A new resource for LGBT Jews
by Leslee Komaiko In 2009, nine years into Shelby Ilan-Pacheco’s marriage to her husband, she came to know with certainty something she had felt for so long. She was gay. But knowing this and doing...
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By RABBI STEVEN GREENBERG Special to the CJN In 1952, my dad was a popular senior on his high school football team and my mother was a recent immigrant from war-torn France. It was my father’s...
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Join the parents and families of Delaware, Greater Philadelphia Area and Southern New Jersey at the BBQ launch of the Eshel parent group! All family members are invited and of course, anyone else who...
View ArticleYiscah Sara Smith Speaking Tour
A Wider Bridge is proud to host Jewish educator from Israel, Yiscah Sara Smith, author of the book “Forty Years in the Wilderness: My Journey to Authentic Living,” for a series of speaking events in...
View ArticlePARENTING LGBTQ CHILDREN: A CONVERSATION WITH AYALA KATZ
September 3, 2014 | 7:00 PM | Price: FREE TEMPLE ISRAEL OF BOSTON 477 Longwood Avenue Boston Massachusetts RSVP HERE: http://www.keshetonline.org/events/ma-event-registration-3/ Keshet and Temple...
View ArticleNY/NJ/CT Parent Chaburah Group
Join a Parent Chaburah Group! A few of the wonderful parents at the Eshel parent retreat. At the parent Chaburah groups parents come together to share their journeys, exchange information, and discuss...
View ArticleEshel in Los Angeles!
Jewish Community Foundation Awards Cutting Edge Grant to a JQInternational and Eshel partnership in Los Angeles Funding Will Make Possible Initiatives Supporting Jewish Civic Life, Arts & Culture,...
View ArticleAnnouncing: ShaHeights!
A Washington Heights Eshel Shabbat Gathering November 14-15th, 2014 Stay tuned for more information coming your way Get involved: info@eshelonline.org Get involved:
View ArticleObama must take action on LGBT rights overseas
When I was a young man, still in the closet, Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, one of the most prolific authorities on Jewish law of the 20th century, described gay people as rebels against God. Grossly...
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Announcing: The Real Modern Family: Biblical Characters in a Whole New Light We are inaugurating our first Eshel Beit Midrash with a series of shiurim about Biblical personalities from Sarah to David...
View ArticleLeslee Komaiko
A new resource for LGBT Jews by Leslee Komaiko In 2009, nine years into Shelby Ilan-Pacheco’s marriage to her husband, she came to know with certainty something she had felt for so long. She was gay....
View ArticleThe Canadian Jewish News
LGBTQ Jews need a place in community In 1952, my dad was a popular senior on his high school football team and my mother was a recent immigrant from war-torn France. It was my father’s protective...
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Steve Greenberg: How Orthodox Jews Changed Their Minds On Gay Rights Same-sex rights proponents suffered an unusual loss this week when a federal judge in Louisiana upheld the state’s ban on gay...
View ArticleEshel Parent Retreat – April 17, 2015
The Third Annual Retreat for Orthodox Parents of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Children* April 17-19, 2015 — Capital Retreat Center, 12750 Buchanan Trail East Waynesboro, PA 17268 Who is this...
View ArticleEshel in L.A.
Jewish Community Foundation Awards Cutting Edge Grant to a JQInternational and Eshel partnership in Los Angeles Funding Will Make Possible Initiatives Supporting Jewish Civic Life, Arts & Culture,...
View ArticleNational Retreat – January 16, 2015
A Retreat for Orthodox Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Jews January 16-18, 2015 — Isabella Freedman Retreat Center, 116 Johnson Road, Falls Village, CT 06031 During this annual weekend LGBT...
View ArticleShaHeights – November 14-15, 2014
Join us for an Eshel Shabbat gathering in Washington Heights, New York. November 14-15th, 2014 Stay tuned for more information coming your way or get in touch to get involved: info@eshelonline.org
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