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 […]
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. WHAT: Post Pesach Discussion & Games Now that all of the cleaning and cooking for Pesach is over, it is time to relax with a few Pesach themed games. We will […]
What: A confidential support group for observant/Orthodox Jewish parents of LGBTQ+ individuals who may be struggling with their child’s sexual orientation or gender identity and/or wish to connect with other parents like themselves. Where: For notifications and sign-in information, please register below. (You only need to register for this group one time.)
From Cocoon to Flight:Helping Our Children Safely Emerge April 18, 202110:30 am ET | 9:30 am CT | 7:30 am PTView the Schedule Sessions LGBTQ+ Mental Health: LGBTQ+ Adults, Adolescents, and ChildrenMindy Shankman, M.D. Controversies in Treating Transgender Children and AdolescentsJack Drescher, M.D. What Every Parent Needs to Know: Dating, Intimacy, and the LGBTQ+ Social […]
Women's New York Area Meetup on Zoom What: Meet other individuals who identify as female and who are exploring their Orthodox LGBTQ+ identities. When: Meeting Weekly: Every Tuesday from 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Where: For notifications and sign-in information, register below. (You only need to register for this group one time.)
The Parent Chaburah Group meets on the Third Wednesday of each month at 8 pm Eastern, 7 pm Central, 5 pm Pacific Time.
Over a period of 15 months, B’nai David-Judea Congregation in Los Angeles, under the leadership of Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky, conducted a process of communal thinking and learning in order to adopt a policy for LGBTQ+ individuals and their families which they named: Keeping Our Families Whole. Rabbi Kanefsky will share with us the model that […]
Conversion Activism: The Evolution of the Laws of Conversion and Its Relevance to LGBTQ+ Inclusion Tuesday, April 27 Rabbi Kalman Pesach (Chuck) Davidson has been active in establishing Orthodox, non-coercive conversion alternatives to Israel’s Chief Rabbinate (CR) for over a decade. Rabbi Davidson is undaunted if not fearless. He is one of the few Orthodox […]
Conversion and Inclusion: A Welcoming Approach to Conversion Monday, May 3, 2021 Rabbi David Kalb is the co-founder of Jewish Learning, a program of Ohr Torah Stone. The Jewish Learning Center helps those who wish to pursue a Halachic approach to conversion. It does so in an open minded manner through exposing its students to […]
Kabbalat Mitzvot in Conversion and its Relevance to LGBTQ+ Inclusion Tuesday, May 4 This shiur is for rabbinic colleagues exclusively. Rabbi Chuck Davidson will address the problem of kabbalat mitzvot in hilchot giyyur and its implications for converting LGBTQ+ individuals. Rabbi Kalman Pesach (Chuck) Davidson has been active in establishing Orthodox, non-coercive alternatives to Israel’s […]
Drop-in every Wednesday to shmooze, chat, ask questions, and hear topics of interest! For notifications and sign-in information, please fill out the form below. (You only need to register for this group one time.)
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 1:15 pm ET | 12:15 pm CT | 10:15 am PT Immediately following Ohr Torah Stone event, R. Steve Greenberg will be moderating a Community Discussion on the issues raised during this panel. You are invited to share your thoughts and responses. Please register in order to receive the Zoom login […]
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. WHAT: Shavuot is two weeks away. Join us for a flower arranging demonstration that will give you some amazing tips for creating a beautiful holiday centerpiece. Christine Bloom, a floral designer […]
What: A confidential support group for observant/Orthodox Jewish parents of LGBTQ+ individuals who may be struggling with their child’s sexual orientation or gender identity and/or wish to connect with other parents like themselves. Where: For notifications and sign-in information, please register below. (You only need to register for this group one time.)
Join the Center CIty Kehillah of Philadelphia for Shavuot Learing! On Zoom: Sunday, May 16, 2021 from 3:00-6:00 pmOutdoor Classes In Person: Monday, May 17, 2021 Read more & Register here! Download the source sheets of Dr. Sunnie Epstein's class:Shavuot and What It Means to Be Truly Human
What: This group is for traditional Jewish parents who may be struggling with their child’s gender identity and/or wish to connect with other parents like themselves. When: Fourth Monday of each month, 9:00 PM EST - 8:00 PM CST - 6:00 PM PST Where: For notifications and sign-in information, please register below. (You only need to […]
Marry Me HoweverEshel is partnering with Go2Films and Rabbi Mordechai Vardi, to bring his groundbreaking film, “MarryMe, However” to North American audiences.About This FilmThe documentary tells the story of three gay men and one women who marry against their orientation in order to fulfill religious and cultural expectations. We hear painful accounts of confusion, deception, […]
Marry Me HoweverEshel is partnering with Go2Films and Rabbi Mordechai Vardi, to bring his groundbreaking film, “MarryMe, However” to North American audiences.About This Film The documentary tells the story of three gay men and one women who marry against their orientation in order to fulfill religious and cultural expectations. We hear painful accounts of confusion, […]
Welcome to Eshel's Newest Meetup! What: This virtual support group will be a space for people who identify as transgender, non-binary, and gender questioning. All shades of Orthodox including Chareidi, Modern Orthodox, Ex-Orthodox, are welcome to come and share in a safe and confidential virtual group. When: Meetings will be held on the third Thursday […]