Jun 11, 2014 | Eshel in the News
Orthodox transgender child is shut out of shul 'God knows I'm a girl,' says the Midwestern teen who was shunned from her synagogue upon transitioning from Moshe to Miryam. More than most kids, Moshe, who lived with his mom and siblings in a midsize Midwestern city with a small Orthodox community, loved going to shul. [more]
Jun 11, 2014 | Eshel in the News
Orthodox transgender child is shut out of shul 'God knows I'm a girl,' says the Midwestern teen who was shunned from her synagogue upon transitioning from Moshe to Miryam. More than most kids, Moshe, who lived with his mom and siblings in a midsize Midwestern city with a small Orthodox community, loved going to shul. [more]
Jun 11, 2014 | Eshel in the News
To be young, Orthodox and openly gay Orthodox Jewish high schools in the United States try to balance concerns for their reputation and their students, as growing number of teens openly identify as gay. NEW YORK — Though he had lots of friends, Amram Altzman still felt alone at Ramaz High School. As a 16-year-old sophomore at [more]
Jun 11, 2014 | Eshel in the News
To be young, Orthodox and openly gay Orthodox Jewish high schools in the United States try to balance concerns for their reputation and their students, as growing number of teens openly identify as gay. NEW YORK — Though he had lots of friends, Amram Altzman still felt alone at Ramaz High School. As a 16-year-old sophomore at [more]
May 28, 2014 | Eshel in the News
Rabbi Avi Gisar: I Will Allow a Lesbian Family to Live in Ofra By: Netael Bendel Translated by EREZ TRANSLATIONS Rabbanit Esti Rozenberg, dean of the Migdal Oz Academy, said, “[we need] to do everything [possible] to keep the same sex couples in the religious community”. “I will give homosexuals an aliyah to the Torah, [more]
Apr 24, 2014 | Eshel in the News
Inclusion Gets Boost Across County As part of an ongoing effort to ensure that Westchester’s Jewish institutions are welcoming to LGBTQ Jews — and their families — Rabbi Steven Greenberg, who is the first openly gay Orthodox rabbi in nation, will be speaking at various venues in the county April 25-27. “The weekend of April [more]
