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!
LGBTQ Jewish History Quiz
October 18, 2017
Take our quiz (in honor of LGBTQ History Month) to find out!
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Transgender 101
October 11, 2017
The work of transgender inclusion in the Jewish community requires proactive action. Some of the steps we can take to welcome the …
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The Cloud of Glory
October 4, 2017
The first time I held my child, he took my breath away. I just wanted my love to surround him …
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Inclusion is a Jewish Value
September 30, 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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The Complex Nature of Intersectionality
When I moved to the Pacific Northwest from Brooklyn, New York almost three years ago, I started receiving emails from …
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A Letter to my Younger Self Series: MJ
Hey kid, If you can, do me a favor. One morning, when you were ten or so, you swiped a …
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An Interview with Rabbi Toba Spitzer
Rabbi Toba Spitzer became the first openly LGBTQ person chosen to head a rabbinical association in the United States in …
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The Next Generation of Trans Rabbis: A Conversation
Although the Reform and Conservative movements have officially accepted transgender people, I still felt nervous starting rabbinical school as a …
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Keshet’s Shabbaton Helped me Change the Narrative
My first experience at the intersection of Judaism and the LGBTQIA+ community was one morning in Sunday school, shortly before …
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For You Too Were a Stranger
As levels of discrimination against the LGBTQ community in this country appear to be ever-rising (the removal of guidelines protecting …
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