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!
5 LGBTQ Jewish Activists To Know
April 17, 2019
Jewish activists have an important part of countless activist movements– from the global LGBTQ rights movements and civil rights movements …
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Pure and Deserving
April 6, 2019
This has been a trying week for many in our community, particularly those within the Orthodox community or who are …
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I Came Out as Jewish
March 29, 2019
Aleksander Dall is a high school junior from Chicago who attended Keshet’s first Midwest LGBTQ and Ally Teen Shabbaton in …
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Meet Keshet’s Director of Advocacy, Mason Dunn
March 20, 2019
We’ve got some big news at Keshet! We’re bringing on our first ever director of advocacy! In the wake of …
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Why Women and Girls?
March 8, 2019
On this International Women’s Day, we are grateful for the creative and inclusive space Keshet offered us to explore our …
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Sitting Down with the Shabbaton Co-chairs
January 11, 2019
Keshet Shabbatonim might feel like magic, but they actually take a lot of planning. And much of that planning is …
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What Made Us Proud in 2018
December 31, 2018
Over the last 365 days, Keshet has held 5 Shabbatonim– including 2 in areas of the country where we have …
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What the Four Children Can Teach us about Gender Fluidity
December 17, 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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An Ancient Story and a Modern Struggle
Freedom is not taken away abruptly; it is eroded slowly. We not only see this in our current political reality …
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Gay Jewish Romance
December 12, 2018
In November of 2003, the Massachusetts Supreme Court decided Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, becoming the first state to …
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