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Confessions of an Orthodox mother and father of an LGBT child
December 6, 2018 Confessions of an Orthodox mother and father of an LGBT child Thank you so much for your compelling article about the experience of Orthodox parents of LGBT parents (“They just want...
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Rebooting Hanukkah
The meaning of the holiday changes — and that might even be the meaning of the holiday Published in the Times of Israel December 7, 2018 What is Hanukkah? This is how the Talmud begins its short foray...
View ArticleCall Me By My Name
GABRIEL KLAPHOLZ GUEST COLUMNIST AT YALE NEWS Don’t make eye contact. Don’t make too much noise. Definitely don’t make it obvious that you’re eavesdropping on that couple’s conversation two seats...
View ArticleLife for LGBT+ Students at Maimonides
by JOSH SCHOENBERG ’19 This article was published in the January 2019 volume of Spectrum: the Maimonides School Student Newspaper This is the first part in a series of 2 articles about the LGBT+...
View ArticleParents of LGBTQ children demand end to silence from Orthodox institutions
by Johanna R Ginsberg Published in New Jersey Jewish News on February 20, 2019 A survey revealed that Modern Orthodox parents with LGBTQ children are demanding a place for their children in Orthodox...
View ArticleOrthodox Jewish parents want more openness on LGBTQ issues, survey finds
by Zack Evans This was published on JPost on February 7, 2019 Orthodox parents who participated in a retreat for LGBTQ Jews and their families want their communities to engage in open, positive...
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Survey: Orthodox Parents of LGBTQ Kids Want More Inclusion
by Victoria Brown Published in the Baltimore Jewish Times on February 27, 2019 Mindy Sager Dickler’s guiding philosophy is ahavas Yisrael, love for fellow Jews. “There’s no exceptions. We have a...
View ArticleBar or Bat Mitzvah? Hey, What About a Both Mitzvah?
The Jewish coming-of-age ceremony stretches to accommodate the new gender fluidity. Published by Alyson Krueger on March 27, 2019 in the New York Times. (Read this article online) Lion is a...
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Eshel DC/Baltimore Lag Ba’omer picnic
Join Eshel DC/Baltimore for a family lag ba’omer picnic When: Sunday, May 26, at 1:00PM Where: Address provided upon RSVP For more information and to RSVP, email info@eshelonline.org or...
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The Day My Rainbow Got Kicked Out of Shul
I am an Orthodox Jew. I’m also an openly Bi-woman who is an active part of the Jewish LGBTQ community, particularly the Orthodox group for support and acceptance called Eshel. I also have a lot of...
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They Just Want To Be Regular People
Jewish Standard By JOANNE PALMER When you live in a close-knit community, you benefit from its warmth and support; you share its values and vocabulary and world-view; you are guided by its rules and...
View ArticleEvery Orthodox Rabbi Ought To Read This Book About The Lives Of LGBTQ...
By Simone Somekh July 10, 2019 To read this article on the Forward website, click here Just a few days ago, a Jewish teenager from South Africa committed suicide while on an organized trip to...
View ArticleAn Open Letter To Principals Of Orthodox Day Schools
Eshel’s leadership published a call-to-action in the Education Supplement of the Jewish Week. You can help us get the message out by sharing this open letter with those who are in positions to make a...
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Eshel Executive Director Miryam Kabakov one of 10 Women Social Entrepreneurs...
After Shifting its Strategy, a Foundation Gets Behind Jewish Women Social Entrepreneurs June 6, 2019 Debra Nussbaum Cohen Evie Litwok got emotional when she opened up a letter from The Collective, a...
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A War Over the Future of Judaism Rages in This Small Long Island Community
West Hempstead’s Jews pride themselves on their ‘live and let live’ attitude — but their rabbis’ hard-line response to the LGBTQ community has infuriated many. An unbelievable tale of love, hate and...
View ArticleQueer Orthodox Jews Want More Than Tolerance
According to Miryam Kabakov, executive director of ten-year-old Orthodox LGBTQ+ organization Eshel, the Orthodox community has become exceedingly more open over the past decade. “When we started,” she...
View ArticleLife for LGBT+ Students at Maimonides
by JOSH SCHOENBERG ’19 This article was published in the January 2019 volume of Spectrum: the Maimonides School Student Newspaper This is the first part in a series of 2 articles about the LGBT+...
View ArticleParents of LGBTQ children demand end to silence from Orthodox institutions
by Johanna R Ginsberg Published in New Jersey Jewish News on February 20, 2019 A survey revealed that Modern Orthodox parents with LGBTQ children are demanding a place for their children in Orthodox...
View ArticleOrthodox Jewish parents want more openness on LGBTQ issues, survey finds
by Zack Evans This was published on JPost on February 7, 2019 Orthodox parents who participated in a retreat for LGBTQ Jews and their families want their communities to engage in open, positive...
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Survey: Orthodox Parents of LGBTQ Kids Want More Inclusion
by Victoria Brown Published in the Baltimore Jewish Times on February 27, 2019 Mindy Sager Dickler’s guiding philosophy is ahavas Yisrael, love for fellow Jews. “There’s no exceptions. We have a...
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