LGBTQ

A Queer Jewish Love Story

For Valentine's Day, we're sharing the story of Beck and Shana, who've been together for five years.

Raise Game: Jewish and LGBTQ Heroes

“Raise game.” When I began rabbinical school, a friend of mine who was already ordained offered me these two words ...

When They Come for One of Us

In 1990, when I was 12 years old, I moved to Durham, NC, a smallish Southern college town. The Durham Jewish ...

A Letter to my Younger Self Series: Ailsa

Dear Ailsa,It may seem strange, this being a letter from the future. The last thing you want right now is ...

Keshet’s Top Ten Blog Posts of 2016

This year has been quite the journey. Here at Keshet, we’re reflecting on all we’ve learned and the stories we’ve ...

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, ...

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 ...