Eshel in the News

Bottom Up Torah: How Queer Jews Are Changing Orthodoxy

Imagine being told you belong to a faith that is fighting to keep you out—and refusing to leave. In this week’s Madlik, Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz welcome Rabbi Steve Greenberg, the first openly gay Orthodox-ordained rabbi, for a deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation. Rabbi Greenberg recounts his early struggles attending Yom Kippur services, [more]
Eshel | And Here’s Modi

Eshel | And Here’s Modi

Modi and Leo are joined by Miryam Kabakov, the executive director of Eshel, an organizing that seeks to build LGBTQ+ inclusive Orthodox Jewish communities. Listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1826078/episodes/18107758

Q&A | Comedian Modi Is Running on ‘Moshiach Energy’

The gay, married Orthodox comedian is serious about Judaism, inclusion and making you laugh. Modi is the mononym of actor and comedian Mordechi Rosenfeld, who was born in Tel Aviv and moved with his family to the United States at the age of 7. After majoring in psychology and minoring in voice at Boston University, [more]