Jul 2, 2013 | Eshel in the News
Orthodox Union Statement on Today’s Supreme Court Rulings Today, the leadership of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of Americaissued the following statement: “In response to the decisions announced today by the United States Supreme Court with reference to the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8, we reiterate the historical position of the [more]
Jul 1, 2013 | Eshel in the News
For LGBT Orthodox Jews, Growth of Social Media Creates a Safe Space Online Websites, blogs, Facebook groups, and online support groups offer the chance to connect without the risk of ‘going public’ Growing up in an ultra-Orthodox family in Brooklyn in the 1970s, Moshe struggled with his homosexuality. “I went to yeshiva and there were [more]
May 2, 2013 | Eshel in the News
Gay and Orthodox: The Mother Road to Acceptance It’s Friday afternoon and I am driving from Chicago down to my friend Aviva’s house in Saint Louis with two of my eight children. The last time we drove this way, we were exploring Route 66, and I told the kids how, during the Dust Bowl in [more]
May 1, 2013 | Eshel in the News
Gay Jews Need More Than Tolerance I write in response to Stuart Kurlander’s Opinion piece, “Door Is Wide Open For Gay Jews To Be Leaders” (April 26). I am a 21-year-old observant gay Jew actively involved in my campus Hillel. I fear that articles like this one proclaiming that LGBT Jews “have arrived” serve as [more]
Apr 26, 2013 | Eshel in the News
Gay Orthodox Jews Deserve Our Support A response to Brian Camenker, by Rabbi Zev Farber Letter to the Editor The Advocate The Talmud declares that anyone who has no compassion for others is not a descendent of our father Abraham. My mind went to this statement as I read Brian Camenker’s hurtful words. Gay Orthodox Jews [more]
Apr 22, 2013 | Eshel in the News
The Stranger Within Your Gates Answering Questions about Bais Abraham’s Recent Eshel Shabbat On a recent Shabbat, Bais Abraham hosted speakers from Eshel (www.eshelonline.org), a national organization building communities of support, learning, and inclusion for Orthodox lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Jews. The three speakers were LGBT Orthodox individuals, two of whom came to observance [more]
