Keshet
Keshet is a national organization that works for LGBTQ equality in Jewish life. The organization equips Jewish leaders with tools to build LGBTQ-affirming communities, creates spaces for queer Jewish teens to feel valued and develop their own leadership skills, and mobilizes the Jewish community to fight for LGBTQ justice. Keshet’s blog spotlights this work, as well as the voices of LGBTQ Jews, our families, and allies.
The Kavannah for Gay Ordination
On March 26, 2007, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the legal and spiritual center for Conservative Judaism in America, ...
Keeping Safe Spaces Safe
“If it doesn’t bring more love into the world, it probably isn’t religion.” The date was October 13, 2010, and ...
Passover, Memories, and the Power of Storytelling
It was exactly two years ago that I opened the door to a meeting of the Keshet Beit Midrash for ...
Transgendered Hearts: Abraham, Sarah and Isaac
The Torah is strewn with transgendered hearts. How can that be true? The Torah, as we know, is not written ...
Golda Och Academy Bans the Scouts, Stands for Inclusion
“To exclude same-sex families from membership and adult volunteerism is in direct contradiction of school policies, which place high value ...
Four Allies, Four Questions: A Hagaddah Insert
This insert was created by the Keshet Parent & Family Connection. We provide confidential support to other parents of LGBTQ ...
Parashat Tsav: “It Must Not Go Out”
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...
Passover: A Different Kind of Liberation Story
The connection between the Passover story and LGBTQ liberation is easy. Too easy. A group of people suffer under oppressors ...
Queering Your Seder: LGBTQ Haggadot
Passover is fast approaching, which means it’s time to prepare to lead, or participate in, a seder. It can be ...
Parashat VaYikra: “And God Called”: The Process is the Message
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...