Showing J-Pride Together
The Jewish LGBTQ+ Community Thrives in a Growing Coalition
In 2024, a new kind of collaboration began to take shape in Dallas-Fort Worth—one rooted in a shared belief that Jewish and LGBTQ+ identity should not only be affirmed within individual communities but celebrated together across them.
That vision became J-Pride, a growing coalition of congregations and organizations working to build visibility, belonging and connection for LGBTQ+ Jews and their allies throughout the region. Today, J-Pride brings together Temple Emanu-El Dallas, Congregation Beth Torah, JBorhood, Stand With Us, Makom Shelanu Congregation and Keshet, a national organization dedicated to advancing LGBTQ+ equality in Jewish life.
What began with a shared presence at Dallas Pride has grown into a yearround network of programming and partnerships. J-Pride has expanded into social gatherings and community events that foster connection in more informal settings alongside its public-facing visibility work, like the “Chalk Your Walkways” campaign that brought messages of affirmation and visibility into public spaces across Texas and Florida.
Along the way, J-Pride has become less about any single event and more about what it means to show up together across different institutions and lived experiences.
“There is deep power in Jewish communities across Dallas coming together in visible, unified support,” says Shira Stevenson, Director of Small Groups and Diversity at Temple Emanu-El. “It sends a message of safety, welcome and affirmation across Jewish Dallas.”
As J-Pride continues to grow, it moves between celebration and education, visibility and action, shaping new ways for Jewish institutions to show up for one another and for the communities they serve.
Celebrate Pride Month
Tot Shabbat Pride Edition
Friday, June 5 | 5:30 p.m. | Weiss Youth Wing
Families with children up to age 5 are invited to a special Tot Shabbat celebrating Pride month! Wear your rainbow colors and join us for a lively, festive service complete with pizza dinner and dessert, a fun evening for the whole family. Register to attend.
Temple at Dallas Pride Fest
Saturday, June 6 | 11 a.m.-7 p.m. | Downtown Dallas
Temple is excited to have our very own booth at Dallas Pride Fest this year! Swing by or spend some time volunteering with us as we spread the word about our inclusive and affirming community.
Sign up to volunteer for a two-hour shift
Purchase Pride Festival tickets
Dallas Pride Parade with J-Pride
Saturday, June 6 | 5:30-9 p.m. | Downtown Dallas
Join Temple, along with Makom Shelanu, Keshet, StandWithUs, Beth El Binah and Temple Shalom to march in the 2026 Sunset Parade as J-Pride to present a welcoming and united Jewish front in Dallas. Wear your pride apparel and sign up to march with us.
Pride Shabbat
Friday, June 12 | 6:15 p.m. | Stern Chapel and Online
Wear your rainbows and pride swag as we welcome the Sabbath and celebrate Temple’s inclusivity at Pride Shabbat! The service will feature voices of Temple’s LGBTQ+ community and the evening will include festive onegs before and after the service.
J-Pride Pool Party
Sunday, June 28 | 2 p.m. | Aaron Family JCC
Join J-Pride for a midsummer pool party at the JCC to celebrate Pride Month with the broader LGBTQ+ Jewish Dallas community. Everyone is welcome. Register here.
Originally published in the May/June 2026 edition of The Window