May 18, 2026 | Eshel in the News
[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/2026/05/Blog-Post-Images-3.png" title_text="Blog Post Images-3" _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="{}"]This past week’s Parsha, Badmidar, isn’t really my jam; I tend to gravitate more naturally toward the narrative-based chapters contained in Bereishit and Shemot over the intricately detailed portion of Bamidbar that we just [more]
May 5, 2026 | Eshel in the News
Imagine belonging to a faith that is fighting to keep you out—and refusing to leave. Some of you in our Mama Dragons community know this experience well. Some of you are still living it, loving your families and your traditions while also working, every day, to make change from within. That tension—the push and pull [more]
Apr 23, 2026 | Eshel in the News
By Andrew Guckes - April 21, 2026 [caption id="attachment_165607" align="alignleft" width="262"] Miryam Kabakov at an Eshel retreat last year. (Photo credit: Stefanie Diamond)[/caption] Since 2010, Eshel has helped strengthen inclusion for LGBTQ+ Jews within the Orthodox community. For 13 of those years, Eshel has hosted a retreat for Orthodox parents of LGBTQ+ Jews, giving them [more]
Apr 1, 2026 | Eshel in the News
(RNS) — The court sided with an evangelical Christian therapist who argued Colorado’s conversion therapy ban restricts her right to free speech. By Kathryn Post (RNS) — As LGBTQ-affirming faith communities across the United States prepared to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility on Tuesday (March 31), their plans were interrupted by news the Supreme Court had [more]
Mar 31, 2026 | Eshel in the News
Eshel’s retreat for parents of LGBTQ kids gives support, builds community Community is where you build it. It’s where you find a home. Where you can talk about the things that really matter to you. Not all the time, of course; you can also laugh and tell stories and hand around your phone with the [more]
