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A Proposal at a Pride Parade: Part II
This month, in honor of Valentine’s Day, we are sharing love stories. We’re kicking things off with a two part ...
Will You Travel Through Space and Time with Me?: A Proposal at a Pride Parade
In honor of Valentine’s Day we are sharing love stories this month. We’re kicking things off with a two part ...
Our Ten Most Popular Posts of 2014
With the first month of 2015 behind us, we thought we’d share our most popular blog posts of the past ...
Open to Me the Gates of Righteousness: Breaking Down Gender Binaries
“Open to me the gates of righteousness,” says the Psalmist, “that I may enter and acknowledge the Holy One.”Throughout our ...
One Thing You Can Do to Honor MLK Day
As a member of the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable, Keshet is proud to join with many of our fellow social ...
The Joy of Being a Surrogate Mother
“Mommy, that’s a mitzvah !”That was my 4-year-old daughter’s reaction when I told her I was becoming a gestational surrogate.“Am ...
Hiddur Mitzvah: Enhancing Values with Art
In December Keshet had a chance to work with Kim of Hebrica Judaic Art. Kim’s story—she’s a convert to Judaism who grew ...
An Orthodox Mother’s Response to Homophobia in Her Community
Last month, an article entitled to Warning: Hollywood’s Coming For Your Home and Children! by Robert C. Avrech appeared in the Jewish ...
Sitting Shiva: A Poem from Lesléa Newman
We are honored to share a poem from I Carry My Mother by Lesléa Newman.Lesléa Newman, known for her children’s book Heather Has Two ...
Fix Society. Now. Please!
It’s been just over a week since Leelah Alcorn committed suicide. Leelah grew up not far from where I live ...
Honoring Our Allies
This year we celebrated the work of two allies to the LGBT Jewish community with the inaugural Landres Courage for Dignity ...
Navigating December as Part of an Interfaith Couple
For families and couples who are interfaith, particularly those who are in a Jewish and Christian relationship, December can be ...