David Passer z”l and Marc Maxwell, Keshet Board Member
David never missed an opportunity to show people who he was and why he deserved full equality. He embodied pride.
Your gift to Keshet this Pride Month makes all the difference for our young people and our entire community.
Every extra dollar you donate to Keshet above last year’s giving level will be fully matched through the generosity of the Maxwell Sedel Family Foundation — up to $100,000.
You did it! The Keshet community increased annual giving by $109,530 for Pride Month. THANK YOU!
Keshet Board member Marc Maxwell met David Passer, the love of his life, during high school at a Jewish youth group convention. After they came out, they felt very drawn to gay liberation work. David never missed a Cincinnati — and then Boston — Pride march.
But they knew that to be their whole selves, they needed to be part of both the gay and Jewish communities. Acceptance was not the goal, full belonging was. In the 1980s, they became their synagogue’s first openly gay household.
Shortly before he passed away, David told us that he wanted to raise $1 million for Keshet as his legacy, so that every LGBTQ+ Jew would have the community, family support, and civil rights that he and Marc fought for.
Zichrono l’bracha, may David’s memory be for a blessing.
The David + Marc Matching Challenge is Keshet’s national Pride Month initiative to motivate increased giving to expand Keshet’s impact. Your gift can go twice as far! All new and increased gifts above your prior-year giving level will be matched $1-for-$1 up to $100K by a generous grant from the Maxwell Sedel Family Foundation in 2024 and 2025.
Donations make it possible for Keshet to expand our advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights during the critical 2024 election year, to expand Keshet teen Shabbaton retreats across the country, to offer new opportunities for LGBTQ+ Jews of Color to build community, and to make sure that all Jewish organizations are building communities of LGBTQ+ belonging.
Click here to learn more about what giving to Keshet makes possible.
The Challenge is inspired by the story of David Passer z”l and Marc Maxwell’s loving relationship, their commitment to Jewish community and LGBTQ+ belonging, and their leadership to build a better world. In short, it is inspired by their pride.
Donors will recognized in Keshet’s Annual Report and in the below donor wall. Everyone is encouraged to donate to Keshet for Pride!
Every dollar you donate in 2024 above and beyond your 2023 annual giving to Keshet will count toward the match. Help us reach $100,000 by June 30th to access matching funds from the Maxwell Sedel Family Foundation; Marc Maxwell, Trustee.
You can use our 2023 annual campaign lookup tool! If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
The David Passer Legacy Fund is a separate, unique giving opportunity in David Passer’s memory to support Keshet’s work for a world where LGBTQ+ Jewish youth are fully seen and embraced. Click here to learn more.
Last updated August 7th.
The below donors have generously contributed to Keshet since June 1 during Pride month. Thank you! Donations by individuals listed in bold font are matched through the David + Marc Matching Challenge, reflecting 2024 gifts or pledges that exceed 2023 contribution levels.
If you have any questions about your gift or listing, please email [email protected].
Debra Abolafia and Nancy Cook
Ira Alkalay and Mindy Scharlin
Alma Surrogacy
Rabbi Ruth Alpers
Loen Amer
Natalie Arkus
Paul and Debra Bahner
Dr. Herbert Baum and Dr. Kathleen Whitmire
The Beker Foundation
Audrey and Hal Beerman
Nancy and Dr. Mark Belsky
Anita Bender
Ruthie Berman and Connie Kurtz Z”l
Joan Blair
Jacob Blumenthal and Rabbi Marci Harris-Blumenthal
Rabbi David and Carol Booth
Judith and Arthur Breakstone
Rabbi Ken Brickman and Michael Pizzi
Jadwiga E and Donald Brown
Kerala and Christopher Brown
Matthew Burns
Jeffrey and Andy Burstein
Leah Camhi and Amy Pitter
Stephen Casentini
Donald and Carole Chaiken Foundation
David Cherner
Martin and Helen Cohen
Roxanne and David Cohen
Shelly F. Cohen
Dr. Alex Coleman
Harry Collings and Dan Moon
Congregation B’nai Israel (Galveston, TX)
Congregation Etz Chaim (Lombard, IL)
Michael Costantino
Jon Cross
Roxanne Daniel
Stanley and Brenda Daniels
Remi and Michael Dansinger
Vic DeAngelo
Robert Dekoven
Ariel Dinero
Prof. Sharon and David Djaha
Eliana Dobres
Gail Donner
Rabbi Billy and Ellen Dreskin
Dr. David Eisenberg and Rabbi Elaine Zecher
Rabbi Marc Ekstrand
Deborah Elkin
Judy and Rabbi Josh Elkin
Rev. Katie Evenbeck
Richard and Sabina Feczko
Andy Fein
Jacqueline and Valerie Fein-Zachary
Ellen Feingold
Fred Felder
Lauren Fine and Jeremiah Rosen
Becca and Mike Fishbein
Ezra Fishbein
Dr. Randy and Robert Fox
Jane Frankel
Marion and Stanley Freedman-Gurspan
Suzi and Lenny Fuld
David Gardner
Phil and Sara Glick
Jamie Gloth
Fran Glushakow
Gary Goldberg
Susan Green
Julie Greenberg and Ronald Chaney
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Doreen Grossman The Gurock Family Hilary and Laurence Haber Sherry Hahn and James Hill Jody Harburger Rabbi Boaz Heilman and Rabbi Sally Finestone Felice Helfgott Jonathan Hertz Cynthia Hinson
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Abby and Jeremiah Holmes
Jackson Holtz and Jeremy Moser
Marie-Louise Jackson-Miller
Naomi Jacobs
Carrie and Mitchell Jacoves
The JCDS Student Led Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA) Club
Jill Jones
Marvin Kabakoff
Simon Kaminetsky
Rabbi Raphael Kanter
Saffron Kaplan
Nancy R. Karp
Rebecca Katzman
Henry and Laurie Kay
Daniel Kertzner
Linda and Brian Kingsbury
Rabbi Rabbi Beth Klafter
Naomi Klayman
Larry Kraus and Sara Smolover
Marilyn and Fredrick Kraus
Rozann Kraus and Daniel Epstein
Lori Krasner
Dr. Joy Ladin and Dr. Elizabeth Denlinger
Susan Landau-Van Dyke
Sally and Joe Lang
Andy and Meredith Lesser-Gonzalez
Barry Levy
Paul Lewis
Aliza Lifshitz
Jane Lippow
Arthur and Judy Lipton
Kenneth Liss and Jill Feblowitz
Frank and Barbara Litwin
Dr. Davia Loren
Barry and Lynne Lotenberg
William Luce-Murray
The Jonah Maccabee Foundation
Howard Mallen
Beth Mann
Elizabeth and Richard Mason
Rev. Cheryl Mason-Middleton and Linda Mason
Linda Maurice
Marjorie and Bret Maxwell
Dr. Kenneth Mayer
Carol Michael
Myron Miller
Cindy and Tony Monroe
Mount Zion
Mount Zion Temple (St Paul, MN)
Beth and Behrooz Nazer
Eve Neiger
Gregory Nevins
Joel Newton
Mark Nimar
North Star Financial Services
Mike and Penny Novack
Rabbi George Nudell and Liba Casson-Nudell
Mark and Patricia Nussbaum
Jane Oderberg
Linda Okun
Shaun and Michele Orcinolo
Liz Paige
Dr. Alice Passer and Rabbi Barry Krieger
Pat Passer
Elaine Mendelow Pinchuk
Daniel Pincus
Derek Politzer
Tamar Prager and Dr. Arielle Freedberg
Julia Probber
Joan Rachlin
Janet Raffel and Rabbi David Sandmel
Dana and Yossi Raucher
Paula Rayman
Ari and Shira Reeves
Deborah and Robert Render
The Render Bendor Family
Adriel Resh
Fern Richardson
Jane Rogers
Michelle Roos and Dr. Daniel Aviv
Louis and Lane Rosner
Lori Rosner
Allen H Roth Family Foundation
Todd Rubin
Emily Scheinberg
Joyce Schriebman
B. Lynne Schwartz
Aviva Seiden
Ralph Seligman
Lester Shane
Joann Share and Rochelle Weichman
Jonathan and Rabbi David Shmidt Chapman
Jodie Siegel
Benjamin and Bryan Silverberg
Barbara Singer
Louis and Abby Singer
Mary Lee and Louie Sirkin
Beverly and David Spencer
Abbie Statsky-Frank and Scott Frank
Ann Sterman
Connie and Bob Stolow
Lisa Stone and Scott Cantor
Laura Stordy
Jennifer Tabak
Cynthia Tatalovich
Temple Adat Shalom
Temple Beth Jacobs
Temple David
Temple Israel (Scranton, PA)
Temple Israel of Boston (Boston, MA)
Temple Shir Tikvah Torah Study
Temple Sinai of Roslyn Social Action Fund
Marcus Thompson
Michael Tortorello
Katherine Tynan
Eliana Vornov
Tammy Wagner
Jeffrey Weener
Elise Weisbach
Lisa West
JRobin Whitley
Mollie Witenoff
Alexander and Mira Wolf
Joan and Steve Woogmaster
M Jeremy Yamin
Mark and Rabbi Mara Young
Judith Zachs
Sue Ann and Glen Zamansky
Patti Zetlin
Amy Zwas and Yoram Bitton
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