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Let’s Get The Conversation Started: LGBT Jews and Orthodox Communities
We are a group of observant, Orthodox families from across the United States, including Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New ...
Just in Time for Valentine’s Day: Love Should be about Inclusion
There is no doubt that love is in the air—as a hopeless romantic, Valentine’s Day is a holiday I always ...
The Problem with Being an Ally
Being an ally is important and hard work—it requires dedication, mindfulness, and courage. Allies are absolutely crucial to Keshet and ...
The Ongoing Legacy of Heather and her Mommies
A girl, her two moms, and the woman who created this now famous bookWhen Heather Has Two Mommies, a children’s ...
A Crash Course in Being a Professional Ally to LGBTQ Youth
“I have friends I can be Jewish with, and friends I can be queer with, but I’ve never had a ...
Living Inclusion: Why our Orthodox Synagogue Hosted an LGBT Training Institute
Judaism is the great religion of welcome. The root of our faith is modeled on the actions of our forefathers ...
A Real-Life Purim Superhero: An Interview with Elisabeth Kushner
The world’s first LGBT inclusive Jewish children’s book in English has arrived!Published by Kar-Ben Publishing, an award-winning publisher of Jewish ...
Kavod ha’Meit: Trans Issues for the Hevra Kadisha
Judaism, a religion that focuses primarily on life, rather than the afterlife, provides a meticulous set of standards regarding the ...
Make Your Community All-Gender Inclusive
We hear from trans-activists (including on this blog – see yesterday’s interview with Nick Teich) that one impediment to transgender ...
A Guide to the (Not So) Complex: An Interview with Nick Teich
Nick Teich is a busy person. In between pursuing a Ph.D. in social policy at Brandeis University’s Heller School for ...