Disability

For My House Shall Be a House of Prayer for All People

“For my house shall be a house of prayer for all people.” (Isaiah 56:5)We learn from the Torah that God ...

Coming Out to Grandma

I never thought of myself as the type to lie to my grandmother. She’s always been my biggest fan. When ...

Magic is Happening Here

Dylan is 10 years old. He just returned home from eight weeks at Jewish camp. He initially signed up for ...

Coming Out & Combining Names

After 11 years of marriage, my wife Kate and I are finally going to change our last names.I’m a little ...

How to Build a Movement: A Conversation with Shelly Weiss Part 3

Part 3 in this series features Shelly Weiss, the queer, Jewish, genderfluid lifelong political activist and founder of OUTmedia, as ...

How to Build a Movement: A Conversation with Shelly Weiss Part 2

Shelly Weiss, an iconic self-defined queer, Jewish, genderfluid lifelong political activist and founder of OUTmedia, is the subject of this ...

ELI Talks: Comedy, Disability, and the Inclusive Synagogue

After her synagogue did not know how to deal with her Tourette’s syndrome, it was Jewish camp that brought Pam ...

The Work for LGBTQ Equality Continues

This week the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission declared that workplace discrimination against LGBTQ employees is barred, citing Title VII of the ...

Why the Jewish Community Needs to Discuss Sex Trafficking

“Sarah” had a pretty average childhood, growing up in an Orthodox Jewish home in New York City with her mother, ...

Cheryl Moch & Cinderella’s Real True Story

This June Keshet is so very excited to be partnering with the Jewish Women’s Archive to celebrate Pride. Each week we will bring ...

Leslie Feinberg: Activist & Author

This June Keshet is so very excited to be partnering with the Jewish Women’s Archive to celebrate Pride. Each week we will bring ...

Lesley Gore: Lesbian, Jewish, Feminist

This June Keshet is so very excited to be partnering with the Jewish Women’s Archive to celebrate Pride. Each week we will bring ...