Dayenu (organisation) explained

Dayenu
Founder:Dawn Cohen
President:David Klarnett

Dayenu is an LGBTQ+ organisation based in Sydney, Australia.[1] [2] [3] [4] The word Dayenu means "enough" in Hebrew, and the group uses it to mean that they have had "enough" of homophobia.[5] [6]

History

The group Dayenu began as an idea in 1999 to create a gay and Jewish float for the 2000 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.[7] After the parade the group began in order to offer permanent resources for LGBTQ+ Jews in Sydney.

In 2013 Dayenu celebrated its bar mitzvah as it turned 13 at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The group celebrated by wearing pink kippot and rainbow tallit, as well as featuring a large glittery Star of David.[8] [9] [10] [11]

Goals

The group's mission is to:

Services and events

Religious services

Dayenu hosts synagogue services and weekly Shabbat dinners, as well as an annual Passover Seder.[13] [14] Emanuel Synagogue in Sydney supports Dayenu and hosts many of their religious events.[15]

Social events

Dayenu hosts movie nights, bowling, dinners, and pub nights.[16]

Mardi Gras

Sydney has an annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in which Dayenu participates and has a float.[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] The group has participated every year since the 2000 parade, except for 2006 when inactivity and lack of funds precluded the group's involvement.[22] The group also has a large Shabbat dinner to celebrate the Mardi Gras.[23] [24] [25]

Youth Services

Dayenu is a parent organisation to the group Young Dayenu, which is a group of younger Jewish LGBTQ+ people.[26] [27]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Synagogues & Organizations › Jewish LGBT Organizations. ijso.huc.edu. 2017-07-13.
  2. Book: Jahshan, Elias. Star Observer Magazine July 2015. 2015-06-17. Star Observer. en.
  3. News: Mixed Mazeltov Message. 2011-11-28. J-Wire. 2017-07-13. en-AU.
  4. Book: Drinnan, Neal. The Rough Guide to Gay & Lesbian Australia. 2001. Rough Guides. 9781858288321. en.
  5. News: Australia's LGBT Community Marks a Bar Mitzvah Milestone. Goldberg. Dan. 2013-03-04. Haaretz. 2017-07-13. en.
  6. Web site: Other Jewish LGBT Organizations JQ International. www.jqinternational.org. en-US. 2017-07-13. 2017-06-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20170627025457/http://www.jqinternational.org/resources/jewish-lgbt-organizations/. dead.
  7. Web site: 1999 - Sydney's Pride History Group. www.camp.org.au. en-gb. 2017-07-13. 2017-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20170927005526/http://www.camp.org.au/90s/126-1999. dead.
  8. Web site: Australian Jewry's gay community celebrates 'bar mitzvah'. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 4 March 2013 . 2017-07-13.
  9. Web site: 'Dayenu' Group celebrate Bar Mitzvah – AWiderBridge. awiderbridge.org. 6 March 2013 . en-US. 2017-07-13.
  10. News: Gay Australian Jewry celebrate 'bar mitzvah'. The Times of Israel. 2017-07-13. en-US.
  11. News: Mardi Gras: Every float revealed. cecbuzz. 2017-07-13. en. 2017-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025008/http://www.lotl.com/Web-Articles-2013/Mardi-Gras-Every-float-revealed/. dead.
  12. Web site: Dayenu (Sydney's Jewish Gay & Lesbian Group) - Jewish LGBT Network. Jewish LGBT Network. en-US. 2017-07-13.
  13. Web site: Gay Jewish group Dayenu to celebrate 15th anniversary this Mardi Gras - Star Observer. www.starobserver.com.au. March 2015 . en-US. 2017-07-13.
  14. Web site: Sydney shul . Goldberg . Dan . September 26, 2008 . PressReader . June 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604214714/https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-jewish-chronicle/20080926/281852934381720 . June 4, 2023.
  15. News: LGBTI+ . Emanuel Synagogue . June 4, 2023 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20180310180253/https://emanuel.org.au/LGBTI . March 10, 2018.
  16. Web site: Culturally diverse LGBTQIA+ support services and groups . ReachOut . en . June 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326174241/https://au.reachout.com/articles/lgbtqi-support-services-and-groups . March 26, 2023.
  17. News: A celebration of identity - The Australian Jewish News. 2016-03-10. The Australian Jewish News. 2017-07-13. en-US.
  18. News: Sydney's Mardi Gras Jewish contingent. 2017-03-05. J-Wire. 2017-07-13. en-AU.
  19. News: Dayenu on parade. 2015-03-08. J-Wire. 2017-07-13. en-AU.
  20. Web site: Dayenu marches with Pride AJN. mikeybear. 2014-03-12. Aleph Melbourne. 2017-07-13.
  21. News: 7 Foot Star of David @ Mardi Gras in Sydney. Size Doesn't Matter. 2017-07-13.
  22. News: Dayenu! No Jewish floatfor 2006 mardi gras. Breskin. Nicole. February 17, 2006. The Australian Jewish News. July 13, 2017. May 4, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120504040004/http://www.kerenmalki.org/Press/AJNfeb17p03.pdf. dead.
  23. Web site: Dayenu Annual Mardi Gras Shabbat Dinner. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. en-GB. 2017-07-13. 2017-02-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20170223190149/http://www.mardigras.org.au/2017-festival-event-guide/2017/3/3/dayenu-annual-mardi-gras-shabbat-dinner. dead.
  24. News: Mardi Gras Shabbat Dinner. Emanuel Synagogue. 2017-07-13. en.
  25. Web site: Speech by Rabbi Paul Jacobson at Dayenu's Mardi Gras Shabbat Dinner – March 1 2013. mikeybear. 2013-03-14. Aleph Melbourne. 2017-07-13.
  26. News: Dayenu Organisation. Alex Greenwich. 2017-07-13.
  27. News: Rabbis unite on LGBTI inclusion - The Australian Jewish News. 2016-05-05. The Australian Jewish News. 2017-07-13. en-US.

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