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From a Rabbi, An Open Letter to People Who Are LGBTQ
It is now four days since the heinous attack in Orlando. In the world of cable news, an eternity has ...
In the Wake of Orlando, An Open Letter to LGBTQ Teens Everywhere
The last 72 hours are a study in contrast on what it means to be human. Jews across the world ...
Prayer & Mourning
Yesterday, like many others in our community this month, I marched in a Pride Parade.The day began with the cheers ...
Passing the Pride Along
It’s Pride season, although I celebrate all year long! But recently there’s been a lot of talk about our gay ...
What I Want For Validity
The week before I wrote this poem I was having a discussion with my mother about how I presented my gender ...
A Letter to Harvey Milk
This Sunday, May 22, Harvey Milk would have been 86 years old. Although his life was cut short, his pioneering ...
Calling All Trans People in Rural Areas, Towns, and Small Cities
In August, I’m going to drive across the country interviewing trans adults who live in rural areas, towns, and small ...
When the Fight’s at your Doorstep: On the Front Lines of LGBT Life in North Carolina
Keshet recently sat down with James Miller, the Executive Director of the LGBT Center of Raleigh. North Carolina has recently ...
Taking A Stand as a Gay Rabbi in North Carolina
I moved to North Carolina about eight months ago after living most of my life either above or well above ...
A Space to be Young, Jewish, and LGBTQ
Last month, 76 teenagers, 9 college-aged CITs, and 18 adult educators from across the country joined together for our largest ...
Why is This Night Different From All Other Nights?
This year, I will be spending most of Pesach (Passover) in a small town in southwestern Missouri. I will be ...
Our Love Party: Inviting Community When Family Won’t Come
My Orthodox Jewish self, my fear and shame, my internalized homophobia could not fathom a way of bringing my relationship with my religion and my understanding of what God wants for me into marriage with a woman. It has taken me years of being out and going through heartbreak and growth to be in the place that I believe that God wants to be involved in my marriage to Mary. In order to be married in an authentic way, I need both my religious self and my queer self to be there.