Sep 29, 2016 | Eshel in the News
שלח במיילהדפס הם כעסו על אלוהים, התווכחו איתו ותהו למה בחר לברוא אותם דווקא כך. לעומת הקבלה המסוימת של הומואים ולסביות בחברה הדתית טרנסג'נדרים דתיים עדיין נאלצים לרוב להיות עמוק בארון. כנגד העמדה השמרנית המאפיינת את העולם האורתודוקסי יש בתוכו גם רבנים הטוענים שלהלכה קל יותר להתמודד עם טרנסים מאשר עם הומואים 22.09.2016 12:50 אריאל [more]
Jun 10, 2016 | Eshel in the News
6/9/2016 Ysoschar Katz "We did not spill the blood of the wayfarer,” the town elders say when bringing the eglah arufah sacrifice and pleading with God for forgiveness. “We made sure to provide companionship for the lonely sojourner in our midst.” After what transpired this past weekend, when some Chareidi rabbis from the Lower East Side publicly [more]
Jun 6, 2016 | Eshel in the News
Eshel currently has an internship opportunity in the Los Angeles area. Eshel sometimes has other internship openings. If you would like to intern with Eshel, please contact us at info@eshelonline.org We are looking for interns with the following skills and qualities: Ability to work independently on projects as well as work collaboratively with a small [more]
Apr 7, 2016 | Eshel in the News, Featured Articles
04/05/16 Hannah Dreyfus Staff Writer Emotional support is a hallmark of Eshel retreats. Courtesy of Eshel. A pioneering survey of Orthodox parents of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender children released last week found that many families remain closeted in their communities because of disapproval from rabbis or other community leaders. Of the over 100 [more]
Feb 19, 2016 | Eshel in the News, Featured Articles
The Gay Child in My Daughter’s First Grade Class by Maharat Rachel Kohl Finegold It was a parenting moment that came much sooner than I thought it would. My six year-old looked over at me at the dinner table and told me that her teacher had said that a boy “can’t marry a boy, and [more]
Nov 20, 2015 | Eshel in the News
We have a long history of recognizing the mystery and complexity of the human condition. It is well known that the rabbis of the Talmud recognized and addressed a much richer and diverse range of gender than many of our contemporary religious leaders. To commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance, we share with you a surprising gender-bending [more]
