Nov 7, 2024 | Eshel in the News
Download Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: Raina Grossman raina@eshelonline.org 646-879-5859 ESHEL HOSTS FIRST-EVER WEEKEND RETREAT IN FLORIDA FOR LGBTQ+ ORTHODOX JEWS TO CREATE NEEDED COMMUNITY DUE TO POLITICAL POLARIZATION, NOVEMBER 15-16, 2024, HOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA – November 7, 2024 - Eshel, which creates LGBTQ+ inclusive Orthodox Jewish communities, is hosting its first weekend retreat [more]
Oct 7, 2024 | Eshel in the News
The idea that time is not a flat circle but a spiral is easy to see during Rosh Hashanah, the chaggim that follow it, and the other holidays on the Jewish calendar. If we’re lucky — and yes, not all of us are — we gather with family or friends, every year, to celebrate the [more]
Oct 2, 2024 | Eshel in the News
Daniel Gammerman poses for a photo on his balcony where he sometimes prays as he prepares to worship at home for the Jewish High Holy Days, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Updated 7:02 AM CDT, October 2, 2024 It was a heart-wrenching choice. But when Daniel Gammerman [more]
Sep 12, 2024 | Eshel in the News
chaofann/Getty Images Beyond the Shabbos table: LGBTQ+ allyship as a communal responsibility by Ely Winkler Since Oct. 7, I have personally felt caught between my Jewish and LGBTQ+ identities, as though I have to take a stand on one side or another — choose between posting a slogan or a violent meme on my social [more]
Jul 30, 2024 | Eshel in the News
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rov08rD3BMc[/embed] "To be honest with you, I love Eshel ... I'm a member now. I'm in Eshel ... they're basically helping other people feel the way I do. Just be a proud Jew and be you, and people who are coming from different backgrounds that don't accept them, and God forbid makes them think they're [more]
Apr 12, 2024 | Eshel in the News
When their baby is born, most parents have dreams about how that new life will unfold. Those dreams are unrealistic — by definition, because they’re dreams — but they usually involve the glorious mastering of unavoidable conventions on the way to some high-level prize. If you’re part of a tight community — if, say, you [more]
