Eshel Brooklyn Women's LBTQ+ Meetup
2020-06-30 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
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.)

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Love on Tu B'Av with R. Steve Greenberg
2020-08-05 13:00 - 14:00
In honor of Tu B’Av
Romantic Love as a Religious Value: The Teachings of R. Yitzchok Eizek of Slobodka
by R. Steve Greenberg
In a twenty-five page pamphlet written in the early 1900s for his students, this key figure in the Mussar movement opens up a discourse of sexual expression grounded in love that is radically different from his peers. While he does not make the translation to LGBTQ+ relationships for us, he offers a portrayal of romantic love that is both deeply religious and profoundly human.
Please click here to register to receive the login details.

Trans-In-Sight: On Gender, Borderlands, and Radiance with Dr. Benjamin Baader
2020-08-25 12:00 - 13:00
Trans-In-Sight: On Gender, Borderlands, and Radiance
with Dr. Benjamin Baader
3-Part Series
Dates: August 25, 2020 – September 1, 2020 – September 8, 2020
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET
Register Today!
“Male and female, he created them.” (Genesis 1:27) Indeed, the Bible seems to author a world of twos: light-dark, earth-heaven, day-night, man-woman. The Torah introduces us to God, first with a strange plurality (Elohim) and then with male pronouns and verbs. The more personal name of God, YHVH conveys more ambiguity as it employs the typically feminine ending letter, hey. However, you read it, creation from the start is occupied with questions of gender.
Dr. Ben Baader is an associate professor of European and Jewish history at the University of Manitoba. Ben has long been addressing questions of gender, sexuality, and religion with the tools of a historian and the soul of a religious seeker. He will discuss conceptual frameworks, share some of his personal narratives, reflect on rabbinic Judaism and lived spirituality from a trans perspective, and invite us to explore how transgender experience might enrich the fabric of Orthodox communities
The three-part series is entitled: “Trans-in-Sight”: Gender, Borderlands and Radiance and will occur on three Tuesdays 12-1pm, August 25, Sept 1 and Sept 8. Please register soon for the whole series (or any part of it).
The series is complimentary. However, a suggested donation of $54 will be greatly appreciated. You may also sponsor the series.
Part 1: The Paradox of Gender: Both Real and all Air and Light
In this session, I will discuss the workings of gender, based on scholarship of gender theory. I will also compare gender to how Jewishness operates, and I like to draw attention to the dazzling shininess and complexity of these configurations. The very sturdiness of male, female, and Jewish seems to be grounded in the fact that these concepts are fluid and evade narrow definitions. Like the Sacred expressed in Jewish textuality, they are multivalent and radically contingent in their core.
Part 2: Transgender as an Opening into Radiance
This session will be heavily autobiographic, using and expanding on my published text. In my experience, transgender and transcendence are made of the same fabric. The fright and awe of liminal spaces, moments, and bodies can create openings for the flow of intense light and joy. Gender instability and indeterminacy can be luminous, and I like to talk about how I try to cultivate this access to the Holy.
Part 3: Trans People and the Rest of Us In this session
In this session, I wish to think about the role of trans people in Orthodox communities. I argue that transness is not only something to be overcome by successful gender transition, to be accommodated on compassionate grounds, and to be hidden from sight, but it is also a space from which we have something to give and to teach. Both the heterosexual and patriarchal norm, and the liminality of transness and queerness are sites of divine presence.
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LA Orthodox Group: New Year, New Me
2020-08-25 19:00 - 20:00
LA’s Orthodox and formerly Orthodox LGBTQ+ group is back for another virtual happy hour! Join us for New Year, New Me, as we connect and look forward to the year 5781, on Tuesday, August 25th between 7 – 8pm PT!
This online gathering welcomes you to connect and share in a private virtual space. Together we will catch-up, and share what our goals and hopes for what the New Year will bring. Anonymity will be honored so please don’t hesitate to reach out. Zoom link will be sent upon free RSVP using the form below – BYOB and catch you online!
For more information, go here.

Sound and Sense: The Why and How of Shofar
2020-08-27 16:00 - 17:00
Sound and Sense: The Why and How of Shofar
Live Demo with R. Steve Greenberg & Steven Goldstein
Register Today
In preparation for Rosh Hashanah this year, Steven Goldstein and Rabbi Steve Greenberg are teaming up to teach a Shofar Blowing Class! As many vulnerable Jews this year will need to hear the shofar without going to shul, it’s a great year to learn how to properly blow a ram’s horn.
BYOS: It’s best to bring your own shofar if you really want to learn!
Steven Goldstein is a Professor at New England Conservatory. Steven played trumpet in high school and knows how to make a ram’s horn sing. He served for many years as the baal tokeah at Makom in Toronto and will instruct us in proper technique both musically and halakhically. His husband, our Founding Director, Rabbi Steve (Greenberg), will begin the session with an exploration into the foundations of the mitzvah of Shofar, its historic, halakhic, imaginative and literary roots and then Opera Steve (Goldstein) will give us all a Shofar tutorial!
Purchase a Shofar!
J. Levine Books & Judaica
Small Shofar
(Eshel receives $6 for every purchase)
Medium Shofar
(Eshel receives $10 for every purchase)
Kolbo Fine Judaica Gallery
Add the Eshel logo to your cart and 10% will go to Eshel on any purchase.
The class is free but you may make a suggested donation of $18 or sponsor the class for $120. Thank you!

Orthodoxy in the 21st Century
2020-08-27 19:30 - 21:00
Register here!
Speaker Bios
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz,
Founder & President, Uri L’Tzedek
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz has twice been named one of America’s Top Rabbis by Newsweek and has been named by The Forward as one of The Most Inspiring Rabbis in America as well as one of America’s 50 most influential Jews. Rabbi Yanklowitz is the author of seventeen books on Jewish ethics and his writings have appeared in outlets as diverse as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Guardian, and the Atlantic among many other secular and religious publications. He has served as speaker at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and a Rothschild Fellow in Cambridge, UK.
Rav Shmuly received a Masters from Harvard University and his Doctorate from Columbia University. He serves as the President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash (Torah learning center), the Founder & President of Uri L’Tzedek (the Orthodox Social Justice movement), the Founder and CEO of Shamayim (Jewish animal advocacy), and the Founder and President of YATOM, (Jewish foster and adoption network). Rabbi Shmuly, his wife Shoshana, and their four children live in Scottsdale, Arizona. They are also foster parents.

Rabbi Maccabee Avishur,
Senior Director Prizmah Services
Academic Dean and Principal of General Studies, Yeshivat Heichal HaTorah, Teaneck, NJAs Senior Director of Prizmah Services Rabbi Avishur leads Prizmah’s approach to providing services to schools in the areas of leadership and governance, strategic planning and educational excellences. He consults with schools on board development, placement, school culture, curriculum, educational excellence and 21st century learning.
Rabbi Aaron Frank
Head of School, Kinneret Day School, Riverdale, NY
Prior to coming to Kinneret, Rabbi Frank was the Associate Principal at SAR High School. Before moving to New York, he worked at the Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School in Baltimore for twelve years, serving as Lower School and then High School Principal. In addition to his work in education administration, Rabbi Frank has served as a High Holidays rabbi at Beth Sholom Congregation in Potomac, Maryland since 2001. A graduate of the Jerusalem Fellows program at the Mandel Leadership Institute in Jerusalem as well as of the Principals’ Center at Harvard Graduate School of Education, Rabbi Frank serves on the board of the International Rabbinic Fellowship and on the Rabbinic Advisory Board of Yeshivat Maharat. He served as Associate Rabbi of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale under the mentorship of Rabbi Avi Weiss from 1996 until 2000 and was a founding member of Congregation Netivot Shalom in Baltimore. A musmakh of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, Aaron holds a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan and an M.S. from Columbia University School of Social Work. Rabbi Frank is married to Laura Shaw Frank. They have four children; Ateret, Yanniv, Elinadav, and Neri.
Mindy Sager Dickler,
Co-Founder JPride Baltimore & Eshel Baltimore
Mindy Sager Dickler refers to herself as the “proud Jewish mother of a gay son.” Soon after her son came out in 2011, Mindy co-founded JPride Baltimore, an organization devoted to LGBTQ outreach and support, through education and advocacy. Mindy was also instrumental in the formation of a local Eshel monthly meet-up group, which supports people who identify as Orthodox and LGBTQ and parents of LGBTQ children. Mindy was the co-chair of JPride for many years and was instrumental in creating a new awareness in Jewish Baltimore about the needs of its LGBTQ members. As the co-leader of the local Eshel group, Mindy offers support to parents at various points in their journeys of having their children come out, and how to navigate that in the Orthodox community.
Rabba Rachel Kohl Finegold,
Director of Education and Spiritual Enrichment, Shaar Hashomayim, Westmount, Quebec
Rabba Rachel Kohl Finegold is the first female member of the Clergy at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim. Rabba Rachel (pronounced “Rakhel”) focuses on engaging young families, supporting youth educational programming, working with the congregation’s schools, and connecting with young professionals in addition to a wide array of pastoral duties and lifecycle events. Rabba Rachel is one of the inaugural graduates of Yeshivat Maharat, the first institution to train Orthodox women as spiritual leaders. She received her B.A. in Religion from Boston University, and she completed the Scholars’ Circle program at the Drisha Institute in New York. Rabba Rachel is a board member of the Bronfman Jewish Education Centre (BJEC) and is active in the International Rabbinic Fellowship (IRF) and the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA). She previously served for six years as the Education & Ritual Director of Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation in Chicago. Originally from New York, Rabba Rachel lives in Montreal with her husband, Rabbi Avi Finegold, a native Montrealer, and their three daughters, Kinneret, Nedivah and Hadar.

Eshel New York City LGBTQ+ Meetup
2020-09-14 19:30 - 21:00
Calling all adult members of the NYC queer community who are Orthodox, formerly Orthodox, or “Ortho-curious.” If you are interested in connecting with other individuals who are exploring their Orthodox LGBTQ+ identity please join us! Members will have the opportunity to mingle and engage in peer-led discussions in a casual and confidential environment.
WHAT: A confidential gathering for people who identify as LGBTQ+ and are Orthodox, Ortho-curious or formerly Orthodox.
WHEN: Every other Monday | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
WHERE: For notifications and sign-in information, please register here. (You only need to register for this group one time.)
Questions? Email new-york@eshelonline.org.
Participants are asked to adhere to strict confidentiality.

The Colors of Repentance with R. Steve Greenberg
2020-09-22 16:00 - 17:00
2-Part Series with R. Steve Greenberg
Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook was a spiritual giant of the last century whose moving portrayal of the work of Teshuvah is grounded in both depth psychology and social transformation. Rav Kook’s life-centered take on repentance can prepare us, especially for this unusual Yom Kippur as we consider (as individuals and as members of communities and societies) how we’re getting it wrong so we can make it right.
This class is free of charge: a suggested donation of $18 or sponsorship of $120 would be greatly appreciated!

Postponed: Eshel Toronto & Montreal LGBTQ+ Meetup
2020-09-28 19:00 - 21:00
Eshel Toronto & Montreal community members (i.e. LGBTQ+ folks who come from Orthodox communities)!

For notifications and sign-in information, please register here. (You only need to register for this group one time.)

Eshel Parents of Trans People & Gender Non-Conforming Support Group
2020-09-28 21:00 - 22:00, 2020-10-05 21:00 - 22:00
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: Third 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 here. (You only need to register for this group one time.)
Questions? Email info@eshelonline.org

Our Inclusive Community: From Yonah to Arba'ah Minim
2020-09-30 16:00 - 17:00
Shiurim on messages of inclusion through our Chagim, by Dr. Sunnie Espstein, Eshel’s Director of the Welcoming Shuls Project.
This class is free but you can make a suggested donation of $18 or sponsor the class for $120.

Eshel Orthodox Parents Phone-in Support Group
2020-09-30 21:00 - 22:00 | Phone In: Nation Wide
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.
FIRST WEDS OF THE MONTH!

This group meets by phone conference call at 6 PM PT/8 PM CT/ 9 PM ET on the first Wednesday of each month.
For notifications and sign-in information, please register here. (You only need to register for this group one time.)
If you have questions, write to info@eshelonline.org.
Confidentiality: Everyone is asked to keep what they hear in the group completely confidential. Participants should feel free to use a pseudonym.

Eshel Parent Sukkah Hop
2020-10-07 19:30 - 21:00
Come join the Eshel Parent* Sukkah Hop!
Tonight, Wednesday, October 7, 2020
7:30 PM Eastern – 4:30 PM Pacific
(And all the time zones in between)
Hop into each other’s Sukkah over zoom. Meet other parents for the first time; reconnect to old friends.
With Special Guests:

Ushpizin with Atara Lindenbaum and Dr. Asher Lindenbaum, Eshel siblings
Songs with Eshel parent Chaim Fruchter
Hear from the parent retreat planning team about upcoming plans for the parent community.

Bring dinner, a cup of tea, whatever, depending on your time zone. Get ready to hop, learn, share, and shmooze.
Remember, what happens in the Sukkah, stays in the Sukkah! Please keep confidential the details of whom you meet.
*For all Eshel parents of LGBTQ+ children and close relatives

Eshel Baltimore/DC Parents & LGBTQ+ Joint Meetup
2020-10-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-12-02 19:00 - 21:00
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: A private gathering for LGBTQ+ individuals who are Orthodox, Ortho-curious or formerly Orthodox and for traditional Jewish parents of LGBTQ+ 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: Meetings are usually held on the first Wednesday of every month, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Where: For notifications and sign-in information, please register here. (You only need to register for this group one time.)

Eshel Chicago Parents Meetup
2020-10-20 20:00 - 21:30
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 here. (You only need to register for this group one time.)

Eshel Baltimore/DC Parents & LGBTQ+ Joint Meetup
2020-11-04 19:00 - 21:00
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: A private gathering for LGBTQ+ individuals who are Orthodox, Ortho-curious or formerly Orthodox and for traditional Jewish parents of LGBTQ+ 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: Meetings are usually held on the first Wednesday of every month, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Where: For notifications and sign-in information, please register below. (You only need to register for this group one time.)

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Eshel Across America: Unbinding Isaac with Professor Aaron Koller
2020-11-05 19:30 - 21:00
Eshel Across America Weekend (November 5-8, 2020)
As we read every year in Parashat Vayera, Avraham and Sarah plant an Eshel tree near their tent to signal the welcome of strangers. It is during this weekend that we, the Eshel community, celebrate our commitment to inclusion and dialogue.
Unbinding Isaac with Professor Aaron Koller
Under our virtual tent, this year we will kick off this weekend with Dr. Aaron Koller of the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, Yeshiva University, who will share insights from his new book: Unbinding of Isaac.
Have you ever felt both moved and troubled by the Akedah?
“The notion that sincere individual faith can license the suspension of all ethical considerations is a deeply dangerous idea,” says Dr. Aaron Koller in his new work, Unbinding Isaac. He claims that the use of the Akedah as a foundation for the suspension of the ethical is a misreading of the text.
Contemporary Jewish thinkers as central as Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik have fallen in various ways for this reading, which has been corrosive for the halakhic enterprise. Professor Koller’s reading of the Akedah unbinds us all, offering a way for faithful LGBTQ+ Jews to stake their claims for halakhic renovation as a fulfillment of Abraham’s vision and not a rejection of it.
How to obtain the book: You may order Professor Koller’s book from the Univesity of Nebraska Press, which is offering a 50% discount with the code 6FALL20. You can also receive a free gift copy of the book by sponsoring this event. Info will follow after you register below.
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Eshel Across America: Melave Malka
2020-11-07 21:00 - 22:30
Eshel Across America Weekend (November 5-8, 2020)
As we read every year in Parashat Vayera, Avraham and Sarah plant an Eshel tree near their tent to signal the welcome of strangers. It is during this weekend that we, the Eshel community, celebrate our commitment to inclusion and dialogue.
Melava Malka
Join Eshel for a community-wide Melave Malka on Saturday evening with music, singing, and special guests: Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter and Sam Glazer. We will have a chance to welcome new members and meet each other in dialogue—the hallmark of the Eshel Across America weekend.
Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter is the founder and spiritual leader of the South Philadelphia Shtiebel. She received semikha in 2016 and completed her M.P.A. in Non-Profit Administration and M.A. in Jewish Studies from New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service. Rabbanit Fruchter, Wexner Graduate Fellow, is a passionate educator and community builder and has served on the clergy team at Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah in Potomac, MD, the largest Modern Orthodox Congregation in the Washington Metropolitan area. She is driven by relationship-based community building, facilitating meaningful ritual, and harnessing the power of the spiritual community to make the world a better place.

Sam Glaser’s soulful music has become part of the fabric of Jewish life in communities worldwide. Named one of the top ten Jewish performers by Moment magazine, Glaser is equally comfortable behind a grand piano in intimate solo concerts, leading his 8-piece band.
“Some consider Sam Glaser to be the hardest working man in Jewish music today. With over 20 albums under his belt and his annual fifty city concert tour which plays for over 100,000 fans, we think that Sam has earned the title.” Jewish Music Group Online. Check out Sam’s videos here.

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Eshel Across America: DuSiah - Dialogue between Traditional Queer Jews and our Rabbis
2020-11-08 18:45 - 20:30
The application process is currently closed, but please feel free to fill out the form for the second round of DuSiah, which will be held in the near future!
Eshel Across America Weekend (November 5-8, 2020)
As we read every year in Parashat Vayera, Avraham and Sarah plant an Eshel tree near their tent to signal the welcome of strangers. It is during this weekend that we, the Eshel community, celebrate our commitment to inclusion and dialogue.
DuSiah: Dialogue Between Traditional Queeer Jews and Rabbis
We are seeking 15-20 LGBTQ+ participants to join in a new Eshel dialogue initiative between select Rabbis and Eshel community members on Sunday, November 8th at 6:45pm. Space is limited, please apply below.
DuSiah is a pilot program bringing Orthodox rabbis and queer Jews into conversation. The goal is to pursue mutual understanding (rather than agreement or immediate solutions) as we share together the challenge of building an Orthodox community that includes all of its children.
This first conversation will include rabbis and LGBTQ+ Eshel members. We will meet for a little over an hour and spend most of our time in small group dialogues. There will be a short introduction, a review of our purposes and ground rules and, then, we will divide into breakout groups. Toward the end, we will return for a short recap of the evening.
Since spaces are limited we will let you know by Wednesday, November 4th if you can be part of this first DuSiah project.
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Eshel Chicago Parents Meetup
2020-11-10 19:30 - 21:00
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.)

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Orthodox+* People of Trans Experience Support Group
2020-11-19 21:00 - 22:30
Welcome to Eshel’s 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 of every month at 9 pm EST – 6 pm PST.
Where: For notifications and sign-in information, please register below. (You only need to register for this group one time.)
This group is confidential: all attendees are required to adhere to the privacy of its members.
About the Group Coordinator
This Eshel Meetup is led by Joshua Avishur, a transgender Orthodox Jew who enjoys connecting with people and embracing the beauty in all individuals. Joshua is a Masters-in-Social-Work student with experience in mentoring LGBTQ+ folk and developing and leading therapy groups for children and individual counseling with at-risk youth. Joshua is also a transgender panel moderator and panelist.

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Eshel LGBTQ+ Phone-in Support Group
2020-11-24 21:00 - 22:00
What: Join this anonymous phone-in support group for LGBTQ+ individuals who are unable to attend one of our in-person sessions.
When: Fourth Wednesday of every month | 9:00 PM EST
Where: For notifications and sign-in information, please register below. (You only need to register for this group one time.)
Questions? Email info@eshelonline.org

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Thanksgiving with the Eshel Baltimore/DC Meetup Group
2020-11-26 15:00 - 16:00
For Thanksgiving this year, the Baltimore/DC group is planning to have a Thanksgiving get-together on November 26 at 3 PM.
It will be an hour to mingle with friends, play a few fun games, and celebrate a wonderful American holiday together.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Hanukkah with Eshel Baltimore/DC Meetup 2020
2020-12-02 19:00 - 21:00
Get ready… It is almost here….the holiday of Chanukah!
We will be having a pre-Chanukah celebration with lots of shmoozing, fun, and games.
We will be playing Speed Dreidl, Dreidl Scattergories, Miraculous Mad Libs, and we’ll have a Battle of the Debaters: Soufganiot vs. Latkes.
To bring: Your own delicious snacks and home-made goodies; 20 small items such as gelt, coins, rocks, playing cards, etc.; paper and pen for scoring and jotting down ideas; a dreidl.
The Baltimore/DC group is planning to assemble a collection of recipes for Hanukkah. Have a fabulous latke recipe? A method for creating mouth-watering sufganiyot? We would love to include them in our cookbook. Please send them to baltimore-dc@eshelonline.org

Eshel Parents Retreat 2020
2020-12-03 19:30 - 2020-12-06 21:00
The Eshel Parent Retreat
20/20 Vision

Focus on our children, our families,
our communities, ourselves

Thursday – Sunday

December 3-6, 2020

This year we will meet virtually, beginning on
Thursday evening and continuing Motzei Shabbat and Sunday.

Keynote Speaker: Rabbi Benny Lau

SNEAK PREVIEW of New Israeli film:

Marry Me, However
A talk-back with
Rabbi Mordechai Vardi, Director

A conversation with Suzie and Rabbi Chaim Marder:
When rabbinic families have LGBTQ children

The “retreat” will also include:
Chaburah Groups*
*(small discussion groups)
Yoga
and other fun moments with the Eshel family!

Important Retreat Details
We are excited to gather as a community during the Eshel Parent Retreat. We hope to meet again soon in person. For now, we can’t wait to see you together in our zoom room. We have a wonderful program planned, not just during the Dec. 3rd- Dec.6th weekend, but for the rest of the year.

We hope you will join us. For those of you who are first-timers to this retreat, we are looking forward to welcoming you into the Eshel mishpoche (family) at the newcomer’s orientation on Dec. 3rd.

Throughout the year, we provide free support services to hundreds of parents and family members in need. We can only do this with your help. We hope you will consider making a tax-deductible donation to our parent retreat and programming.

After you fill out the form below, you will be taken to the payment page.

* No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Chanukah Candle Lighting with Eshel
2020-12-10 20:00 - 20:30
A Few Words by Rabbi Steve Greenberg

Join us this week for Chanukah Candle Lighting with Eshel-ites and allies around North America, live-streaming daily on the Eshel Facebook homepage.
Also, be sure not to miss Rabbi Steve Greenbergs class on The Secrets of Chanukah!

Candle-Lighting Schedule:

Thursday, December 10Joshua Avishur, California*8 pm ET | 7:00 pm CT | 5:00 pm PT
Saturday, December 12Sara Fried and Isabel SingerChicago
Sunday, December 13Rabbi Haim Ovadia, Washington DCTorah Ve’Ahava, Founder*5:45 pm ET | 4:45 pm CT | 2:45 pm PT
Monday, December 14Mira Goldstein, Toronto

Tuesday, December 15Leiba Bernstein, New Jersey
Wednesday, December 16Rachie, Liz, Talie, Mimi, and MiriamThe Boston Gang
Thursday, December 17Miryam Kabakov & FamilyExecutive Director, Eshel

The Secrets of Chanukah with R. Steve Greenberg
2020-12-15 16:00 - 17:00
Chanukah is like quicksilver, taking different shapes in different contexts. In this class, R. Steve Greenberg will explore two secret portrayals of the holiday: one revealed by historians and another by Hasidim; one going inward and the other shining out to the world.

LGBTQIA+ Hanukkah Event – Free Virtual Screening of “Trembling Before G-d”
2020-12-15 18:30 - 20:00
Sponsored by Eshel!
Hear Eshel’s Executive Director, Miryam Kabakov, and Eshel President of the Board, Shlomo Askinazi, speak at the event.
Register here!
