Art by Jay Smith

High Holidays 2023/5784

Celebrate the Chagim/holiday season with Keshet! Resources will be added on an ongoing basis.

Elul

Royalty of Elul
Royalty of Elul

Elul, the last month of the Jewish year, is when the king is in the field, says Rabbi Schneur Zalman.

Seven Steps to a Community of Equality and Belonging
Seven Steps to a Community of Equality and Belonging

This quick guide outlines steps to create a community where LGBTQ+ people feel they are valued, celebrated, and know they belong.

The Hopefulness of Mourning LGBTQ Losses
The Hopefulness of Mourning LGBTQ Losses

Rabbi Elliot Kukla shares a ritual to mark LGBTQ losses.

Allyship As Teshuvah
Allyship As Teshuvah

How can you use allyship to find a path to teshuvah, or repentence?

Support the Equality Act!
Support the Equality Act!

This holiday season, take action and urge your legislators to support the Equality Act!

Donate
Donate

Help Keshet build Jewish communities of belonging for LGBTQ+ Jews and our families.

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

You belong in the Jewish community. Intolerance doesn’t.
You belong in the Jewish community. Intolerance doesn’t.

Sage Cassell-Rosenberg, JOC Program Manager, shares a message of belonging with fellow queer, trans, Jews of color.

Moving Forward and Letting Go: A Yom Kippur Ritual
Moving Forward and Letting Go: A Yom Kippur Ritual

Rabbi Lonnie Kleinman shares a Yom Kippur ritual, especially for LGBTQ+ Jews celebrating Yom Kippur on their own.

When I do not fit on Yom Kippur
When I do not fit on Yom Kippur

Talia Makowsky, Communications Manager, shares a personal reflection on Yom Kippur and how queer identity helped her to heal her relationship with her body.

Atoning for Unintentional Harm
Atoning for Unintentional Harm

How do we atone when we miss the mark and cause harm? Contributor Aviva Davis provides useful insight.

Sukkot and Simchat Torah

Ushpizin/ata, Our LGBTQ+ Jewish Ancestors
Ushpizin/ata, Our LGBTQ+ Jewish Ancestors

In honor of LGBTQ+ History Month, invite Ushpizin/ata, our LGBTQ+ Jewish ancestors, into your sukkah.

Dancing Inside and Outside Circles of Belonging
Dancing Inside and Outside Circles of Belonging

Contributor Tali Anisfeld shares their thoughts on Simchat Torah in this moving personal essay.