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Jews United for Justice: D.C.’s Paid Leave Bill

The D.C. Council recently passed a historic paid family and medical leave bill, on which our friends at Jews United ...

An Interview with Ilana Kaufman, Public Affairs and Civic Engagement Director, East Bay JCRC

Ilana Kaufman is a nationally recognized speaker, a Jewish community leader with twenty years of organizational development experience, and a published author ...

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 ...

Dr. King’s Radical Faith

Almost everyone I know is bone-weary or disillusioned or angry or ashamed or frightened or struggling. Paralyzed with stunned disbelief.Or ...

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 ...

An Interdenominational December: Family Traditions Old and New

 Each of us has our unique rituals and family traditions at this time of year. In this piece, Kate Hermann-Wu, ...

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, ...

Jewish Resources for World AIDS Day

Today marks the 28th World AIDS Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about HIV/AIDS and mourning those we lost ...

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 ...