Welcome to the Keshet blog, a place for musings on all things LGBTQ and Jewish. The blog is hosted by our friends at MyJewishLearning.com, the leading transdenominational website of Jewish information and education. Take a tour of our posts below and let us know if there’s something you’d like to see us blog about. If you are interested in contributing to the blog, let us know!
Report Back: How It Went Down at Keshet’s Defending Transgender Equality Town Hall
May 17, 2018
An energized crowd of over 150 people, from 40 organizations, turned up for Keshet’s Defending Transgender Equality Jewish Community Town …
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The Torah of Action
May 13, 2018
The Torah was given on a low mountaintop to equate that vantage point, offering the best view to navigate the …
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An Ancient Story and a Modern Struggle
March 27, 2018
Freedom is not taken away abruptly; it is eroded slowly. We not only see this in our current political reality …
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What the Four Children Can Teach us about Gender Fluidity
March 19, 2018
What the Four Children Can Teach us about Gender Fluidity By Rabbi Jesse M. Olitzky Q: We are taught to …
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Purim: Inside Out
February 28, 2018
Purim is about concealment. More specifically, it is about movement from the covert to the overt. There is a sustained …
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Queer Jews of Color: We Belong
February 27, 2018
It is powerful to see yourself reflected in history, in a story, or even in a room. That power is …
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Pure Bliss
February 7, 2018
It wasn’t until I was thirty-two years old that I finally experienced a waterslide the way they’re supposed to be …
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What Happens at Keshet’s Growing LGBTQ and Ally Teen Shabbaton
When 10 other participants and I arrived for our first LGBTQ and Ally Teen Shabbaton* in August 2012, we weren’t …
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Creating Spaces for Queer, Jewish Families
January 23, 2018
Nearly a year and a half ago, my family of four attended a local Jewish community Rosh Hashanah event. There …
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Creating Spaces for Queer, Jewish Families
Nearly a year and a half ago, my family of four attended a local Jewish community Rosh Hashanah event. There …
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