What is Truly Great About America: From Sea to Shining Sea
by Rabbi Steve Greenberg This Thanksgiving my husband, daughter and I are in Columbus, Ohio celebrating with my family. I love going home, for my mother’s marvelous cooking and for her stories. My...
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The biggest challenge to ’emunah’ of our time
By Rabbi Ari Segal, Head of School Graphic by Gabe Silverstein and Jordan Levine, shalhevetboilingpoint.com, used by permission This op-ed article first appeared in The Boiling Point, the news...
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Join us at Eshel’s Mega PreChanukah Family Bash!
Everyone is welcome! LGBTQ+ people, families and allies Look for Updates and RSVP on the Facebook event here! Brace yourselves for a night of fun, food, gifts, and activities! Family friendly!! Place:...
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The biggest challenge to ’emunah’ of our time
By Rabbi Ari Segal, Head of School Graphic by Gabe Silverstein and Jordan Levine, shalhevetboilingpoint.com, used by permission This op-ed article first appeared in The Boiling Point, the news...
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Eshel Meet up in Baltimore- new date: Jan. 16th
When: November 15 at 7 pm What: A small private gathering for Orthodox LGBT, and parents/families of Orthodox LGBT people. Who: Rabbi Steve Greenberg and Miryam Kabakov will lead this discussion...
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Two events in LA!
Homosexuality and Halakhah: Pragmatic, Ideal and Real Responses to the Challenge Date: Monday, February 27 Time: 8 PM Place: At the home of Dina and Michael Glouberman in Beverlywood. RSVP for address....
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An Orthodox Trans Woman from Kentucky Finds Acceptance (and a Shul) in Chicago
My reality as I knew it ended in early November 2015. Even though I was assigned male at birth, I came to terms with things I started to realize in middle school, if not elementary school: I’m a...
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Organization Eshel’s mission is to create community and acceptance for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Jews and their families in Orthodox communities. Founded in June of 2010, Eshel provides...
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Coming Out Orthodox
by: Rabbi Haim Ovadia Today I would like to address a question presented to me by many orthodox parents, but first, a brief introduction. It seems that the phrase dreaded by most parents is: Mom, Dad,...
View ArticleTransgender and Jewish in Philly?
‘It’s not so simple when Moshe becomes Marsha’ In the last few years, the battle over transgender rights has roiled school districts, courtrooms, statehouses, and the national political stage, most...
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Why Orthodox synagogues should welcome gay couples
A halachic approach to the inclusion of same-sex couples in Orthodox communities by Rabbi Dr. Zev Farber Orthodox Jewish homosexuals in committed relationships who wish to remain...
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Orthodox Woman Supports LGBTQ Community
Originally posted on JMoreLiving “When a child comes out of the closet, a parent goes in,” says Mindy Dickler. A retired teacher, mother of three and member of the local Orthodox community, Dickler...
View ArticleA Journey Helped by Eshel
Originally posted on The Jewish Link It is perhaps inarguable that for most Orthodox Jewish parents, the path for their children is to get an education, meet the “right” person, get married, settle...
View ArticleSupport group helps Orthodox parents of gay children out of the closet
Originally posted on The Times of Israel Eshel was formed when relatives of LGBT kids in conservative communities needed a safe space in a homophobic storm. NEW YORK — Mindy Sager Dickler was...
View ArticleLGBTQ Advocacy Group Eshel to Host Retreat for Orthodox Parents
Originally posted on the Baltimore Jewish Times Sometimes, parents know their child is gay even before their child does. That was not at all the experience of Mindy Sager Dickler, whose family is...
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Can gay and lesbian teens find a home in Orthodoxy?
Originally posted on The Jewish Journal By eighth grade, Micha Thau knew he was gay. But he also knew that being gay was not acceptable in many of the Orthodox spaces he inhabited. So he buried that...
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Eshel Selected as Top Jewish Innovator in Slingshot Guide
The Slingshot Fund Guide has become a go-to resource for volunteers, activists, and donors looking for new opportunities and projects that, through their innovative nature, will ensure the Jewish...
View ArticleBeyond he and she: New expressions of gender arrive in the rabbinate
Originally posted on The Jewish News of Southern California by Laura Paull A rabbi walks into a hospital room. “You’re the rabbi?” the elderly Jewish patient asks, looking the person up and down. The...
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