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!
When Your Congregation Isn’t as Inclusive as You Thought
August 17, 2017
When my eldest child stopped feeling comfortable in our synagogue, I chalked it up to adolescence and a healthy, ongoing …
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Keshet’s Shabbaton Helped me Change the Narrative
August 11, 2017
My first experience at the intersection of Judaism and the LGBTQIA+ community was one morning in Sunday school, shortly before …
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The Next Generation of Trans Rabbis: A Conversation
August 3, 2017
Although the Reform and Conservative movements have officially accepted transgender people, I still felt nervous starting rabbinical school as a …
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An Interview with Rabbi Toba Spitzer
July 25, 2017
Rabbi Toba Spitzer became the first openly LGBTQ person chosen to head a rabbinical association in the United States in …
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A Letter to my Younger Self Series: MJ
July 14, 2017
Hey kid, If you can, do me a favor. One morning, when you were ten or so, you swiped a …
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The Complex Nature of Intersectionality
July 5, 2017
When I moved to the Pacific Northwest from Brooklyn, New York almost three years ago, I started receiving emails from …
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Inclusion is a Jewish Value
June 29, 2017
“If I am not for myself, who is for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? …
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We Can’t Go Back Now – LGBTQ Pride and the Challenges of 2017
June 9, 2017
In October of 1987, I was a passenger in my mother’s silver Mercury Sable as she drove through the streets …
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Meet the Orthodox Rabbi Advocating for Trans Inclusion
June 8, 2017
This rabbi, who has asked to remain anonymous, reached out to Keshet in 2016 as as a parent of a …
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Growing up with Two Moms: When Ima Isn’t Jewish
May 15, 2017
I wouldn’t go so far as to say Mother’s Day is stressful, but I have quite a bit more to do …
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