Event Calendar

Join us for a text study, a holiday celebration, or a relaxed night out. All of our events are open to LGBTQ Jews, friends, and family.

Keshet Events

Through this year-long project, Keshet will work with a cohort of young-adult-serving Jewish organizations to build or support an LGBTQ+…

Join Keshet staff and our Shabbatonim Co-Chairs & Steering Committee to learn more and ask any questions about the upcoming…

Join Keshet for Monday Evening Hangouts! This is a casual community space for folks to talk about books, movies, and…

December 19, 2024

Join Keshet for the return of our online 18-24 Chill Space for LGBTQ+ Jewish and ally young adults! This is…

Join Keshet’s monthly virtual affinity group for LGBTQ+ Jews of Color!

This weekend retreat (taking place in Baltimore from Feb 7-9, 2025) is an opportunity for LGBTQ+ Jews of Color to…

Community Calendar

December

December 12, 2024

12/9 – L’dor Vador: Following the Thread of Queer Jewish Connection

This class applies a queer lens to the Jewish idea of l’dor vador, “from generation to generation,” the sense of…

December 12, 2024

12/12 – MIDAS MAN

MIDAS MAN tells the “rip-roaring” true story of the “Fifth Beatle” – The Beatles’ legendary manager Brian Epstein (in a…

December 15, 2024

12/15 – Jewish Women and Religious Freedom in Pittsburgh: What Comes Next?”

Join us to explore the future of real religious freedom in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and across the country after the 2024…

December 16, 2024

12/16 – Oh Gaydel Gaydel Gaydel: Queer Chanukah Happy Hour Comedy Show

Light up the night when you celebrate at the largest Chanukah happy hour in the DC area for LGBTQ Jews…

December 18, 2024

12/18 – TransGenerations Grandparent Support Group

TransGenerations is an affirming virtual space for grandparents of trans youth Led by Gender Specialist Rebecca Minor, LICSW. Whether you…

December 23, 2024

1/23 – Ketu-What?! Reimagining Your Ketubah

The strength of our relationships is measured not by how much we love each other when things are easy, but…

December 29, 2024

12/29 – Hanukkah Party with Beth Chayim Chadashim

Join Beth Chayim Chadashim, the world’s first LGBTQIA+ synagogue, for our annual Hanukkah party! Look forward to candle lighting, raffle…


January

January 16, 2025

1/16 – Ketu-What?! Reimagining Your Ketubah

The strength of our relationships is measured not by how much we love each other when things are easy, but…

January 17, 2025

1/17 -1/19 – Eshel National Retreat 2025

Celebrate all the ways we gather and build our communities as LGBTQ+ people and as Jews. Whether you’re part of…

January 22, 2025

1/22 – TransGenerations Grandparent Support Group

TransGenerations is an affirming virtual space for grandparents of trans youth Led by Gender Specialist Rebecca Minor, LICSW. Whether you…

At eleven years old, our child 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.

Tamar Gendler, Hamden, CT