Keshet in the News

Check out recent articles about Keshet's work, our press statements, and key articles about LGBTQ+ Jews.

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
Mar 2022 24

Jewtina y Co aims to create a communal space for Jewish-Latin identity in the US

The group seeks to engage the community at large in conversations about Jewish and Latino identity.

View the original at eJewishPhilanthropy
Jewtina y Co aims to create a communal space for Jewish-Latin identity in the US
Mar 2022 17

The First LGBTQ Jewish Kid’s Book Published Nearly a Decade Ago. What’s Changed?

“I wanted to write a picture book about a queer family that would function as both a window and a mirror.”

View the original at Kveller
The First LGBTQ Jewish Kid’s Book Published Nearly a Decade Ago. What’s Changed?
Mar 2022 14

Bills attacking LGBTQ rights are an assault on Jewish values — and Jewish teens

In the spirit of Purim, we recognize that now is a time when we must fight for ourselves, and we call on our beloved Jewish community to join us in our fight for the rights of LGBTQ people everywhere.

View the original at Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Bills attacking LGBTQ rights are an assault on Jewish values — and Jewish teens
Mar 2022 9

The Jewish, queer case for abortion access

Judaism calls on us to protect access to abortion for all who need it, including the LGBTQ community.

View the original at Washington Jewish Week
The Jewish, queer case for abortion access
Feb 2022 25

LGBTQ Jewish Groups Condemn Invasion of Ukraine and Stand in Solidarity with the LGBTQ Jewish Community

As leaders of LGBTQ Jewish organizations, we condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine and stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

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LGBTQ Jewish Groups Condemn Invasion of Ukraine and Stand in Solidarity with the LGBTQ Jewish Community
Jan 2022 16

Reflections from our CEO the day after Colleyville

In the coming days, Jewish leaders will no doubt feel competing impulses on how the Jewish community should move forward. Here is what is clear to me.

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Reflections from our CEO the day after Colleyville
Nov 2021 8

Celebrating Idit Klein at Keshet’s OUTstanding! 2021 Event

The founding executive director of Keshet will be feted for her 20 years of exceptional advocacy.

View the original at Jewish Boston
Celebrating Idit Klein at Keshet’s OUTstanding! 2021 Event