The Forbidden Apple: LGBTQ+ SPIRITUALITY

It is our pleasure to introduce Pelayo Alvarez. The Forbidden Apple host talks about his religious upbringing and Spanish Catholic traditions like "Semana Santa". Pelayo looks forward to exploring how the LGBTQ Community relates to religion and spirituality.

Moshe Henderson, a musical theatre director, explores his upbringing attending a non- denominational church in Seattle’s suburbs. He transformed the faith of his church into a passion for musical theatre. Moshe's motto is "no day but today".

You can follow Moshe’s work:

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Screenwriter and director, Matilde Ascheri discuss her search for the right church as an 11-year-old Siena, Italy. Matilde created queer characters as a way to explore her sexuality and come out to her family. Listen to find out the rituals she uses to create.

We discuss how we tackle telling real stories about queer people without falling into stereotypes.

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Jeremy Lentz shares his journey from a young boy nervously preparing for his bar mitzvah - to an out and proud gay man called upon to read “the twilight people”, at a pride Shabbat, in his reform temple.

Jeremy is the Executive Director of the Teaneck International Film Festival, showcasing feature films, shorts, and documentaries that highlight a variety of cultural and social justice issues. Jeremy has spent the last 10 years involved in activism both within and outside the festival, fighting for our society to be more inclusive and accepting.

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“Twilight People (in place of Hashkiveinu, page 160)

Rabbi Reuben Zellman”

“As the sun sinks and the colors of the day turn, we offer a blessing for the twilight, for twilight is neither day nor night, but in-between. We are all twilight people. We can never be fully labeled or defined. We are many identities and loves, many genders and none. We are in between roles, at the intersection of histories, or between place and place. We are crisscrossed paths of memory and destination, streaks of light and swirled together. We are neither day nor night. We are both, neither, and all.

May the sacred in-between of this evening suspend our certainties, soften our judgments, and widen our vision. May this in-between light illuminate our way to the God who transcends all categories and definitions. May the in-between people who have come to pray be lifted up into this twilight. We cannot always define; we can always say a blessing. Blessed are You, God of all, who brings on the twilight.”

Brian McComak is the C.E.O. of Hummingbird Humanity, a company that makes workspaces more inclusive. He uses personal stories to make businesses understand the power of diversity. Brian shares how he learned that he was HIV positive and how he came to accept it. Listen to learn more about inclusion, diversity, belonging, and the concept of equity.

To learn more about the field of inclusivity:

https://www.hummingbirdhumanity.com/