BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Eshel Online - ECPv6.0.0.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.eshelonline.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Eshel Online REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151215T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151215T143000 DTSTAMP:20260414T180738 CREATED:20151202T040237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151211T025244Z UID:1906-1450184400-1450189800@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Trans Meet-Up! DESCRIPTION:TRANS MEET-UP\nwith Abby Stein\nDec. 15th\nRSVP TO INFO@ESHELONLINE.ORG\nAND RECEIVE THE ADDRESS URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/trans-meet-up/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151209T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151209T160000 DTSTAMP:20260414T180738 CREATED:20151118T224646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151201T105657Z UID:1857-1449671400-1449676800@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:BeisCamp! Keeping the Law Just: The Living Tensions of Tzedek and Mishpat- NY DESCRIPTION:BeisCamp\, Eshel’s traveling Orthodox LGBTQ+ Beit Midrash\, hosts religious educators\, scholars and rabbis to engage in the challenges of contemporary life and tradition.\n  \nKeeping the Law Just: The Living Tensions of \nTzedek and Mishpat\nTzedek and Misphat appear hundreds of times in the Tanach. They define God’s will and convey the very purpose of Abraham’s election by God. As distinct terms they mark an integration of law and compassion that is a key element of Eshel’s mission. In different ways\, each lecture in this series will address the rich tensions between rules and reasons\, between just process and fair outcomes and between social order and lovingkindness.\n  \n November 18\, 7:30-9 pm\nSTREAM IT LIVE!\nJumping into Justice: Between the Known and Unknown\nAvi Orlow\nThe Carlebach Shul\, 305 W 79th St\, New York\, NY\n\n  \n  \n  \nDecember 9\, 7:30-9 pm\nNew Frontiers: Halakha Encounters Homosexuality\n\nYsoscher Katz\nLuria School\, 238 St Marks Av\, Brooklyn\, NY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJanuary 27\, 7:30-9 pm\nBody and Justice: Where Limitation and Perfection Meet\nAviva Richman\nYM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood\, 54 Nagle Ave\, New York\, NY\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\nFebruary 25\, 7:30-9 pm\nJustice Before There Was Law: Tzedek and Mishpat in the Book of Genesis\nShuli Taubes\nJCC Manhattan\, 76th and Amsterdam Avenue\, New York\, NY\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nTeacher Bios\nRabbi Avi Orlow serves as the Director of Jewish Education at the Foundation for Jewish Camp. He has held numerous positions as a camp educator and a Hillel Rabbi and spent an unforgettable stint running youth programming in Minsk\, Belarus. Avi has a BA in religious studies from Columbia University and was ordained in the charter class of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah\, the open Orthodox rabbinical school. Avi lives in White Plains with his wife\, Cantor Adina Frydman\, and their children\, Yadid\, Yishama\, Emunah\, and Libi.  He blogs religiously at ‪saidtomyself.com \n  \nShuli Taubes serves as a faculty member at SAR High School in Riverdale\, New York\, where she teaches Tanakh\, Jewish Identity\, and chairs the Jewish Philosophy department.  She received her Masters in Divinity from Harvard Divinity School and her BA in history from Barnard College.  She has also developed a curriculum for educating Modern Orthodox high school students in comparative religion and is a Community Scholar at the Young Israel of North Riverdale where she gives shiurim and serves in a pastoral role. \n  \nRabbi Ysoscher Katz is the the Chair of the Department of Talmud at Yeshiva  Chovevei  Torah and the Director of the Lindenbaum Cneter for Halakhic Studies. Rabbi Katz received ordination in 1986 from Rabbi Yechezkel Roth\, dayan of UTA Satmer.  He studied in Brisk and in Yeshivat Beit Yosef\, Navaradok for over ten years.  A graduate of the HaSha’ar Program for Jewish Educators\, Rabbi Katz has taught at the Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls and SAR High School.  He was a leading teacher of a daf yomi class in Boro Park for over eight years. \n  \nAviva Richman studied at the Pardes Kollel in Jerusalem and at the Drisha Scholars Circle in New York City.  She currently teaches Talmud at Mechon Hadar is pursuing a PhD in Talmud at NYU as a Wexner fellow\, focusing on gender and sexuality in the Talmud. \n  URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/beiscamp-keeping-the-law-just-the-living-tensions-of-tzedek-and-mishpat/ LOCATION:Luria School\, 238 St Marks Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY GEO:40.6782309;-73.9680399 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Luria School 238 St Marks Ave Brooklyn NY;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=238 St Marks Ave:geo:-73.9680399,40.6782309 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151206T043000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151206T073000 DTSTAMP:20260414T180738 CREATED:20151125T010146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151130T073327Z UID:1897-1449376200-1449387000@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Merchav Batuach: Barnard/Columbia Hillel DESCRIPTION:Do you want to learn how to be an ally to an LGBTQ+ person in\nOrthodox community?\nAre you a student at Barnard/Columbia?\nThen sign up for the Merchav Batuach Training!\nMerchav Batuach will conduct a workshop at the Columbia/Barnard Hillel training those who want to be LGBTQ+ allies in the Orthodox community. This event is sponsored by Yavneh At Columbia\, the Orthodox student group on campus and Jewish Women on Campus (JWOC)\n\n) Bagel brunch will be provided.\n To RSVP\, fill out this Google Form: https://goo.gl/forms/jAxWakligJ\nDate: December 6th\, 2015\nTime: 9:30 am-12:30 pm\nPlace: The Kraft Center: 606 W 115th\, Room 6A\nFor more info Email us at merchavbatuach@eshelonline.org URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/mb/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151115T094500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151115T173000 DTSTAMP:20260414T180738 CREATED:20151118T213749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151119T211346Z UID:1851-1447580700-1447608600@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Global Day of Jewish Learning DESCRIPTION:Here are the events Co-sponsored by Eshel for the Global Day of Jewish Learning: \nBOSTON:\nSponsored together by Eshel and Minyan Kol Rina\nSTREAM IT LIVE!\nJudaism and Homosexuality: Orthodoxy Faces the Challenge of the Moment\nEshel Director\, Rabbi Steve Greenberg\nCongregation Kehillath Israel\n4pm – 5:30pm\n EshelGDJL-Poster2015\n  \nTWO LOCATIONS IN NEW YORK:\nEshel is a co-sponsor of the Global Day along with Mechon Hadar\, Schechter Manhattan\, and Beit Rabban:\nGlobal Day of Jewish Learning\nSunday\, November 15\, 2015 at Schechter Manhattan\, 805 Columbus Avenue\n9:45 am-3:30 pm\nEshel session at 2:30\, entitled:  Ya’akov: True Liar\nChildren’s programming will be available from 11 am- 2:20 pm\nJoin with over 400 communities in 48 countries and 6 continents for a day of Torah study. \nThank you to our wonderful teachers and partner organizations for making this happen! \nPlease click here for more information. \n  \n YM & YWHA of Washington Heights & Inwood\n(No Eshel session at this event) \n54 Nagle Avenue \nGlobal Day Flyer WAHI URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/example-of-an-old-event/ LOCATION:Online\, Boston & 2 Locations in NYC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151111T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151111T160000 DTSTAMP:20260414T180738 CREATED:20150630T194728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151119T210727Z UID:1462-1447250400-1447257600@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:An Evening with Rabbi Rapoport DESCRIPTION:Netivot is honored to be teaming up with Eshel to host an evening with Rabbi Chaim Rapoport\, esteemed scholar\, educator\, and lecturer.\nRabbi Rapoport is well-known for writing on Orthodoxy and homosexuality in his book\, Judaism and Homosexuality: An Authentic Orthodox View.\nHe will be speaking on about LGBT issues in the context of his career\, book\, and personal experiences at Wednesday\, November 11th\, 7-9 p.m. Following the speech\, we hope to leave ample time for some respectful\, engaging dialogue. The event will be held in Brookline\, and the exact address will be sent to you before the event. If you are able to attend\, please RSVP to netivotboston.com/events before November 8th.\n  \nFor more details download the flyer \n  \n\n  URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/mommyme-tateme/ LOCATION:Netivot\, Boston\, MA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151105T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151105T180000 DTSTAMP:20260414T180738 CREATED:20150615T193449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151119T205958Z UID:1437-1446739200-1446746400@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:CHOLENT DESCRIPTION:Shlomo Ashkinazy\, Eshel Board member will be speaking at Cholent!\nBeing LGBT in the Frum Community and Being Frum in the LGBT Community:  How It has been changing over the past 30 Years?\n\n\n\n\n“CHOLENT”\nThursday\, November 5th\n9 pm\n\n553 4th Avenue\nPark Slope\, Brooklyn URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/eshel-picnic/ LOCATION:553 4th Avenue\, Park Slope\, Brooklyn\, 553 4th Avenue\, Park Slope\, NY\, United States GEO:40.666202;-73.991708 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=553 4th Avenue Park Slope Brooklyn 553 4th Avenue Park Slope NY United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=553 4th Avenue:geo:-73.991708,40.666202 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151016T040000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151018T130000 DTSTAMP:20260414T180738 CREATED:20151118T230009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151118T230009Z UID:1860-1444968000-1445173200@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Eshel Goes to PFLAG DESCRIPTION:Eshel Speaker Reuven Grant to speak at upcoming PFLAG Conference in Nashville\, TN\nReuven Grant\, a member of the Eshel speakers bureau\, will be speaking on a panel entitled:\n  \nIntersections: Faith\, Equality and the Intersection of Faith and Equality\n  \nMore on the conference schedule can be found at here. URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/eshel-goes-to-pflag/ LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, Nashville\, TN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150828 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150901 DTSTAMP:20260414T180738 CREATED:20151119T215815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151119T215815Z UID:1885-1440723600-1440982799@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Sha'Cago! Aug. 28-30th in Chicago DESCRIPTION:Spend a Shabbat with other Eshelites in Chicago!\n\n Get to know other LGBTQ folks in a traditional Shabbat setting\n  \n\n  \n\n\nHere are the details:\nDates:  August 28-30th\nTime: From Friday evening until Sunday morning\nPlace:  The West Rogers Park home of Goldie Goldbloom\n\n\nWhat?  Join Eshel leaders  Goldie Goldbloom\, Aviva Buck-Yael and Rabbi Micah Buck-Yael for an intimate Shabbat\n\n\nRegistration:  Cost – $65 / per person (not including Motzei Shabbat activities)\n$36 for students and those requesting financial aid\n\nSchedule: (exact times will be sent upon registration and closer to the weekend)\nKabalat Shabbat*\nShabbat Dinner – singing and Dvar Torah\nShabbat Morning – Breakfast –\nShacharit*\nShabbat Lunch – followed by Dvar Torah and learning\nShabbat Afternoon – Games and relaxation / snack food\nSeudah Shlishit- very light meal with singing\nMincha and Maariv*\nMotzei Shabbat – The group will decide on an activity\nSunday Breakfast – Coffee and Cereal and goodbyes!\n* For all davening there will be a choice of shuls to attend in the area\nWhere will I stay?\nIf you do not have a place to stay\, there is limited housing at Goldie’s.  Guests will be housed on a first come-first served basis.  Please indicate you need a place to stay on the registration form.\nHow do I register?\nRight here!\nQuestions?\nPlease be in touch at info@eshelonline.org\n  URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/shacago-aug-28-30th-in-chicago/ LOCATION:Private Location\, NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150806T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150806T200000 DTSTAMP:20260414T180738 CREATED:20151119T215142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151119T215142Z UID:1882-1438885800-1438891200@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Memorial for Shira Banki\, Z"L\, August 6th in NYC DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, August 6th\n6:30–8pm\nThe LGBT Center\, 208 W. 13th Street\, NYC\n\n\nCBST\,  JQY and Eshel invite you to join us in a Memorial and Solidarity Aseifa/Gathering in response to the senseless hatred in Israel last week.  We gather one week after the Jerusalem Pride Parade\, in which six people were stabbed and one of them\, teenager Shira Banki\, was murdered at the hands of a Jewish religious extremist. The Pride march was organized by the Jerusalem Open House\, and we send them much needed love\, prayers\, tzedakah and support. We gather in grief\, in outrage\, and in hope\, raising our Jewish and LGBTQS voices together against violence\, racism and homophobia in Israel. Together we will create the peace we want to see in the world.\n  \nJoin the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1595216354063585/ \n  URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/memorial-for-shira-banki-zl-august-6th-in-nyc/ LOCATION:The LGBT Center\, 208 W. 13th Street\, New York\, NY\, United States GEO:40.7380161;-74.0011104 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The LGBT Center 208 W. 13th Street New York NY United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=208 W. 13th Street:geo:-74.0011104,40.7380161 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141122T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141122T210000 DTSTAMP:20260414T180738 CREATED:20151119T214107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151119T214107Z UID:1879-1416682800-1416690000@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Greater Philadelphia Area Parent Group – November 22\, 2014 DESCRIPTION:This group is for Orthodox Jewish parents with lesbian\, gay\, bisexual and transgender children seeking peer support. We will also discuss ways to help parents and families navigate in their communities and to become advocates for their children. \nThis group will meet motzei shabbat in a private home at 7:00 PM EST on Saturday November 22. \nWe will start with Havdallah together.  Refreshments. Good conversation. \nIf you are interested in participating\, please contact us to for a brief intake and to receive the address: maia@eshelonline.org \nConfidentiality: Everyone is asked to keep what they hear in the group completely confidential. Participants should feel free to use a pseudonym. URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/greater-philadelphia-area-parent-group-november-22-2014/ LOCATION:Private Location\, NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141116T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141116T120000 DTSTAMP:20260414T180739 CREATED:20151119T213902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151119T213902Z UID:1878-1416133800-1416139200@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:DC/Baltimore Parent Support Group – November 16\, 2014 DESCRIPTION:DC/Baltimore Parent Support Group\nThis group is for Orthodox Jewish parents with lesbian\, gay\, bisexual and transgender children seeking peer support. We will also discuss ways to help parents and families navigate in their communities and to become advocates for their children. \nThis group will meet in a private home at  10:30 AM EST on Sunday November 16. If you are interested in participating\, please contact us to for a brief intake and to receive the address: maia@eshelonline.org \nConfidentiality: Everyone is asked to keep what they hear in the group completely confidential. Participants should feel free to use a pseudonym. URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/dcbaltimore-parent-support-group-november-16-2014/ LOCATION:Private Location\, NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141116 DTSTAMP:20260414T180739 CREATED:20151119T214544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151119T214544Z UID:1880-1415923200-1416095999@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:ShaHeights - November 14-15\, 2014 DESCRIPTION:Join us for an Eshel Shabbat gathering in Washington Heights\nNovember 14-15th\, 2014\nSold out!\n\n\nWhat?\nA Shabbat together in Washington Heights doing what we do best:\nEating.  Talking. Singing. Laughing. With some learning and praying thrown in.\nWhere?\nFor parts of the weekend we will be joining “The Beis” starting with Friday night services at 4:30 pm Congregation Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol 610 W 175th St New York\, New York 10033\nFor other parts of the weekend..stay tuned.\n\nAfter services\, Friday night we will have dinner together.\n\n\nSaturday lunch you will be matched with an Eshel community member who will host a pot-luck lunch and will let you know what to bring.\n\n\n\n\n\nDon’t live in the Heights but want to attend?\nIf we can find you a place to stay\, we will.  This could be you!\n\n\nQuestions or get in touch to get involved:  info@eshelonline.org URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/shaheights-november-14-15-2014/ LOCATION:Congregation Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol\, 610 W 175th St\, New York\, NY\, 10033\, United States GEO:40.8455413;-73.9373889 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Congregation Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol 610 W 175th St New York NY 10033 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=610 W 175th St:geo:-73.9373889,40.8455413 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR