Mar 17, 2015 | Eshel in the News
Rabbi Greenberg on "Hachnassat Orchim" and how it needs to extend to the Gay Community at the Ferguson Library in Stamford, which aired JBS in January 2014 and can be viewed online: https://blip.tv/jbs/rabbi-steven-greenberg-jfs-lecture-inclusion-gay-jews-7139294
Mar 16, 2015 | Eshel in the News
The Joy of Text Highlighting the Orthodox LGBT experience Listen to Miryam Kabakov, Executive Director of Eshel, on the new hit podcast The Joy of Text, hosted by Orthodox sex therapist Bat Sheva Marcus and Rabbi Dov Linzer. The Joy of Text features nuanced, open, and frank discussions on sex, halakha, and the Orthodox community. [more]
Nov 17, 2014 | Eshel in the News
Orthodox Mom of Gay Kid writes about the experience at an Eshel Parent Group. See full blog post here. I attended an Eshel Parent get together recently. As opposed to the monthly parent phone call which I often mention on this blog, Eshel has in person groups in different parts of the country several times a year. I’ve [more]
Oct 20, 2014 | Eshel in the News
Eshel Recognized in Slingshot Guide Share the good news! [button link="#https://twitter.com/EshelOnline" type="icon" icon="rss" newwindow="yes"] Twitter[/button] [button link="#Facebook https://www.facebook.com" type="icon" icon="rss" newwindow="yes"] Facebook[/button] Eshel is to be named one of North America’s top 82 innovative Jewish organizations in the tenth annual Slingshot Guide. The Guide has become a go-to resource for [more]
Oct 1, 2014 | Eshel in the News
Jewish Community Foundation Awards Cutting Edge Grant to a JQInternational and Eshel partnership in Los Angeles Funding Will Make Possible Initiatives Supporting Jewish Civic Life, Arts & Culture, Human Services, and Continuity September 9, 2015 The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles (The Foundation) announced that it has given a total of $1.5 million in Cutting Edge [more]
Sep 9, 2014 | Eshel in the News
Steve Greenberg: How Orthodox Jews Changed Their Minds On Gay Rights Same-sex rights proponents suffered an unusual loss this week when a federal judge in Louisiana upheld the state’s ban on gay marriage, bucking a domino-like chain of favorable rulings on the issue. Overall, 21 states have toppled bans since the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage [more]
