What: Join Eshel Chicago to discuss the #EshelPledge and learn more about how you can help make Orthodox high schools more welcoming to LGBTQ students. We will have video equipment ready so that you can make your own pledge video! Open to LGBTQ and allies! Where: RSVP here to receive the address When: Sunday, July 29 from […]
What: Philadelphia Trans Health Conference Eshel Shabbos Dinner When: 7:30 PM Kiddush + Food; 5:30 PM Drinks and children's dinner. Seltzer, beer, and kosher wine welcome! Where: email info@eshelonline.org to RSVP and receive the location. Dinner is hosted in a private home - 1.5 mile 30-minute walk from conference or short drive. Kashrut is Pas Yisrael/Chalav Stam. Dinner will be veggie-dairy with […]
What: Eshel Chicago is having a parents meet-up, for socializing and support. Light refreshments will be served When: Sunday, August 5 at 11:30-1:30 PM Where: Private home in Northbrook. Please RSVP to chicago@eshelonline.org to get the location. Questions? Email chicago@eshelonline.org
Shlomo Ashkinazy and his husband Michael Gomillion have generously invited members of Eshel to join them on Sunday August 12, in Cherry Grove on Fire Island, where they will be spending the week in a lovely rented beach house. Cherry Grove offers a variety of opportunities for fun activities to choose from including, beautiful beach, […]
What: For traditional Jewish parents of LGBT+ people who may be struggling with their child’s sexual orientation or gender identity and/or wish to connect with other parents like themselves. When: The last Wednesday of every month, at 7:00-8:30pm. Where: Please email baltimore-dc@eshelonline.org to rsvp and for location information.Please fill out this contact form: https://goo.gl/forms/5plNov2sxEjqr3WI3 People are welcome […]
What: A monthly safe space in LA for socializing and support. Sponsored by Eshel and JQI Where: RSVP here to receive the address When: Sunday, September 16th from 12:30-2:30 PM
What: Join Eshel at Philadelphia OutFest 2018! Eshel will have a table at the street festival in the Philadelphia Gayborhood. It is the single largest LGBT event in Philadelphia, and is the largest National Coming Out Day event in the world! OutFest is taking place on Sunday October 7th, the first weekend after Sukkos. We still need volunteers to help staff the […]
What: A group for all who identify as LGBT and are Orthodox, Ortho-curious, formerly Orthodox, parents, and allies. Join this newly formed Eshel group. When: Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 7:45 PM Where: Please reply to toronto@eshelonline.org to receive the address. For more details visit our website.
What: Eat, drink, shmooze, and catch some Sukkah shade with fellow LGBTQ peeps! When: Sunday, September 30 at 11:00 AM Where: Please RSVP by email to get location. Questions? Email LosAngeles@eshelonline.org For more information, visit our website
WELCOMING SHULS SHABBAT: Shuls, schools, teens and parents REGISTER HERE! What do they have in store for our LGBTQ youth? What: Join us for a Shabbat with 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 Lower […]
WHAT: A private gathering for people who identify as LGBT and are Orthodox, Ortho-curious or formerly Orthodox. It is also for parents of LGBT people who live within Orthodox communities and struggle with their child’s sexual orientation or gender identity. WHEN: Sunday, October 14 | 5:00- 7:00 PM WHERE: TBA Participants asked to adhere to strict confidentiality. For […]
What: These monthly gatherings of individuals from diverse Orthodox communities will offer a safe social space and support for community members seeking them. Where: RSVP here to receive the address. When: Sunday, October 21st from 12:30-2:30 PM
Please RSVP by filling out this form to receive the address or emailing us at toronto@eshelonline.org.
What: Eshel Chicago is having a parents meet-up, for socializing and support. Light refreshments will be served When: Sunday, October 28 at 3:00-4:30 PM Where: Private home in Northbrook. Please RSVP to chicago@eshelonline.org to get the location. Questions? Email chicago@eshelonline.org
What: Join the new Eshel Kew Gardens group. This group is a private gathering for people who identify as LGBTQ and are Orthodox, Ortho-curious, or formerly Orthodox. The group is confidential and anyone who attends agrees to keep confidentiality. When: Monday, October 29, 2018 7:30-9:00 PM Where: Kew Gardens, NY. Please fill out this contact form to receive the […]
For traditional Jewish parents of LGBT+ people who may be struggling with their child’s sexual orientation or gender identity and/or wish to connect with other parents like themselves. 7:00-8:30pm. Please email info@eshelonline.org or baltimore-dc@eshelonline.org to rsvp and for location information. Please fill out this contact form: https://goo.gl/forms/5plNov2sxEjqr3WI3. If you have filled out this form before, you are already on […]
What: Join Eshel in New York for an evening with Candidate and Chairperson of the LGBTQ in the "Yesh Atid" party Zehorit Sorek. When: Sunday, November 11 at 6:00 PM RSVP to sheridan@awiderbridge.org Co-sponsored by Eshel, A Wider Bridge, and the Stanton Street Shul
Join us at the Sixth annual Eshel Parent Retreat at the Pearlstone Conference & Retreat Center with Special Guest: Rabbi Shlomo Riskin. When is the Parent Retreat: November 16-18, 2018 Where is the Parent Retreat: The Pearlstone Conference & Retreat Center in MD What will happen at this weekend? We will create a comfortable place to share. Sessions […]
What: Join us for an afternoon of warmth, music, light and doughnuts! Open to all LGBTQ+ members of the community including family members and allies. Where: To receive the address RSVP to Chana at itta.englander@gmail.com. When: Sunday, December 9 from 3:30-5:30 PM Questions? Email Chana at itta.englander@gmail.com.
What: Join the new Eshel Kew Gardens Hill group. This group is a private gathering for people who identify as LGBTQ and are Orthodox, Ortho-curious, or formerly Orthodox. The group is confidential and anyone who attends agrees to keep confidentiality. When: Sunday, December 16, 2018 7:30PM Where: Kew Gardens, NY. Please email Eliana@eshelonline.org to receive the address and time. […]
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. When: Sunday, December 16th, 3:00-4:30 pm Where: Please RSVP to chicago@eshelonline.org to get the location.Questions? Email chicago@eshelonline.org
Looking Backward / Moving Forward What: Help kick off Eshel's South Florida chapter with a visit from Eshel Founding Director, Rabbi Steve Greenberg, who will offer a romp into queer Jewish history with a few wild texts, and a discussion of their relationship to the work Eshel is doing. We will discuss what our future could look like as LGBTQ+ […]
For traditional Jewish parents of LGBT+ people who may be struggling with their child’s sexual orientation or gender identity and/or wish to connect with other parents like themselves. 7:00-8:30pm. Please email info@eshelonline.org or baltimore-dc@eshelonline.org to rsvp and for location information. Please fill out this contact form: https://goo.gl/forms/5plNov2sxEjqr3WI3. If you have filled out this form before, you are already on […]
Are you an alumni of a yeshiva day school living in the NY area? Do you believe Orthodox high schools should be environments where LGBTQ students can thrive? Join Eshel for an evening of conversation and connection, and learn about how you can get involved in the #EshelPledge campaign! Dinner will be provided. Please RSVP here for […]
