Sermons and scholarship exploring LGBTQ experiences through traditional Jewish texts.
Holiday: Counting the Omer Counting My Genders: A Neo-Kabbalistic View of the Omer by Rabbi Jane Rachel Litman on Thursday April 24, 2008 22 Iyyar, 5766 Leviticus 23:15-16, Counting the…
Background Adding new rituals and texts to the Passover Seder is a way to connect this ancient holiday of the liberation to contemporary struggles for freedom. As we say each…
Many events in Jewish life are accompanied by a ritual or ceremony. Our library of materials can help you find a meaningful LGBTQ+ inclusive text or interpretation for your event.
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When I walk into a legislator’s office and can say that the faith community doesn’t believe in discrimination, and to have someone from Keshet say, "I’m here on behalf of the Jewish community saying we don’t believe in anti-LGBTQ policies," it’s very meaningful. And it’s not what they are used to hearing. It’s critical for Keshet to keep articulating that voice on the federal and state levels.
Darcy Hirsh, advocate and activist