Lambda Legal works to achieve full recognition of rights, including marriage, for LGBT people.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation seeks to advance public understanding and acceptance by sharing the stories of LGBT people. GLAAD has posted an online resource kit for reporters covering the Supreme Court cases. It includes a report on a three-year academic study that concluded the news media give disproportionate weight to anti-LGBT voices in stories about religious views of […]

The New York City-based organization Freedom to Marry is working to obtain same-sex marriage rights nationwide and to overturn the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Evan Wolfson is president.

Bikkurim: An Incubator for New Jewish Ideas is an entrepreneurial organization that supports, develops and promotes new ideas in the Jewish community in North America. It has provided seed money and support to a range of groups, including those that encourage Jewish stewardship of the environment, promote Jewish heritage, produce Jewish music and engage in cross-cultural […]

The American Bar Association is the one of the largest voluntary professional membership organizations in the world.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Young Judaea is a youth program run by Hadassah with programs to strengthen identity and experience in young Jews. Among its programs are summer camps and trips to Israel. Simon Klarfield is executive director.

United Synagogue Youth is a project of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism that works to instill in Jewish youth a sense of Jewish ethics and values and a sense of Zionism. It maintains a regional directory. Rabbi David Levy is director of teen learning.

Sigma Alpha Rho is an independent Jewish high school fraternity with chapters throughout the Northeast and Canada. It maintains a directory of chapters. Its top officer is Justin Eric Saylor.