Eshel Out Loud

How Change Happens

Jul 16, 2024 | Eshel Out Loud

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A Home to Come Back To

Jul 3, 2024 | Eshel Out Loud

For the last fifteen years, I have worked in fundraising in primarily Orthodox spaces, where I asked for gifts for day schools, Yeshivas, social justice organizations, and special needs support. Throughout that time I saw myself as an outsider, strengthening Orthodoxy, but not feeling connected to it myself - since the Orthodoxy I was strengthening [more]

Change is in the Air

Jun 17, 2024 | Eshel Out Loud

Two weeks later, I am still on a high from our Celebration of Eshel. It was an incredible, star-studded night. I’m so grateful that Modi, Leo Veiga, Talia Reese, and Rabbi Gavriel Bellino were able to be on stage with me, our amazing volunteers and staff, and our honorees to help celebrate Eshel’s incredible journey [more]

Unity and Diversity at Sinai

Jun 3, 2024 | Eshel Out Loud

As Shavuot approaches, we prepare to reenact the experience of receiving the Torah at Sinai, as it was experienced by all of am yisrael, across every generation. The revelation at Sinai is described in the Torah in both Shmot and Dvarim in rich, sensory language, but the specific details are different in each telling. The [more]

Reflection on Pride

May 28, 2024 | Eshel Out Loud

In just a few days it will be June, which means it is time to celebrate how far the LGBTQ community has come, band together as a community for more progress on the way, and reflect on what it all means to us. These journaling prompts are meant to guide you to contemplate what pride [more]

What Eshel Means to Me

May 13, 2024 | Eshel Out Loud

Our upcoming Celebration of Eshel is our version of a B*Mitzah party. We are celebrating all that we have accomplished so far in the past 13 years, and looking forward to our bright future. As we prepare to enter this next stage, we asked some of our friends (including our honorees) to reflect on what [more]