Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation is a Crisis for Our Community

Keshet’s President & CEO, Idit Klein, and Board Chair, Seth M. Marnin, issued the following Statement on the Confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.

An Attack on Our Dignity — Judicial Threats to Marriage Equality

Keshet President and CEO Idit Klein writes, "I am deeply troubled that Justices Thomas and Alito took steps to dismantle marriage equality on their first day back at the Supreme Court after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg z”l. It is both not a surprise and an outrage that they would so quickly move to undo Justice Ginsburg’s legacy."

U.S. Jewish Groups Celebrate Supreme Court Ruling Advancing LGBTQ Workers’ Rights

Judaism teaches that we are all made in the image of the Divine, deserving of dignity and just treatment. It is our responsibility to ensure that we live up to that ideal.

Kept At A Distance

Isolation is an unfortunate norm for LGBTQ Jewish youth. The Coronavirus pandemic has only made things worse.

Keshet Celebrates U.S. Supreme Court Victory for LGBTQ Workers and Condemns Setback for Trans Americans in Healthcare

Idit Klein, President and CEO of Keshet, issued the following statement regarding recent Supreme Court and Trump Administration decisions relating to LGBTQ rights

Meet the Jewish woman who helped land a major LGBTQ victory

A Jewish lawyer who said her upbringing played a big role in her public-interest career was on the team that scored a big victory for gay rights on Monday when the Supreme Court ruled that federal laws prohibiting discrimination in the workplace also protect gay and transgender employees.

Connecting LGBTQ Families Together Virtually

Keshet is taking its programming online.

20 Jewish organizations speak out on the death of George Floyd

In the week since George Floyd’s death in the custody of Minneapolis police, Jewish organizations have been speaking out in solidarity with his family.

Many are issuing statements condemning Floyd’s death and reaffirming their stance against bigotry and systemic racism.

Here is a list of excerpts from some of the most prominent Jewish organizations in the country.

LGBTQ Organizations Unite to Combat Racial Violence

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” Those words, written over 30 years ago by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, remind us that indifference can never bridge the divide of hate. And, today, they should serve as a call to action to all of us, and to the Movement for LGBTQ equality.

This spring has been a stark and stinging reminder that racism, and its strategic objective, white supremacy, is as defining a characteristic of the American experience as those ideals upon which we claim to hold our democracy — justice, equality, liberty.

‘We stand in solidarity’: Jewish organizations respond to the protests over George Floyd’s death

We stand in solidarity’: Jewish organizations respond to the protests over George Floyd’s death

Keshet Statement on the Murders of George Floyd and Tony McDade

Keshet Statement on the Murders of George Floyd and Tony McDade

Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York Names 10 Women Social Entrepreneurs to its 2020 Collective

Ten Jewish women – all demonstrating the power to create social change and address global challenges – were named to the 2020 Collective of the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York (JWFNY).

A legacy of hope from a family of Holocaust survivors

To commemorate Yom HaShoah, Keshet's President and CEO, Idit Klein, reflects on family, hope, and resilience.

Trailblazing LGBTQ allies in South Jersey

“We want to make sure a client walking in feels welcome,” said the Associate Director of JFCS and LGBTQ ally, Beth Wynne. Wynne said that the JFCS’s journey started three and a half years ago. The service center joined a cohort of agencies under The Network and started all day training to manifest their mission for equality. Training came under partnership with the LGBTQ Jewish, support, and training organization Keshet, and the JFCS of Philadelphia.

Keshet Brings Training Program on LGBTQ Inclusion to Canada

Dozens of representatives from 14 Jewish organizations gathered at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (MNJCC) in downtown Toronto on March 4 for a first-of-its-kind training on LGBTQ issues in the Jewish community hosted by Keshet, a U.S.-based organization that focuses on equality in Jewish life for LGBTQ people. The session was part of Keshet’s leadership project, which trains the heads of Jewish organizations to build a yearlong LGBTQ inclusion plan for their organizations, and the participants in attendance represented the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, various Hillels, synagogues, care homes and more.

Rabbinical Student Koach Baruch Frazier named LGBTQ Jewish Hero by Keshet

Congratulations Rabbinical Student Koach Baruch Frazier for being named a LGBTQ Jewish Hero by Keshet.

How to Help End the Epidemic of Violence Against Trans People

On the 20th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, eight activists offer their advice on how anyone can fight for the trans community.

Light One Candle For Trans Day

A joint effort between Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, the city’s LGBTQ synagogue, and Keshet, which advocates for LGBTQ equality in Jewish communities, is offering people the chance to combine an ancient Jewish tradition of remembrance with the current practice of memorializing via Facebook.

Women forge new coalition to smash ceilings in Jewish nonprofits’ boys clubs

From a 13-step call to action to an advocacy group targeting males, initiatives aimed at leveling the playing field are gaining steam

Kol Hadash Congregation embraces LGBTQ inclusivity

Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation, which is housed inside North Shore Unitarian Church in Deerfield, has been a leader in LGBTQ-inclusivity since its founding in 2001. The congregation emerged from the now-defunct Congregation Beth Or and celebrates Humanistic Judaism. And yet, this year they have made changes to become even more welcoming.