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…s on the same basis as we accept everyone else. If you’re Jewish, and your check clears the bank, you can be a member. There are no ritual debilities and no institutional discrimination. We try to actively welcome Gay and Lesbian people, particularly in light of the unhappy experiences many Gay and Lesbian Jews have had in their interactions with communal institutions and fellow Jews. Doing so is a specific mitzva called qeruv. The papers themselv…
…rocedures. Information for caterers and vendors is provided in a Caterer’s Checklist and in a Dear Kosher Caterer letter in the Guide to Benei Mitzva Observance. These documents also contain administrative policies of interest to caterers and vendors serving this congregation. All cheese, wine and grape juice served must be produced under rabbinic supervision. Non-mevushal wines generally are not served, but may be served when their status is clea…