| Beth Chayim Chadashim | |
|---|---|
Hebrew: בית חיים חדשים | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi Jillian R. Cameron |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 6090 West Pico Boulevard, Mid-City Los Angeles, California |
| Country | United States |
  Location in Mid-City Los Angeles | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°03′09″N 118°22′22″W / 34.0526085°N 118.3728354°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Date established | 1972 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1977 |
| Website | |
| bcc-la | |
Beth Chayim Chadashim (Hebrew: בית חיים חדשים, lit. 'House of New Life'), abbreviated as BCC, is a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 6090 West Pico Boulevard, in Mid-City Los Angeles, California, in the United States.
The congregation was founded in 1972, primarily for lesbian and gay Jews.[1][2] The Los Angeles Conservancy acknowledges the congregation as being "culturally significant"[3] as both the first LGBT synagogue in the world, the first LGBT synagogue recognized by the Union for Reform Judaism and, in 1977, as the first LGBT synagogue to own its own building.[4][5][6]
- ^ "History". Beth Chayim Chadashim. July 30, 2008. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ Brettschneider, Marla (January 2, 2019). "Jewish lesbians: New work in the field". Journal of Lesbian Studies. 23 (1): 2–20. doi:10.1080/10894160.2018.1499355. ISSN 1089-4160 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
- ^ "Culturally Significant". Los Angeles Conservancy.
- ^ "Beth Chayim Chadashim". Los Angeles Conservancy.
- ^ Drinkwater (2020). "AIDS Was Our Earthquake: American Jewish Responses to the AIDS Crisis, 1985–92". Jewish Social Studies. 26 (1): 132. doi:10.2979/jewisocistud.26.1.11 – via Project MUSE.
- ^ Drinkwater, Gregg (April 3, 2019). "Creating an embodied queer Judaism: liturgy, ritual and sexuality at San Francisco's Congregation Sha'ar Zahav, 1977–1987". Journal of Modern Jewish Studies. 18 (2): 177–193. doi:10.1080/14725886.2019.1593687. ISSN 1472-5886.