Pride Kabbalat Shabbat
3 days ago • Jun 19, 2026

Conversation with Dr. Sara Glass (Author, Kissing Girls on Shabbat) and Lani Santo (CEO, Footsteps)

Many thanks for joining us at Pride Shabbat with Dr. Sara Glass and Lani Santo, CEO of Footsteps, co-sponsored with JQ. The discussion centered around LGBTQ+ identity, chosen family, and building a self-determined life after leaving ultra-Orthodoxy. For those of you interested in learning more on the challenges and triumphs of those choosing to forge their own path beyond ultra-Orthodoxy, we hope you’ll consider reading Kissing Girls on Shabbat by Dr. Sara Glass. At Footsteps, Pride is an attitude we embrace all year, providing safe spaces and critical services for our LGBTQ+ members and all of our members, as they pursue self-determined lives.