On Yom Kippur, it is customary to hear the Book of Jonah chanted as the haftarah for the afternoon service. In the book, the eponymous Jonah is tasked by G-d to deliver a prophecy to the people of the city of Nineveh: they are behaving wickedly, and if they do…
View the originalHow can we find meaning and connection between two events that seem to be almost polar opposites? This is a question that many LGBTQ+ Jews may wrestle with this October 11. Yom Kippur, our day of atonement, which can feel so serious, happens to fall upon the same day as National…
View the originalRabbi Micah Buck, Keshet’s Director of Education & Training, is optimistic, driven, and does their work through the lenses of both their Jewish and LGBTQ+ identities. Micah brings positivity and growth through his work and uses his creativity in cooking and baking to do the same, putting love into every…
View the originalThis blog post was originally published by Jews of Color Initiative. Your story deserves to be told! With support from the Jews of Color Initiative, Keshet invites LGBTQ+ Jews of Color to share your experiences navigating Jewish spaces and life at the intersection of being LGBTQ+, Jewish, and People of…
View the originalThis blog post was originally published in Jewish& by Be’chol Lashon Growing up Black, Jewish, and queer, tethered to the very being of me. I carried the belief of being utterly alone in my experiences into every space I entered. I constantly felt that who I was was simply “too…
View the originalThis legislative session in Arizona saw thirteen anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced, a clear attack on our community. All of these bad bills were defeated — many by the governor’s veto pen — and in the case of at least one potential ballot measure, by legislators crossing party divides to stand up…
View the originalKeshet had the privilege of sitting down for an interview with Rossi — writer, chef, and punk-rock queen. We discussed her newest book, The Punk-Rock Queen of the Jews: A Memoir, a queer coming-of-age story of her escape from a stifling world and journey to a new life. From the…
View the originalDo you remember the first time you saw a drag performer? For many of us, a famous competition reality show may be our first exposure to this art form. I know it was the first time I saw the boundaries of gender expression being pushed beyond my own understanding, the…
View the originalKeshet intern, Nuriel Gutman, recently sat down for an interview with Lenny Goldstein—avid cyclist, ambivalent spreadsheet expert, and, most notably, Keshet’s Chief Financial Officer since 2017. What inspired you to work at Keshet? Unfortunately, Keshet didn’t exist when I was young. I came of age as a gay man at…
View the originalThis d’var Torah was originally shared with Temple Beth Am in Framingham, MA, for their Pride Shabbat on June 7, 2024 Shabbat Shalom. My name is Eli Lurie Sobel, my pronouns are they and he, and I am honored to be joining you this evening. I work for Keshet, an…
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