Keshet
Keshet is a national organization that works for LGBTQ equality in Jewish life. The organization equips Jewish leaders with tools to build LGBTQ-affirming communities, creates spaces for queer Jewish teens to feel valued and develop their own leadership skills, and mobilizes the Jewish community to fight for LGBTQ justice. Keshet’s blog spotlights this work, as well as the voices of LGBTQ Jews, our families, and allies.
Since Marrying Another Woman, I’ve Lost My Father but Gained Something Else
This week our friends at Kveller shared this painful story of a woman losing the support of her father after ...
When Anti-Semitism Hits Close to Home
Recently a friend of mine made a very astute point: “We’re from the Midwest. We don’t do conflict.”His offhanded comment ...
The Boy’s Own Manual to Being a Proper Jew
Keshet is thrilled to have the inside scoop on the recently published The Boy’s Own Manual to Being a Proper Jew. Eli ...
VeAhavta: And You Shall Love
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...
Struggling with the Shabbos Bride
Lekhah Dodi (‘Come my friend’) is the hymn sung on Friday night to welcome Shabbat. The prayer begins, “Come my friend, ...
Just Your Typical Interfaith, Interethnic Two-Dad Family
Last week on the blog, S. Bear Bergman of the Flamingo Rampant Book Club issued a call for children’s books that ...
Parashat Devarim: Standing on the Other Side
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...
The Flamingo Rampant Book Club
At Keshet we know how important it is to provide diverse resources for families. Last year we worked with author Elisabeth ...
What Does Inclusion Look Like?
Last week I stood in a room full of Jewish leaders who made me hopeful about the future of the ...