This week: Join us for some post-Purim games and fun. Dress up in your funniest hat! The second half of the evening will be normal meeting format. This meetup is a get together with our Baltimore/DC Eshel family. Join us in this intimate, confidential setting to meet others, like yourself, in the extended Eshel network. […]
On Sunday, March 7, 2021, JOFA will be hosting its 10th International Conference on Feminism and Orthodoxy: Building a Vibrant and Equitable Orthodox Community. Choose from sessions focusing on education, leadership, ritual practice, and contemporary issues, with guest speaker Miryam Kabakov. Is Intersectionality Possible in 2021? In recent years, questions of loyalty have come to […]
What can we learn from Erev Rav, the Mixed Multitudes? Our Fears, Challenges and Potential Resolutions for our Eshel Community Presented by Dr. Sunnie Epstein Who was included in the exodus from Egypt? Who are the Erev Rav--the mixed multitudes? How certain are we of our identity? What identity questions do we have based on […]
Servitude and Freedom: A Queer Reading of Rav Soloveitchik's Pesach with Rabbi Steve Greenberg Rabbi Joseph Dov Soloveitchik is famous for his embrace of duality. He spoke passionately about submission to God's will along with a robust affirmation of human creativity and freedom. We will explore the meanings of human liberty in the works of […]
The Parent Chaburah Group meets on the Third Wednesday of each month at 8 pm Eastern, 7 pm Central, 5 pm Pacific Time. Pesach Hacks! Wednesday, March 17, 2021 8:00 pm ET | 7:00 pm CT | 5:00 pm PT Learn from the experts (you!) how to make your Pesach prep and cooking easier. Bonus […]
Marry Me HoweverEshel is partnering with Go2Films and Rabbi Mordechai Vardi, to bring his groundbreaking film, “MarryMe, However” to North American audiences.Marry Me However by Rabbi Mordechai Vardi and a Zoom Panel on “Marry Me However”: Hoping for the Wrong Future Sunday, March 21st at 4pmET. Eshel is partnering with Rabbi Mordechai Vardi and Go2Films […]