Gender & Sexuality
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 ...
Vows and Thou
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...
Maternal I Am: Unpacking a Word Synonymous with Mommyhood
I can’t help but think about the words maternal and motherhood; and their ‘opposites,’ paternal and fatherhood. As a new ...
Freedom To Celebrate My Religion… and My Sexuality
Pride Month might be over, but celebrating one’s identity is a year long process. This post comes to us from London, ...
How My Wedding Made Me Feel More Jewish and More Gay
This week on Kveller, Rita Collins told her story of falling in love, facing discrimination, growing her family, and getting ...
The Soul of Each and Every Individual
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...
Never/ Yes Again
On June 20th, 2014, Rabbi Ellen Lippmann offered the following words of prayer at the UJA-Federation’s “Community Conversation on LGBTQ Engagement,” ...
What Happens After June?
This past month, we shared stories of LGBT and Jewish Pride.We heard from Jordan, who reflected on how his LGBT identity ...