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I am a Queer Activist Because I am a Jew
I spend my workdays gathering and leveraging financial resources for grassroots community organizers and artists working at the intersection of ...
Silencing Abominable Language: Parashat Re’eh
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...
Bleed Through, a Novel by Ayin Weaver
We’re grateful to Ayin Weaver for sharing a behind the scenes look at the inspiration for her debut novel, Bleed Through. Bleed ...
T’u B’Av: A Day of Love
Sarah is barren, Rachel is barren, Rivka is barren. As a single man, I too am barren, unable to conceive ...
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 ...