Eshel Out Loud

News, Views, and Updates from the Eshel Community

Why I Still Need Eshel

Why I Still Need Eshel

Jun 8, 2016 | Eshel Out Loud

[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text] It's about 7:45 pm on Friday. I'm feeling some pressure about tonight’s dinner, like I don't need Eshel anymore. Like I could be doing something more interesting, or convenient. Or that I should be. When I arrive at the Sixth Street Community Synagogue, there's a small handwritten sign on the gate outside. "Welcome [more]
Support Rabbi Bodner and Rabbi Bellino

Support Rabbi Bodner and Rabbi Bellino

Jun 2, 2016 | Eshel Out Loud

Stanton Street Shul and the Sixth Street Community Synagogue have welcomed Eshel into their community for a Downtown Manhattan shabbaton. Unfortunately, a group of local religious leaders is pressuring them to cancel the event.   You can read more about those efforts here.   Rabbi Aviad Bodner, Rabbi Gavriel Bellino, and the lay leadership of both [more]
Barry Youngerman, Z”L, Biography and Eulogy

Barry Youngerman, Z”L, Biography and Eulogy

Nov 1, 2015 | Eshel Out Loud, Featured Articles

The Life of Barry Youngerman, Zichrono Livracha (Of Blessed Memory) August 7, 1946 – October 10, 2015 Barry Youngerman was born in the east Bronx in 1946 to Henry Youngerman and Sylvia Lieblein, immigrants who left Austria and Poland.  He and his sister Sharon grew up in a moderately traditional home with a great love [more]
Merchav Batuach off and running with a great start!

Merchav Batuach off and running with a great start!

Oct 20, 2015 | Eshel Out Loud

Nov. 1, 2015 Last month we launched the year's Merchav Batuach trainings at Queens College, with a meeting of Orthodox allies . The student-organizers were concerned: would those who signed up forget the commitment they had made?  Would those who showed up stay for the entire three hours?  The result: twenty students, campus leaders all, [more]