Gender & Sexuality
The Company & Conversation of Passover
I’ve always said that Passover felt like the most relevant Jewish holiday to me. As a teenager I insisted on ...
Breaking Free From Hiding My Same-Sex Marriage
As Passover approaches, our friends at Kveller asked their readers and writers: “What do you need an exodus from?” Check out these ...
The Widening Scope of Gender Expression and Traditional Judaism
Orthodox feminism’s struggle for women’s leadership and ritual inclusion set a strong precedent for the recent consideration of the issues ...
Arami Oved Avi: A Family Coming Out Journey
Download Arami Oved Avi: A Family Coming Out Journey* from the Keshet website. Find Keshet’s Four Questions, Four Allies haggadah insert here. ...
Day of Silence and the Power to Speak
When she was only in sixth grade, Caroline came to Keshet with an idea: organizing an official Day of Silence at ...
International Transgender Day of Visibility: A Jewish Perspective
For a while, just as Transgender Day of Remembrance was getting established as an observance, a competing movement emerged. That ...
Among LGBT Jews & Their Allies, Leviticus is a Dirty Word
Many LGBT Jews and allies find Leviticus to be challenging. Here is one rabbi’s reading of the passage. More can ...
Coming Out at Shabbat Dinner
Coming out is hard. Coming out to your family at Shabbat dinner is really hard. Take a look at how ...
I’m the Good Jewish Doctor your Grandparents Always Envisioned You Would Marry
I’m the good Jewish doctor your grandparents always envisioned you would marry.Well, sort of.Perhaps they didn’t anticipate that I’d be ...
We’re Still Figuring Out What A Rabbi Looks Like
After you read this paragraph, close your eyes for a minute and picture a rabbi.Where is this rabbi?What is the ...
Jews Have an Obligation to Accept, Protect, and Value
I am a Modern Orthodox Jew. As a Jewish educator, I have written, spoken and taught about homosexuality and our ...
Obamacare & You: Why the ACA Is Good for the Gays, and What More It Needs To Do
Rabbi (to be) Ari Naveh recently shared how he balances the line between being a gay rabbi—and a rabbi who ...