Nov 29, 2018 | Eshel in the News
Baltimore Jewish TimesBY ERICA RIMLINGER FROM LEFT: ESHEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MIRYAM KABAKOV, EFRAT CHIEF RABBI SHLOMO RISKIN AND CHAIRS OF THE SIXTH ANNUAL ESHEL PARENT RETREAT PENINAH GERSHMAN AND SUZI FULD SMILE FOR A PHOTO AT THE PEARLSTONE CENTER. (PROVIDED) When her son came out of the closet, Baltimore resident Mindy Dickler felt as [more]
Nov 20, 2018 | Eshel in the News
By Saundra Sterling Epstein IN 2010, it was clear that something was happening in the world at large and in the world of faith communities, too. We were aware that LGBTQ individuals needed faith communities that would accept them, and many of our communities responded as the social and cultural reality demanded. But there was [more]
Sep 13, 2018 | Eshel in the News
REGISTER HERE! WELCOMING SHULS SHABBAT Shuls, schools, teens and parents: What do they have in store for our LGBTQ youth? What: Join us for a Shabbat with the Sixth Street Community Synagogue Where:Sixth Street Community Synagogue When: October 12-13, Parshat Noach Join Eshel for an inspirational Welcoming Shuls Shabbat with the Sixth Street Community Synagogue on the [more]
May 7, 2018 | Eshel in the News, Eshel Out Loud
Originally posted on The Forward Adrianna Chaviva Freedman is an entertainment writer living in New York City. You could find her work on her website and follow her on Twitter at @ac_freedman. Growing up as a religious girl, I always pictured myself having a husband, enough kids to fit a minivan, and living in a comfortable home. I [more]
Aug 10, 2017 | Eshel in the News, Eshel Out Loud
Originally posted on Times of Israel For those who think that Orthodox means static and unresponsive to new understanding, well, think again. In a recent interview (in Hebrew) by a religious news organization, Makor Rishon, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, an outspoken Orthodox leader and the chief rabbi of Efrat, has shared that he believes homosexuals are [more]
May 18, 2017 | Eshel in the News
Originally posted on The Jewish Journal By eighth grade, Micha Thau knew he was gay. But he also knew that being gay was not acceptable in many of the Orthodox spaces he inhabited. So he buried that part of himself. But it didn’t stay buried. He began to suffer headaches, vertigo and other physical symptoms [more]
