Keshet in the News

Click here to check out recent articles about Keshet's work, our press statements, and key articles about LGBTQ+ Jews.

Sep 2022 8

More than 100 Jewish groups back the bill that would codify same-sex marriage protections into federal law

Over 100 Jewish organizations are urging the Senate to codify the 2015 Supreme Court decision extending federal protections to same sex marriage.

View the original at Jewish Telegraphic Agency
More than 100 Jewish groups back the bill that would codify same-sex marriage protections into federal law
Aug 2022 8

Organizational Partners in Action:

How the Jewish Grandparents Network, URJ, and Keshet Partnered to Support Grandparents of Transgender, Non-binary, and Gender-expansive Youth

View the original at Union for Reform Judaism
Organizational Partners in Action:
Aug 2022 1

An Intersectional Artist

Frances Zuckerbrod’s pieces is published in a queer Jewish zine.

View the original at Out Smart
An Intersectional Artist
Jul 2022 28

4 Nice Jewish Boys. 1 high-stakes pageant. Who will win?

Four contestants will compete in Washington, D.C., for a chance to win the title of Mr. Nice Jewish Boy 2022

View the original at Forward
4 Nice Jewish Boys. 1 high-stakes pageant. Who will win?
Jul 2022 24

Mr. Nice Jewish Boy DC Pageant Returns After Haitus

July 31 pageant features four hopefuls competing for a title and prizes while promoting the visibility and diversity of the Jewish community in D.C.

View the original at Metro Weekly
Mr. Nice Jewish Boy DC Pageant Returns After Haitus
Jul 2022 8

A Jewish camp is reassuring families amid a ‘social media offensive’ over its inclusion of trans children

Camp Ramah is just one of the many partner camps Keshet works with to create such policies.

View the original at Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A Jewish camp is reassuring families amid a ‘social media offensive’ over its inclusion of trans children
Jul 2022 6

D’var Torah: How To Protect Our Queer Jewish Kids

We stand by the investigative and essential work of Rena Yehuda Newman and New Voices magazine.

View the original at New Voices Magazine
D’var Torah: How To Protect Our Queer Jewish Kids
Jun 2022 29

After decades of resistance, LGBTQ marriage is Conservative practice. Is Modern Orthodoxy next?

In February 2021, Toronto’s largest Conservative synagogue, Beth Tzedec, announced that they would perform LGBTQ marriages.

View the original at The Forward
After decades of resistance, LGBTQ marriage is Conservative practice. Is Modern Orthodoxy next?
Jun 2022 28

Antisemitism’s Impact on Queer Jews

As Pride Month draws to a close, LGBTQ Jewish voices reflect on how antisemitism affects their community.

View the original at Jewish Boston
Antisemitism’s Impact on Queer Jews
Jun 2022 28

Meet the LGBTQ couples whose queer-positive weddings measure up to Jewish legal standards

Pride meets the gatekeepers of Jewish law as observant couples reimagine gendered wedding rituals

View the original at The Forward
Meet the LGBTQ couples whose queer-positive weddings measure up to Jewish legal standards
Jun 2022 24

Statement on the Supreme Court ending the right to abortion

The Supreme Court is imposing extremist Christian beliefs on the majority of Americans who support abortion rights. Keshet and our national Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities reject this violation of our dignity and freedom.

View the original at Keshet statement on the Supreme Court ending the right to abortion
Statement on the Supreme Court ending the right to abortion
Jun 2022 14

In Sacred Texts, We Belong

The other day a friend asked, “If your sacred text requires you to struggle, why don’t you just . . . get a better sacred text?

View the original at Niv Magazine
In Sacred Texts, We Belong
May 2022 31

Meet the 2022 Young Pioneers Award Recipients – Adapting Podcast

2022 Robert M. Sherman Young Pioneers Award recipients Amram Altzman, Jessica Cohen, and Megan Sass discuss their inspiration, motivation, and approach to Jewish education.

View the original at The Jewish Education Project
Meet the 2022 Young Pioneers Award Recipients – Adapting Podcast
May 2022 4

Interview: Idit Klein, Keshet

Idit Klein of Keshet is interviewed by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz (Founder & President of Uri L’Tzedek) as part of ULT’s Torah in Action Interview Series.

View the original at Uri L'Tzedek: Orthodox Social Justice
Interview: Idit Klein, Keshet
Apr 2022 21

Florida school district removes ‘Purim Superhero,’ a book about a Jewish kid with 2 dads

A Florida school district has removed a 2013 picture book about a Jewish child whose fathers are gay from its school libraries.

View the original at Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Florida school district removes ‘Purim Superhero,’ a book about a Jewish kid with 2 dads