As a high school student in Florida, I spent much of my time challenging administrators and founding my school’s Gay Straight Alliance. Safe spaces for LGBTQ+ students and allies were few and far between then, and they are far from guaranteed now. Yet many Jewish institutions across the country have…
View the originalThe state of our country and the world continues to weigh heavily on my heart as we are all constantly consumed with news about ICE’s violent and scary presence in many of our cities, community members struggling to access food as SNAP benefit funding has been cut for many Americans,…
View the originalMy last 2 weeks were split between D.C. (at the annual Creating Change conference), and Tallahassee (for Equality Florida’s advocacy event, Pride at the Capitol) leading groups through meetings with legislators. The groups were democrats, republicans, Jews, Mormons, atheists, people with no party affiliation who have never voted before, queer…
View the originalHave you heard about fairy rings? What sounds like a mythical event is actually a natural phenomenon of the coastal redwoods. When a giant redwood dies or is cut down new sprouts begin to form from its shallow root structure. The sprouts, having been nourished by the adult tree and…
View the originalYesterday was a painful day, during an already painful week for our communities. Every hateful move, be it a House bill or a proposal from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, causes tremendous harm, regardless of its legality or enforceability. We know this. We feel it. To the…
View the originalTrans Jewish youth are ready for more. We are ready for a Jewish theology that does more than point to gender queerness in our history, but rather celebrates and encourages trans identity. We are ready for a Judaism that encourages us to be introspective. We are ready to think critically…
View the originalAbout a month ago, a dear friend gifted me a zine that put into words, and graphics, so many of the things I’ve experienced and loved about being trans but haven’t quite found the language for. The zine is called “Transness Is Our Salve.” The zine brings together years of…
View the originalRachel Runya Katz (she/they) is a Seattle-based writer, scientist, and lover of stories that make us feel deeply. Their novels center on characters who hold layered identities, offering romance that is tender, complicated, and real. In this Keshet Conversation, we talk about writing from the intersections of queerness, Jewishness, Blackness,…
View the originalSomehow, the sun has risen and set 730 times since October 7th, 2023. Two agonizing years have passed. Dozens of hostages are still in captivity, both living and dead, far away from their loved ones. The devastation in Gaza continues to escalate to new nightmarish levels. Tens of thousands of…
View the originalI want to share with you two thoughts on High Holy Days this year I originally shared with my Keshet colleagues. The Talmud tells a story of Rabbi Yochanan, who was known to be a great healer. Rabbi Yochanan’s student fell ill and when he went to visit this student…
View the original
National Office - Boston
1860 Washington St.
Newton, MA 02466
Phone: 617.524.9227
New York / Bay Area / Chicago / Florida / Texas
