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.
The Company & Conversation of Passover
I’ve always said that Passover felt like the most relevant Jewish holiday to me. As a teenager I insisted on ...
From Our Table to Yours: Rainbows & Matzah
After the fun we had with Rainbow Hamantaschen, it seemed like the gauntlet had been thrown. At the Keshet office we ...
Day of Silence: Why You Won’t be Hearing From Keshet Today
One day each year, students across the country pledge to take some form of silence in order to call attention to the silencing effect of ...
Breaking Free From Hiding My Same-Sex Marriage
As Passover approaches, our friends at Kveller asked their readers and writers: “What do you need an exodus from?” Check out these ...
Arami Oved Avi: A Family Coming Out Journey
Download Arami Oved Avi: A Family Coming Out Journey* from the Keshet website. Find Keshet’s Four Questions, Four Allies haggadah insert here. ...
When I Think of Passover, I Think About Overcoming Oppression
Growing up, Passover was always my favorite holiday. Not only did Passover provide me with an eight day vacation from ...
Day of Silence and the Power to Speak
When she was only in sixth grade, Caroline came to Keshet with an idea: organizing an official Day of Silence at ...
Among LGBT Jews & Their Allies, Leviticus is a Dirty Word
Many LGBT Jews and allies find Leviticus to be challenging. Here is one rabbi’s reading of the passage. More can ...
Coming Out at Shabbat Dinner
Coming out is hard. Coming out to your family at Shabbat dinner is really hard. Take a look at how ...
I’m the Good Jewish Doctor your Grandparents Always Envisioned You Would Marry
I’m the good Jewish doctor your grandparents always envisioned you would marry.Well, sort of.Perhaps they didn’t anticipate that I’d be ...