Oct 30, 2023 | Eshel Out Loud
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_image src="https://www.eshelonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Blog-Post-Images-2.png" alt="From Suriname to Amsterdam with Jerusalem in Between: Parshat Vayera and Hachnassat Orchim" title_text="From Suriname to Amsterdam with Jerusalem in Between" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"]Several years ago, at around this time in the Torah cycle, I [more]
Oct 12, 2023 | Eshel Out Loud
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_image src="https://www.eshelonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/This-one-2.jpg" alt="Caring for Your Mental Health When Nothing is OK" title_text="Caring for your Mental Health" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"]During the height of our joy celebrating the holidays of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, we were all crushed with unimaginable, nightmarish news [more]
Oct 3, 2023 | Eshel Out Loud
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_image src="https://www.eshelonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Blog-Post-Images-1.jpg" alt="Introducing Our New York Program Manager" _builder_version="4.17.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.17.4" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"]We are excited to introduce the newest member of our team! LV joined us recently as our New York Program Manager. She brings a wealth of community [more]
Sep 19, 2023 | Eshel Out Loud
The Torah reading for Yom Kippur mincha contains some of the more difficult verses for lesbian, gay, and bisexual Jews. On Yom Kippur, we read both Leviticus 18:22 and the proscription against following מעשה ארץ מצרים. For many of us, these verses imbue a painful layer to the day. Many years ago, in conjunction with [more]
Sep 1, 2023 | Eshel Out Loud
It's a new year and students are heading back to school. The uncertainty of a new situation brings anxiety and jitters. Whether it's a new job, a new home, a new classroom, anxiety about the unknown seems universal. Feeling the anxiety levels rise just a bit in my own home, I opened up a conversation [more]
Aug 28, 2023 | Eshel Out Loud
As a new mom, things like news stories, divrei torah from the bima, even conversations with friends and community members hit differently. I can’t help thinking, “what does this mean for my child’s future?” I want my kid to have access to as many opportunities as possible and be loved, accepted, and celebrated by my [more]