. As […]

  • Seder!

    Seder!

    One of our London members is organising a potluck seder on Tuesday. Short on notice but long on community! If you haven’t been before to anything we’ve run, this would […]

  • This Tuesday: Pray and Pub!

    This Tuesday: Pray and Pub!

    Chag sameah, comrades! We are going to carry this joyous Purim / Adar energy into Tuesday evening with prayer and pub! We’ll have a ma’ariv service with snacks 7-8 at […]

  • Start Your Day with Some Blessing and Community

    Start Your Day with Some Blessing and Community

    We now have a calendar that you can subscribe to via your phone or favourite calendar app. (The LGBTQ+ Centre’s calendar is slightly wonky and is missing a few dates). […]

  • New Minyan Times

    New Minyan Times

    By popular demand, we’re experimenting with some different time slots for our London-based Weekday Minyan. Our next minyan will be a maariv, on Tuesday 4 February. If you’ve never been […]

  • We’ve joined Insta, but don’t follow us There

    We’ve joined Insta, but don’t follow us There

    We’ve all seen the pictures from Trump’s inauguration – Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter and Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram; stood in the front row. And of […]

  • Weekday Morning Minyans

    Weekday Morning Minyans

    Our weekly Shacharit services continue in to their second month! The LGBT Centre has added a page for booking, for people haven’t been before. Our regular schedule is: 7:30: Doors, […]

  • What Is Service Leading?

    What Is Service Leading?

    Find out what it means to lead a service on Sunday 15th December 10am-12noon. A 2hr online session exploring “what is service leading” – we’ll look at what skills are […]

  • Learn to Lead Services

    Learn to Lead Services

    Have you ever wondered about learning to lead a service? We are arranging some training with a London-based teacher to build skills in the community! There are going to be […]

  • Weekday Minyans Starting in November

    Weekday Minyans Starting in November

    Starting the first week in November, there will be a new queer weekday morning minyan. Every service with enough people will include a kaddish. The minhag of any particular service […]

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