Jul 1, 2021 | Eshel in the News
R. Steve Greenberg Envisions a Gay Future as he discusses "Marry Me, However" in The Times of Israel. Rabbi Mordechai Vardi is the rabbi of Kibbutz Ein Zurim and a filmmaker. He recently focused his keen eye on his Orthodox community’s inability to offer any credible future to gay and lesbian young people. His film, Marry [more]
May 10, 2021 | Eshel in the News, Holidays
Sparring Partners: Our Arguments with God and What We Learn From Them! Shiyur for Tikkun Leil Shavuot 5781 Prepared for the Eshel Community מחלוקת לשם השמים By Dr. Saundra Sterling Epstein Email: shulisrose@aol.com Download the source sheet here. BERUCHIM HABAIM: As we continue to celebrate in our small gatherings, this shiyur is meant to be [more]
Apr 6, 2020 | Eshel in the News
By Rabbi Zach Truboff With the three day yom tov this week there have been a lot of conversations about what can or can't be done for people who might experience distress over the holiday. Most of the discussion I have seen around the use of Zoom or calling people on Shabbat/Yom Tov focus only [more]
Apr 6, 2020 | Eshel in the News, Featured Articles
The psychological impact of quarantine Social Isolation by Zach Truboff
Oct 25, 2019 | Eshel in the News
According to Miryam Kabakov, executive director of ten-year-old Orthodox LGBTQ+ organization Eshel, the Orthodox community has become exceedingly more open over the past decade. “When we started,” she says, “Orthodox communities were not really addressing LGBTQ inclusion as something they needed to do.” Now, Eshel’s Welcoming Shuls project reports that over 140 Orthodox synagogues across North America are [more]
Oct 7, 2019 | Eshel in the News
West Hempstead’s Jews pride themselves on their ‘live and let live’ attitude — but their rabbis’ hard-line response to the LGBTQ community has infuriated many. An unbelievable tale of love, hate and shuls in kosher Chinese restaurants. By Danielle Ziri NEW YORK — As the world marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in [more]
