Honoring Idit Klein,
President & CEO, Keshet
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 6pm ET
Temple Emanuel, Newton, MA
Streaming live online
This year’s special gala is an extraordinary event to come together and raise long-term funds for Keshet through the Idit Klein Fund for the Impossible.
For the past 24 years, Idit Klein has boldly led Keshet to build a powerful Jewish movement for equality within our communities and across the country. Today, as we face an alarming rise in transphobia, antisemitism, and anti-LGBTQ+ government policies, we honor Idit’s legacy by investing in Keshet’s capacity to build a thriving Jewish community and a just world.
Additional Information:
Join us to celebrate Idit in the Bay Area or New York!
Bay Area
Sunday, March 30, 2025
4:00 PM PT
Thanks for joining us!
New York City
Sunday, April 27, 2025
5:00 PM ET
Rabbi Marc and Jill Baker
Carson and Joseph Gleberman
Eli and Sheri Gurock
Patty Jacobson
Liana and Michael Krupp
Betty Morningstar and Jeanette Kruger
Marc Maxwell
Rabbi Suzanne and Andy Offit
Stacy Schusterman
Rabbi Becky Silverstein and Naomi Sobel
B. Andrew Zelermyer and Dan L. Romanow
Amram Altzman and Jamie Weisbach
Neil Berenson and Jason Archambault
Alyx Bernstein and Jord Barnett
Amy Born and Alex Pascal
Jeremy Burton
Jon Cohen and Kevin Corp
Shana Aviva Cohen
Lenny Goldstein and Tom Formciola
Rabbi Lauren and Jon Grabelle Herrmann
Janis Lippman and Ellen Grubert
Pamela Heller and Erik Hartog
Oren Henry and David Rak
Ron Kaplan and Yoni Bock
Idit Klein and Jordan Namerow
Kiyomi Kowalski
Jaimie Krass and Rabbi Alexis Pinsky
Ari Kristan and Suzanne Adamczak
Tracey and Michelle Labgold
Mimi Lemay
Adina and Andi Lewittes
Davia Loren and Jane Mellott
Xiomara Lorenzo
Tamar Prager and Arielle Freedberg
Dana and Yossi Raucher
Jason Rosenberg and Seth Radin
Louis and Lane Rosner
Wendy Rosov and Peg Sandel
Lani Santo
Adam and Lori Simon
Emily and Jay Solomon
Abigail and Larissa Weiner
Supported the creation of the first Gay-Straight Alliance at a Jewish high school
Produced “Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School” inspiring tens of thousands of Jewish educators and students across the country
Keshet mobilized widespread Jewish community support to preserve the first-in-the-nation marriage equality in Massachusetts
Launched the first-ever life-changing Keshet Shabbaton for LGBTQ+ and Ally Jewish Teens
Partnered with Kar-Ben Publishing to publish The Purim Superhero, the first Jewish children’s book to feature gay characters
Mobilized over 70% of all Jewish communities in Massachusetts to successfully defend transgender rights statewide
Established new Keshet offices in Florida and Texas to join teams in Boston, New York, Chicago, and the Bay Area
Thrive: the Coalition to Defend Trans and LGBQ+ Youth, now with over 240 Jewish organizational partners
Hosted first-ever Shabbaton for LGBTQ+ Jews of Color
Successfully defeated 21 of 22 anti-LGBTQ+ state bills in coalition with our partners in Florida
Released Threads of Identity: LGBTQ+ Jews of Color in the Fabric of Jewish Life, the first-ever report to explore the unique experiences of LGBTQ+ Jews of Color in Jewish spaces.
Initiated Move to Thrive, a partnership with the Hebrew Free Loan Society to establish the first-ever Jewish loan fund for LGBTQ+ people needing to relocate to safer states.
Making the impossible, possible.Keshet invites you to invites you to invest in the next generation of work for equality by giving to the Idit Klein Fund for the Impossible. Leadership giving levels include sponsorship benefits for our May 28 gala in honor of Idit.
Together, since Keshet’s inception under Idit’s leadership, we’ve achieved changes that at the time seemed unimaginable. Acceptance and belonging in thousands of Jewish spaces. Marriage equality. Progress on trans rights.
Then, as now, Keshet works for the full equality of all LGBTQ+ Jews and our families in Jewish life. We strengthen Jewish communities through education and training, create spaces for LGBTQ+ youth to be proudly and joyously Jewish, and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights nationwide.
Today, we are experiencing an alarming rise in transphobia, homophobia, and antisemitism. The new Administration seeks to legalize anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination and build on the policies that have already hurt so many of our children, families, and friends in states across the country. In the face of these threats, Keshet programs and advocacy efforts are a proven source of support, collective power, and even joy on the long road to full equality.
You can make the extraordinary, ordinary.Please make a leadership gift to the Idit Klein Fund for the Impossible. Your generosity honors and builds upon Idit’s decades of pioneering leadership, enabling Keshet to meet today’s urgent and increasing needs while continuing to take bold risks for growth and impact.
We invite you to invest in the next generation of work for equality:
Please make a special, one-time leadership gift to the Idit Klein Fund for the Impossible, including gala sponsorship options. Your gift pledge may be paid over multiple years.
If you would like to consider making your 2025 annual gift for Keshet’s general programs today, please click here. To see your household giving history, click here.
If you would like to support the Idit Klein Fund for the Impossible or attend the gala without sponsorship: click here for gala tickets and tribute ads, and click here to make a gift in Idit’s honor.
Let’s keep imagining. Let us celebrate our extraordinary selves as we build a future of ordinary dignity, belonging, and joy for LGBTQ+ Jews and our families.
To discuss your Keshet giving, please contact Shana Cohen, Director of Major Gifts, at [email protected].
“As a family with two dads living in Florida, finding inclusive Jewish spaces is more important than ever. Keshet is working every day to make it easier for families like ours, and we are indebted to Keshet and its staff for their advocacy and programming in our state. We have seen firsthand the impact that Keshet has made for our family, and we are proud to support their continued good work.”
“Raising Is, a nonbinary trans-Thai-Jewish kid in Florida, has been joyful and challenging. Keshet has been a place of comfort, inspiration and safety for Is-from Shabbaton participation, emotional and intellectual support of Keshet guides countless LGBTQ+ teens and families towards acceptance and fulfilment. We are so thankful for Keshet.”
“At eleven years old, our child, who had attended URJ Camp Eisner since she was seven, formally transitioned to her affirmed name and gender. This was more than a decade ago, and it was the first time an overnight Jewish summer camp had faced such a request. Keshet worked with camp leadership to prepare a welcoming environment. Later that year, The Forward published ‘How one transgender camper helped shape the entire Reform movement’. That camper was Hannah. Keshet made it possible.”
The Idit Klein Fund for the Impossible is a historic, one-time fundraising initiative honoring Idit Klein’s 24 years of visionary leadership at Keshet. This fund ensures that Keshet has the resources to meet this urgent moment and can continue to take bold risks in the pursuit of full LGBTQ+ equality in Jewish life.
We invite you to make a meaningful investment in Keshet’s work by making a special, one-time gift to the Idit Klein Fund for the Impossible to honor Idit’s legacy and propel Keshet into the future.
The Fund pledge form also includes the option to renew your annual gift in 2025 to Keshet to ensure we have the resources to continue our essential work every day.
Your support ensures that LGBTQ+ Jews and our families can live with pride, dignity, and belonging in Jewish life and beyond. Thank you for standing with us.
May 28 gala sponsor packages are included within all giving levels of $1,800 or more for the Idit Klein Fund for the Impossible. Additionally, gifts to Keshet’s Gala in Boston or celebratory events in San Francisco and New York will benefit the Fund.
All gala proceeds go to the Idit Klein Fund for the Impossible. If you typically make an annual gift to Keshet, we also kindly invite you to renew your 2025 gift.
From the very beginning, under Idit’s leadership, Keshet has achieved victories that once seemed impossible—LGBTQ+ inclusion in Jewish institutions, marriage equality, and advancements in trans rights. Today, we face an alarming rise in transphobia, homophobia, and antisemitism. The new administration is actively working to dismantle LGBTQ+ protections, putting our community, especially our youth, at great risk.
A gift to the Idit Klein Fund for the Impossible is a vital investment in Keshet’s future, allowing us to seize bold opportunities for growth and impact while sustaining a strong core of programs and infrustructure.
Your investment in the Idit Klein Fund for the Impossible honors our founding leader, sets up Keshet’s next CEO for success, and ensures that Keshet remains an unwavering force for dignity, belonging, and justice.
The Idit Klein Fund for the Impossible is a one-time, special campaign designed to enable continued bold growth and impact while securing Keshet’s future. Gifts to the annual fund sustain Keshet’s ongoing impact each year.
We invite you to renew your typical annual gift in 2025 and to make an additional donation toward Idit Klein Fund for the Impossible as a separate and special, one-time pledge that can be paid over multiple years.
Your 2025 annual donation provides the critical operating support that fuels our day-to-day work. It sustains our core programs, including:
You can access gala sponsorship by making a pledge for the Idit Klein Fund for the Impossible, join The Extraordinary Committee for the campaign, as well as pledge your 2025 annual gift if you wish at www.keshetonline.org/impossiblefund.
Or you can click here to purchase May 28 gala individual tickets, tribute ads, or make an immediate donation in Idit’s honor.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
6pm – 9pm ET
Temple Emanuel
385 Ward Avenue, Newton, MA 02459
Streaming live online
Tickets are now available for Keshet’s Making the Extraordinary Ordinary Gala on Wednesday, May 28 in Newton, MA and streaming live online.
Tickets
$360 Standard Ticket
$180 Online Ticket (Suggested donation)
We recognize that these are difficult times for many, and we want to make it as easy as possible for our community to join us in person at the Making the Extraordinary Ordinary Gala on Wednesday, May 28.
Below are several discounted and complimentary ticket options. If one of these makes attendance more accessible for you, we warmly encourage you to use it—no questions asked.
Discount Codes
Use one of the following codes at checkout:
Each of these codes can be used for 50% off one ticket.
Complimentary Community Tickets
We have a limited number of free community tickets available. To request one, please email [email protected] with your:
Tribute Ads – Digital Program Book
$2,000 Full-screen
Width: 16 inches or 1920 pixels
Height: 9 inches or 1080 pixels
$1,000 Half-screen
Width: 8 inches or 960 pixels
Height: 9 inches or 1080 pixels
$500 Quarter-screen
Width: 8 inches or 960 pixels
Height: 4.5 inches or 540 pixels
$180 Text ad (25 words + name)
Ad Submission Instructions:
Please email your tribute ad by May 9, 2025 to [email protected].
For Full, Half, and Quarter Screen Ads, send us a complete, designed PNG or JPG of your ad in RGB color at a 72 pixel/inch resolution or higher. Or, send us your ad text and an optional image for us to include.
For Text-Only Ads, send us your 25-word message and your name.
Please carefully review your design or text, as we are unable to provide design proofs.
For each person planning to attend the event in-person, the non-tax-deductible portion of your gift is $150. If you are making your gift via donor-advised fund, the fund is typically unable to pay the non-tax-deductible portion of your gift.
Your generous one-time gift of $1,800 or more to the Idit Klein Fund for the Impossible includes tickets, tribute ad, and recognition benefits for our Making the Extraordinary Ordinary Gala on May 28 in Newton, MA and online.
We invite your special, one-time Fund gift, in addition to your typical annual donation to Keshet. Click here to donate. Thank you!
Donors to the Idit Klein Fund for the Impossible will be recognized in the gala journal and in other listings at the gala and online. Unused tickets will be donated to the gala’s pool of free Community Tickets offered to community members.
16 gala tickets · VIP seating
Full-screen tribute ad in digital journal
14 gala tickets · VIP seating
Full-screen tribute ad in digital journal
12 gala tickets · VIP seating
Full-screen tribute ad in digital journal
10 gala tickets · Reserved seating
Full-screen tribute ad in digital journal
8 gala tickets · Reserved seating
Full-screen tribute ad in digital journal
6 gala tickets · Reserved seating
Full-screen tribute ad in digital journal
4 gala tickets · Half-screen tribute ad in digital journal
2 gala tickets · Quarter-screen tribute ad in digital journal
For each person planning to attend the event in-person, the non-tax-deductible portion of your gift is $150. If you are making your gift via donor-advised fund, the fund is typically unable to pay the non-tax-deductible portion of your gift.
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