Gender & Sexuality
Series: A Letter to my Younger Self
This post is part one of a longer series of posts in which members of the Keshet community write letters to ...
A Comprehensive and Updated LGBTQ Hanukkah Gift Guide!
This year Hanukkah happens to begin on Christmas and end on New Years. With all that’s happening on your calendar, ...
A Call to Action After Trans Day of Remembrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), memorializes trans individuals who have died because of anti-transgender discrimination and victimization. It occurs annually on ...
On Being Stuck in Traffic with a Full Minivan
In 2013, I gathered together seven friends from my community to attend the JOFA Conference. We clambered into my Toyota ...
Trans Day of Remembrance: To Every Thing There is a Season
A few weeks ago, many Jewish communities, mine included, read from Megilat Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) during the holiday of Sukkot. I ...
Jewish Teens Stand up to Celebrate Their Differences
Here.Now. is a teen-driven Jewish movement providing support, building connections, and reducing mental health-related stigma through creativity, partnerships, events, and ...
The North Carolina Jewish Federations Stand Together for LGBTQ Inclusion
The Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly (GA) in Washington, D.C. is an annual conference of thousands of ...
Reflections from an Orthodox Rabbi with a Trans Child
I’m writing this as the father of a transgender child, who feels constricted in a space too narrow to accept ...
Coming Out L’dor V’dor: Different Expectations for Different Generations
Until my grandfather’s death in July, I’d only attended one funeral. It was for a friend’s father in the seventh ...
Voting for Our Future: How LGBTQ Jews can Support Others
The Jewish New Year is a time of personal reflection. During the High Holidays, we reflected on the past year, ...
A Moonstone for the Feast of Tabernacles: Celebrating Sukkot as a part of a Jewish and Queer Community
The theory of a sukkah feels queer to me – a temporary, self-built space for the purpose of shelter, but ...
Sukkot and Simchat Torah: Resources and Reflections
This year we’ve rounded up a menu of our past Sukkot and Simchat Torah posts for you to explore. Below you’ll find resource guides, rabbinical ...