shabbaton

An Open Letter to Mom, From Her Gay Son

In honor of Mother’s Day, I wanted to write a letter to my mom thanking her for the actions she ...

Star Wars Shabbaton: The Force Was With Us

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a student who wanted to have a Star ...

A Jew. A Queer. But a Jewish Queer? Keshet Youth Shabbaton Reflection

I’ve never been one to have high expectations. I tend to take situations as they come and to be spontaneous ...

Releasing Your Burden: The Eshel Shabbaton

As we’ve explored in earlier posts by and about Orthodox Jews who are also LGBTQ (including a round-up of blogs, ...

LGBTQ Jewish Teen and Ally Shabbaton

We’ve been really inspired by the posts penned by some of the teens and staff who attended the LGBTQ Jewish ...

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 ...