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Terms & Conditions for retreat
Confidentiality Policy Some participants may not be out as LGBT in their daily lives, or may have other important reasons for keeping their attendance at the event confidential. You have affirmed that...
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Commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance
We have a long history of recognizing the mystery and complexity of the human condition. It is well known that the rabbis of the Talmud recognized and addressed a much richer and diverse range of...
View ArticleThe Gay Child in My Daughter’s First Grade Class
The Gay Child in My Daughter’s First Grade Class by Maharat Rachel Kohl Finegold It was a parenting moment that came much sooner than I thought it would. My six year-old looked over at me at the dinner...
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Despite Gains For LGBT Jews, Frum Families Still Feeling Alienated
04/05/16 Hannah Dreyfus Staff Writer Emotional support is a hallmark of Eshel retreats. Courtesy of Eshel. A pioneering survey of Orthodox parents of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender children...
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CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY: Some participants may have important reasons for keeping their attendance at the retreat confidential. By registering for this weekend, you have agreed to keep confidential all...
View ArticleSupport Rabbi Bodner and Rabbi Bellino
Stanton Street Shul and the Sixth Street Community Synagogue have welcomed Eshel into their community for a Downtown Manhattan shabbaton. Unfortunately, a group of local religious leaders is pressuring...
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Gay and Orthodox – An Oxymoron No More
6/9/2016 Ysoschar Katz “We did not spill the blood of the wayfarer,” the town elders say when bringing the eglah arufah sacrifice and pleading with God for forgiveness. “We made sure to provide...
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NJ Jewish Standard – April 20, 2015
‘Oy vey, my child is gay’ Orthodox parents seek shared connection in upcoming retreat [See full article] Eshel, a group that works to bridge the divide that often separates lesbian, gay, bisexual, and...
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Baltimore OUTLoud – April 3, 2015
Retreat for Orthodox Parents of LGBT Children [See full article] To whom can Orthodox Jewish parents turn when their child tells them they are LGBT? They can join parents and adult relatives of LGBT...
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The Jewish Week – April 15, 2015
‘Safe Spaces’ For Orthodox LGBTQ Students Spreads On Campus Program that began at YU gets new grant and intercampus launch [See full article] Jewish college students gather for LGBTQ “safe space”...
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Proud Gay Dad and Proud Orthodox Jew: Zelig’s Unique Story
I want to tell you a story. I think I’ve had a pretty interesting path to parenthood. And in my role as a staff writer for Gays With Kids, I’ve had the opportunity to get to speak with lots of dads...
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האם קל יותר להיות טרנסג’נדר דתי מהומו שומר מצוות
שלח במיילהדפס הם כעסו על אלוהים, התווכחו איתו ותהו למה בחר לברוא אותם דווקא כך. לעומת הקבלה המסוימת של הומואים ולסביות בחברה הדתית טרנסג’נדרים דתיים עדיין נאלצים לרוב להיות עמוק בארון. כנגד העמדה...
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The Pledge
I am a gay Orthodox Jewish teen. That in and of itself may be one of the most controversial sentences in modern Jewish history, but it’s also simply my life. I daven, or pray in community, and I am...
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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...
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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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...
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