Check out recent articles about Keshet's work, our press statements, and key articles about LGBTQ+ Jews.
In less than two decades, Keshet has evolved from a small grassroots group in Boston advocating the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Jewish life to a nationwide organization that, today, operates on a $1.7 million budget and has educators in over 200 Jewish communities across the country.
View the original at The Jewish Daily Forward
One morning last summer, Connie Knapp got a phone call from her minister. Several days earlier, the Supreme Court had handed down a ruling fortifying the movement for same- sex marriage. Her pastor, the Rev. Chip Low, had a feeling that Ms. Knapp and her partner, Anne Corey, might want to have a wedding.
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Author and lecturer B.J. Epstein writes for PinkNews.co.uk of how LGBT families and children can benefit from picture books that are designed to cater for them.
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The Bay Area’s gay Jewish community is a vibrant and populous one — more than 30,000 local Jews identify as LGBTQ, based on a 2010 study by the national nonprofit Jewish Mosaic. But according to that same study, it’s a community that, historically, has been short on organized leadership. A new program under the auspices of the S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation aims to change that.
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s decision this week to sign a bill that prohibits therapists in the state from performing so-called reparative therapy on young gay patients drew a mixed reaction from Jewish and civil rights organizations.
View the original at Jewish Week
Alternatives Spring Up as Camps Struggle To Be Inclusive.
View the original at The Jewish Daily Forward
Nate loves aliens. But all the other boys in his class are going to dress up as superheroes to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim.
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A generation ago, philanthropists and foundations launched a concerted effort to bring more creativity and vitality to Jewish life. They funded visionaries who they hoped would inspire a renaissance in Jewish life. Through vehicles such as Bikkurim: An Incubator for New Jewish Ideas, the Joshua Venture Group, the Wexner Graduate Fellowship and the Bronfman Fellowships, this wave of innovation grew into a flourishing ecosystem of original and inspiring projects and organizations.
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Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) restored previously denied federal rights to legally married same-sex couples across the country. They also issued a ruling that has the effect of overturning California’s Proposition 8, the piece of legislation that denied queer Californians the right to legally marry.
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Marriage Equality Is Moral Imperative for People of Faith
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Websites, blogs, Facebook groups, and online support groups offer the chance to connect without the risk of ‘going public’.
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Two minutes after the clock struck midnight on May 1, Fran and Anna Simon became the first LGBT couple in Colorado to legally unite, under the state’s new civil union law. The Simons had already had a Jewish wedding ceremony eight years earlier replete with chupah, rabbi and stepped-on glasses.
View the original at The Jewish Week
This week: Colorado native (and current Denver resident), Shanna Katz, talks about her volunteer work with Keshet – an organization “working for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Jews in Jewish life” – and the important role Keshet has played in her own journey.
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“Nobody knew anybody who was out of the closet,” he said. “It was only after I came out of the closet that the silence really hit me.”
View the original at Jewish Week
Two weeks before Boston Pride last year, having recently broken up with my girlfriend of several months, I texted my friend Jamie: “I need to see everyone. There’s more to this story.”
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Keshet Parent & Family Connection aids families during the coming-out process.
View the original at The Jewish Advocate
Led by Mayor Michael Hancock, Anna and Fran Simon are the first couple to take part in a civil union ceremony at the Webb Building in Denver, Colorado.
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“The terms ‘pro-choice’ and ‘pro-life’ are alienating,” explained Heather Holdridge, director of digital strategy at Planned Parenthood, before she went on to describe her organization’s new campaign to drop them. I was listening to her speak on a panel at the Jewish Funders Network conference last month, but my mind quickly went elsewhere.
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The Talmud declares that anyone who has no compassion for others is not a descendant of our father Abraham. My mind went to this statement as I read Brian Camenker’s hurtful words (The Jewish Advocate, April 12).
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This exchange typified how much of the broader Jewish community related to Keshet and our work for LGBT inclusion in Jewish life. It also reflected how we initially positioned ourselves: as outsiders, on the margins, disconnected from the center.
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