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:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185052 CREATED:20180217T122928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220916T163937Z UID:127878-1633640400-1633644000@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Eshel LGBTQ+ Phone-in Support Group - Postponed for Sukkot DESCRIPTION:What: Join this anonymous phone-in support group for LGBTQ+ individuals who are unable to attend one of our in-person sessions.\nWhen: Fourth Wednesday of every month | 9:00 PM EST \nWhere: For notifications and sign-in information\, please register below. (You only need to register for this group one time.) \nQuestions? Email info@eshelonline.org \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subscribe to a Newsletter URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/lgbtq-support-group-2021-09-22/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.eshelonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pexels-photo-735978.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211019T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211019T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185052 CREATED:20211007T160427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211007T160431Z UID:144961-1634626800-1634680800@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Marry Me However in Manhattan DESCRIPTION:Register Today Here with the Discount Code: marryme2021 URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/marry-me-however-in-manhattan/ CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211021T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211021T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185052 CREATED:20211004T170039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211018T141402Z UID:144911-1634844600-1634850000@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:The Wisdoms of Welcome DESCRIPTION:Eshel Across North America Weekend (October 22-24\, 2021) \nAs 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 and explore the mitzvah of hachnassat orchim. \nThe Wisdoms of Welcome \nOn Thursday\, October 21\, 2021 at 7:30 pm ET\, Rabbi Steve Greenberg will give a shiur on the dangerous delight of Hachnasat Orchim. We are famously exclusive people\, yet we have a deep desire to be inclusive. The classical mitzvah of welcoming in strangers can shed new light on the challenges of inclusion. Rabbi Steve Greenberg will explore the rich halakhic and aggadic resources of this mitzvah and its various applications to contemporary life. \n  URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/the-wisdoms-of-welcome/ CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211022T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211023T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185052 CREATED:20210720T181018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T154205Z UID:143868-1634931000-1635022800@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Eshel Across North America DESCRIPTION:Eshel Across North America WeekendOctober 22-24\, 2021 \nAs 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 and explore the mitzvah of hachnassat orchim. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Check out Eshel Across America Events \n DuSiah: Dialogue Between Traditional Queer Jews & Our Rabbis \nThe Wisdoms of Welcome URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/eshel-across-north-america/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211024T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211024T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185052 CREATED:20211004T000127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211004T180616Z UID:144864-1635102000-1635109200@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:DuSiah: Dialogue Between Traditional Queer Jews & Our Rabbis DESCRIPTION:Eshel Across North America Weekend (October 22-24\, 2021) \nAs 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 and explore the mitzvah of hachnassat orchim. \nDuSiah is a program designed to bring Orthodox rabbis and queer Jews into conversation. The next DuSiah event will be on Zoom\, on Sunday\, October 24\, 2021\, at 7:00 pm. \nIt is entitled: “The Wisdoms of Welcome: Sharing funny\, inspiring\, awful and awesome stories of being guests or hosts.”   \nThe goal of DuSiah is to pursue mutual understanding rather than agreement or immediate solutions. It is about pursuing mutual understanding as we share the challenge of building an Orthodox community that includes all its children. This is our shared constructive purpose. \nAfter a short introduction\, we will move everyone to small “break out rooms” of roughly two Rabbis and two Eshel community members for discussion. \nSpace is limited\, please apply. \n  \n\n\n\n  URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/dusiah-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185052 CREATED:20190418T151035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T124742Z UID:128129-1635966000-1635973200@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Eshel Baltimore/DC Parents & LGBTQ+ Joint Meetup DESCRIPTION: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. \nJoin us in celebrating the upcoming Rosh Chodesh Kislev with some learning and games. Afterward\, we will follow our regular meeting format. \nWHAT: 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. \nWHEN: Meetings are usually held on the first Wednesday of every month\, 7:00-9:00 pm. \nWhere: For notifications and sign-in information\, please register below\, if you haven’t already. (You only need to register for this group one time.) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subscribe to a Newsletter\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thanks to Our Baltimore/DC Sponsor URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/baltimore-d-c-meet-up-2021-11-03/ CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.eshelonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Rosh-Chodesh.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211115T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211115T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185052 CREATED:20211031T182102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T150410Z UID:145038-1637001000-1637008200@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Soon By Q Happy Hour & Bar Trivia DESCRIPTION:Come hang out with and meet other LGBTQ+ Jews over drinks and trivia at our first Soon By Q happy hour! Your first drink is on us. \nMonday\, November 15\, 20216:30 PM – 8:30 PM \nNear Union Square in Manhattan\, New York.The event will be outdoors. \nSign up for the exact location! \nQuestions? Contact Monica at monica@eshelonline.org \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration is now closed! Please sign up for future Happy Hours with Soon By Q! URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/soon-by-q-happy-hour/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211124T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211124T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185052 CREATED:20180217T122928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T223928Z UID:128350-1637787600-1637791200@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Eshel LGBTQ+ Phone-in Support Group DESCRIPTION:What: Join this anonymous phone-in support group for LGBTQ+ individuals who are unable to attend one of our in-person sessions.\nWhen: Fourth Wednesday of every month | 9:00 PM EST \nWhere: For notifications and sign-in information\, please register below. (You only need to register for this group one time.) \nQuestions? Email info@eshelonline.org \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subscribe to a Newsletter URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/lgbtq-support-group-2021-11-24/2021-11-24/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.eshelonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pexels-photo-735978.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211201T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211201T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185052 CREATED:20190418T151035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T221945Z UID:128505-1638385200-1638392400@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Eshel Baltimore/DC Parents & LGBTQ+ Joint Meetup DESCRIPTION: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. \nWHAT: 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. \nWHEN: Meetings are usually held on the first Wednesday of every month\, 7:00-9:00 pm. \nWhere: For notifications and sign-in information\, please register below\, if you haven’t already. (You only need to register for this group one time.) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subscribe to a Newsletter URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/baltimore-d-c-meet-up-2021-12-01/2021-12-01/ CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.eshelonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/orthodox-lgbtq-support-group-meetup.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211206T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211206T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185052 CREATED:20171031T182722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T201923Z UID:136076-1638819000-1638824400@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Eshel New York City LGBTQ+ Meetup DESCRIPTION: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. \nWHAT: A  confidential gathering for people who identify as LGBTQ+ and are Orthodox\, Ortho-curious\, or formerly Orthodox. \nWHEN: The first Monday of every month  |  7:30 – 9:00 PM \nWHERE: For notifications and sign-in information\, please sign up below. (You only need to register for this group one time.) \nQuestions? Email new-york@eshelonline.org. \nParticipants are asked to adhere to strict confidentiality. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subscribe to a Newsletter URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/new-york-city-meetup-2020-04-07-2020-05-11-2021-12-06/2021-12-06/ CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.eshelonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/eshel-nyc.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220114T154500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220116T163000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20211216T125036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T204407Z UID:145362-1642175100-1642350600@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Eshel National Retreat 2022 DESCRIPTION:Countdown to the 2022 National LGBTQ Retreat!\n \n \n Day(s) \n \n : \n \n \n Hour(s) \n \n : \n \n \n Minute(s) \n \n : \n \n \n Second(s) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Friday\n3:30 pm – 4:15 pm \nKabbalat Shabbat \nBatya Levine will lead us is in a musical Kabbalat Shabbat before shabbat begins. \nSaturday\nMelaveh Malka\, Game\, and Movie Night \n7:30 pm – 8:30 pm \nGames led by Eshel Toronto  \n8:30 pm – 10:30 pm \nQueer Jewish Film Making with Jeremy Borison and Raye Schiller \nTwo filmmakers will discuss Jewish queer filmmaking and then share their own projects\, a film and a TV series\, currently in production. \n10:30 pm – 11:30 pm \nAfter Party \nSunday\n9:00 am – 10:00 am \nOption 1: Rabbi Abby Stein \nBack by popular demand\, Rabbi Abby Stein will teach “Finding Your Place in the Text.” \nOption 2: Study Preparation for the Shiur with Rabbi Yitz Greenberg \nRabbi Steve Greenberg will begin with a short limmud of a few key biblical and rabbinic texts to prepare us all for Rav Yitz’s Shiur. \n10:00 am – 11:00 am \nOrthodox Philosopher\, Rabbi Yitz Greenberg takes on LGBTQ Inclusion \nRabbi Yitz Greenberg will share his expansive portrayal of covenantal sexuality. \n11:00 am – 12:00 pm \nOption 1: Bein Hashmashot: Non-Binary Jews Share Their Stories \nJoshua Avishur will moderate a conversation with Laynie Soloman and Ben Baader \nOption 2: Queer Artist Roundtable \nA conversation with Rachie Lewis (writer)\, Arielle Tonkin (visual artist)\, Anthony Russell (musical artist)\, and Joy Ladin (poet) on the sources of their creative energies. \n1:00 pm – 2:00 pm \nChaburah Session \nA highlight at every Eshel National Retreat\, these small group breakouts give us the opportunity to go deeper\, to share highlights of our lives\, meet new people\, and give each other support and comfort in what we call “Chaburah Groups.” \n2:00 pm – 3:00 pm \nUFARATZTA! \nEshel is in the north\, south\, east\, and west. We will hear presentations of queer traditional Jewish life…somewhere else. Miryam Kabakov will moderate a conversation with Simcha Pollard in Laramie\, Jeremy Rodoler in Philly\, and Reuven Grant in Ashville. \n3:00 pm – 4:00 pm \nA Journey Toward Leadership \nA recently ordained rabbi shares his journey out of the closet. \n4:00 pm – 4:30 pm \nClosing Circle \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Here!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Batya Levine (they/she) uses song as a tool for cultivating healing and resilience in their work as a communal song leader\, musician\, shaliach tzibur (Jewish prayer leader)\, and cultural organizer. They believe in the liberatory power of song to untie what is bound within us and sustain us as we build a more just and beautiful world. Batya is a founding core team member of Let My People Sing! and is a Cultural Organizer with Linke Fligl. She offers song\, ritual\, and workshops in a variety of communities\, and composes original music made of Ashkenazi yearning\, queer heart-medicine\, and emunah (faith/trust). Batya recently released her first album\, Karov. Learn more at www.batyalevine.com \n  \nJeremy Borison is a director and writer. He has participated in various programs that explore art and religious identities\, as an Asylum Arts Fellow\, a writer for JerusalemU\, and a participant of Start South. His most recent film\, ‘Boxes\,’ premiered at the Cleveland International Film Festival and won multiple awards. He is currently in production on the feature film ‘Unspoken\,’ exploring the intersections between Modern Orthodoxy\, queer identity\, and the Holocaust. Jeremy also co-leads the Orthodox LGBTQ programming at JQ International. \n  \nRaye Schiller (they/she) is a writer\, performer\, and engineer. Their screenplay Out Again was awarded semi-finalist in the WeScreenplay 2022 Diverse Voices competition and made the CoverFly Red List. Their day job is Lead Engineer at TargetSmart\, a political data company. Occasionally you can find them performing standup at their local open mic. They hold a B.A. in Digital Media from Hunter College and M.Eng. in Computer Science from Cornell. \n  \n \nAbby Chava Stein is an American transgender author\, activist\, blogger\, speaker\, and rabbi. She is the first openly transgender woman raised in a Hasidic community and is a direct descendant of the Baal Shem Tov. In 2015\, she founded the first nationwide support group for trans people of Orthodox Jewish backgrounds. In 2020 she published a beautifully written memoir of her journey\, Becoming Eve. \n  \nRabbi Steven Greenberg is the Founding Director of Eshel\, an educator\, writer and speaker who has led the call for LGBTQ inclusion in the Orthodox world. He is the author of Wrestling with God and Men: Homosexuality in the Jewish Tradition\, (University of Wisconsin Press) for which he won the Koret Jewish Book Award for Philosophy and Thought in 2005.  \n  \nRabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg will share the evolution of his thoughts on human sexuality and gender. He is a leading Jewish thinker and has written extensively on Jewish religious thought\, pluralism\, and the ethics of Jewish power. He was the rabbi of Riverdale Jewish Center in the 1960’s\, a professor and chairman of the Department of Jewish Studies of City College of the City University of New York in the 1970s\, and the founder of CLAL: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. In the words of historian Steven Katz\, ‘No Jewish thinker has had a greater impact on the American Jewish Community in the last two decades than Irving (Yitz) Greenberg.” \n  \nLaynie Soloman is the Associate Rosh Yeshiva at SVARA: A traditionally Radical Yeshiva. They are a passionate teacher of Jewish text and thought\, who believes deeply in the power of Talmud study as a healing and liberatory spiritual practice\, and they have been teaching for almost a decade in a wide range of communal spaces. \n  \n\n\n\n\n \nBenjamin M. Baader is Associate Professor of European history\, Jewish history\, and gender studies at the University of Manitoba\, Canada. He transitioned about 20 years ago\, yet thinks of his gender as shimmering with indeterminacy. Ben was involved in some of the early Eshel retreats and is excited to become more involved again. \nAuthor of the acclaimed Queer Mystery Novel\, The Rabbi Who Played with Fire\, Rachel Sharona Lewis plays with themes from Kemelman’s 1960’s mystery series\, updating it with her central character\, Rabbi Vivian\, a lesbian rabbi. Her art is playful and engrossing\, while rooted unpreachingly in social justice sentiments. Rachie has worked in Boston’s JCRC to engage synagogues in campaigns focused on gun violence prevention\, affordable housing\, and increasing investment in renewable energy. More recently\, she has been working to engage our community to support and accompany our immigrant neighbors.  \nArielle Tonkin (they/she) is an artist\, educator\, and a recent graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (MFA 2017) based in Berkeley\, CA. Arielle’s artwork\, rooted in painting and social practice\, centers intra-faith and interfaith healing through exhibitions\, performances\, and workshops. As a mixed Ashkenazi/Sephardi and Arab Jewish teen growing up in the Hudson Valley\, NY\, Arielle co-founded a Muslim-Jewish dialogue project and learned that arts and cultural programming supported relationships grounded in dignity. \nAnthony Russell is a vocalist\, composer\, and arranger specializing in Yiddish song.  His work in traditional Ashkenazi Jewish musical forms led to an exploration of his own roots through the research\, arrangement\, and performance of a hundred years of African American roots music\, resulting in the album Convergence (2018). In 2017\, Anthony teamed up with accordionist and pianist Dmitri Gaskin to win the Concorso Internacional de Canciones en Idish (Der Idisher Idol) in Mexico City\, eventually forming a duo\, Tsvey Brider (“Two Brothers”)\, for the composition and performance of new songs in the Yiddish language. \n  \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nJoy Ladin is an English professor and a poet. She became the first openly transgender employee of Yeshiva University\, an Orthodox Jewish institution. Joy has published numerous poetry collections. Ladin is also the author of a memoir\, Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey Between Genders (University of Wisconsin Press\, 2012). Ladin is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship\, a Hadassah Brandeis Research Fellowship\, two Forward Fives awards\, an American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship\, and a Fulbright Scholarship. Ladin teaches at the Stern College of Yeshiva University\, where she holds the David and Ruth Gottesman Chair in English. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We can’t wait to see you again!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thanks to Our Community Partners URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/eshel-national-retreat-2022/ CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220123T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220123T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20211110T155332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220105T141932Z UID:145068-1642964400-1642973400@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Marry Me However - Baltimore - Virtual Event Only DESCRIPTION:Baltimore Community Screening of“Marry Me\, However”\nSunday\, January 23\, 2022Baltimore\, Maryland\nThe film screening and panel discussion of “Marry Me\, However” has been changed to an “online-only” event. \nPlease register to receive the login information.\nThe suggested donation is $10. You will be able to make your donation after registration. URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/marry-me-however-baltimore/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220124T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220124T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20211206T142750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220107T150339Z UID:145332-1643052600-1643059800@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Soon By Q Happy Hour & Trivia DESCRIPTION:Come unwind and hang out with other young LGBTQ+ Jews at the next Soon By Q bar trivia! We’ll gather over drinks and participate in some friendly competition with NYC Trivia League’s virtual trivia.  Click here to register; the Zoom link will be sent upon registration.\nSoon By Q is Eshel’s new initiative to build Jewish LGBTQ+ community in New York City*.\nWhether you’re looking for new friends\, romance\, outdoor adventure buddies\, or guests at your Shabbat table\, Soon By Q is for you.\n*As this event is virtual\, you are welcome to attend from other locations. \nQuestions? Contact Monica at monica@eshelonline.org. URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/soon-by-q-happy-hour-trivia/ CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20201104T174130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220110T131659Z UID:138979-1643317200-1643322600@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Orthodox+* People of Trans Experience Support Group DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Eshel’s Newest Meetup!\nWhat: 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. \nWhen: Meetings will be held on the third Thursday of every month at 9 pm EST – 6 pm PST. \nWhere: For notifications and sign-in information\, please register below. (You only need to register for this group one time.) \nThis group is confidential: all attendees are required to adhere to the privacy of its members. \nAbout the Group Coordinator \nThis 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subscribe to a Newsletter URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/a-support-group-for-orthodox-people-of-trans-experience-2022-01-20/ CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220214T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220214T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20220204T214507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T003342Z UID:145783-1644867000-1644874200@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Soon by Q Happy Hour and Trivia DESCRIPTION:Come unwind and hang out with other young LGBTQ+ Jews at the next Soon By Q bar trivia! We’ll gather over drinks and participate in some friendly competition with NYC Trivia League’s virtual trivia.  Click here to register; the Zoom link will be sent upon registration.\nSoon By Q is Eshel’s new initiative to build Jewish LGBTQ+ community in New York City*.\nWhether you’re looking for new friends\, romance\, outdoor adventure buddies\, or guests at your Shabbat table\, Soon By Q is for you.\n*As this event is virtual\, you are welcome to attend from other locations. \nQuestions? Contact Monica at monica@eshelonline.org. URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/soon-by-q-happy-hour-and-trivia/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220216T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220216T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20220202T162858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220202T162902Z UID:145765-1645016400-1645020000@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Marry Me However Film Screening and Panel with JOFA DESCRIPTION:Join JOFA and Eshel on February 16th at 1pm EST to hear from panelists on the documentary “Marry Me However.”\n \n \n \n \n \n The film tells the stories of LGBT men and women who\, for religious reasons\, decided to marry against their own sexual orientation\, to comply with Torah laws and be accepted into their families and religious communities. We hear painful accounts of confusion\, deception\, anger\, and guilt. The characters experience a journey of self-acceptance and social activism\, as they try to affect a change in their religious environments. The film also follows the women who married and divorced homosexual partners\, as well as rabbis and psychologists who seek a solution to an unsolvable conflict.\n \n \n \n \n \n This is a FREE EVENT but registration is REQUIRED to receive the zoom link and film screening link.\n \n \n \n \n \n The link to view the film will be shared with you a few days before the panel event for you to screen on your own.\nThe link to the Zoom Webinar will be shared 24 hours before the event.\nPlease contact sarah@jofa.org with questions. URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/marry-me-however-film-screening-and-panel-with-jofa/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220308T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220308T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20220221T201645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T173933Z UID:145886-1646740800-1646744400@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Purim Shiur: Internal Strength Overcomes External Pressure DESCRIPTION:How do the participants in the Purim narrative show internal strength in the face of external pressures that could have been their undoing?  We will learn the salient lessons of the Purim story as we consider this: When the Messiah comes why will we continue to celebrate Purim? URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/purim-shiur-internal-strength-overcomes-external-pressure/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20220221T213429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220221T213434Z UID:145904-1646940600-1646944200@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Purim Shiur: Purim as National Jewish Coming Out Day DESCRIPTION:The Purim story contains many characters who struggle with the tension between what they keep hidden and what they reveal. Even God in the Megillah hides at times. This shiur will explore the ways that each character “comes out” and how that process ultimately leads to salvation for the Jews. Is Purim\, then\, the right time for a National Jewish Coming Out Day? URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/purim-shiur-purim-as-national-jewish-coming-out-day/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220322T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220322T214500 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20200218T173239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T205644Z UID:130456-1647981000-1647985500@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Eshel Brooklyn Women's LBTQ+ Meetup DESCRIPTION:Women’s New York Area Meetup on Zoom \nWhat: Meet other individuals who identify as female and who are exploring their Orthodox LGBTQ+ identities. \nWhen: Meeting Weekly: Every Tuesday from 8:30 pm – 9:45 pm \nWhere: For notifications and sign-in information\, register below. (You only need to register for this group one time.) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subscribe to a Newsletter URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/womens-new-york-area-meetup-2020-04-22-2022-03-22/2022-03-22/ CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.eshelonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_0523.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220323T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220323T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20201104T174130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220318T212312Z UID:138981-1648069200-1648074600@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Orthodox+* People of Trans Experience Support Group DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Eshel’s Newest Meetup!\nWhat: 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. \nWhen: Meetings will be held on the third Thursday of every month at 9 pm EST – 6 pm PST. \nWhere: For notifications and sign-in information\, please register below. (You only need to register for this group one time.) \nThis group is confidential: all attendees are required to adhere to the privacy of its members. \nAbout the Group Coordinator \nThis 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subscribe to a Newsletter URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/a-support-group-for-orthodox-people-of-trans-experience-2022-03-17/ CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20210104T155731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T173528Z UID:140953-1648670400-1648675800@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Eshel Parents Chaburah Group DESCRIPTION:*Note the date change for this month – this month’s chaburah group will discuss topics related to Pesach*\n  \nThe Parent Chaburah Group meets on the Third Wednesday of each month at 8 pm Eastern\, 7 pm Central\, 5 pm Pacific Time.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subscribe to a Newsletter URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/parents-of-lgbtq-children-chaburah-group-2022-03-16/ CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220331T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220331T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20220325T185056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220325T185100Z UID:146174-1648756800-1648762200@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Out of the Sea: an LGBTQ Chaburah Group for Pesach DESCRIPTION:**ALL NEW** LGBTQ+ Chaburah Group\nIf you’ve been missing the warm embrace of our National Retreat Chaburah groups – or want to get a taste of what its like – join us for an all new Eshel Chaburah group. Open to our LGBTQ+ community anywhere in the world\, we will meet over Zoom to share our experiences and grow together. Our first topic will be connected to Pesach – what was it like to leave Egypt and construct a new life and identity? How can we draw on that wisdom as we go through changes in our own life and the world around us? \nJoin us Thursday March 31st at 8:00 pm ET – 7:00 CT – 5:00 PT. \nRegister below for the Zoom link. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subscribe to a Newsletter URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/out-of-the-sea-an-lgbtq-chaburah-group-for-pesach/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220411T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220411T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20220405T013811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220405T015915Z UID:146215-1649703600-1649710800@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Soon by Q Happy Hour April 2022 DESCRIPTION:Come unwind and hang out with other young LGBTQ+ Jews at the next Soon By Q bar trivia! We’ll gather over drinks and participate in some friendly competition with NYC Trivia League.\nSoon by Q is Eshel’s initiative to foster LGBTQ+ Jewish community and connection in New York City. Whether you’re looking for new friends\, romance\, outdoor adventure buddies\, or guests at your Shabbat table\, Soon By Q is for you.\nQuestions? Email monica@eshelonline.org URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/soon-by-q-happy-hour-april-2022/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20220412T230234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T162855Z UID:146265-1650976200-1650981600@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Eshel Israel LGBTQ+ and Parents Meetup DESCRIPTION:Join Eshel’s local chapter in Israel for LGBTQ+ people and parents of LGBTQ+ children. This group will provide support and build community in an intimate\, confidential setting in English. Our first few meetings will be over Zoom\, but we hope to add in-person meetings soon. This group is for those who have made aliyah\, are thinking about making aliyah\, spend part of the year in Israel\, are in yeshiva or seminary\, or have kids in Israel for the year.\nWHAT: 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.\nWHEN: Tuesday\, April 26\, 7:30 pm (Israel)\, 12:30 pm (Eastern Time)\nWHERE: Online. Register below for login details.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Sign up for our other newsletters\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Eshel’s mission is to create a future for Orthodox lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, and transgender individuals\, and their families. Through its innovative and culturally sensitive programming\, Eshel works with each individual\, family\, and community in creating a place for their LGBTQ members. Eshel envisions a world where Orthodox LGBTQ individuals can live out their lives in the Orthodox communities of their choice. URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/israel-meetup/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20201104T174130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220414T141122Z UID:138982-1651179600-1651185000@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Orthodox+* People of Trans Experience Support Group DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Eshel’s Newest Meetup!\nWhat: 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. \nWhen: Meetings will be held on the third Thursday of every month at 9 pm EST – 6 pm PST. \nWhere: For notifications and sign-in information\, please register below. (You only need to register for this group one time.) \nThis group is confidential: all attendees are required to adhere to the privacy of its members. \nAbout the Group Coordinator \nThis 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subscribe to a Newsletter URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/a-support-group-for-orthodox-people-of-trans-experience-2022-04-21/ CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220516 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20220308T163111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T163111Z UID:146027-1652313600-1652659199@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:2022 Eshel Parent Retreat DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/2022-eshel-parent-retreat/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220515T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220515T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20220429T175642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220429T175646Z UID:146403-1652616000-1652644800@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Baltimore/DC Eshel Picnic DESCRIPTION:Come join us for a Lag B’Omer picnic! Baltimore/DC Eshel has reserved a covered pavilion at Alpha Ridge Park in Marriotsville\, MD on May 15 for our group. We will hold it rain or shine. The space is reserved from noon to 8PM. Everyone (including families\, relatives and allies) is welcome. \nDirections and other details will be sent out closer to the event. \nA dairy bagel lunch will be provided FREE! Please RSVP by May 10 so that we know how much food to purchase. \nEmail leahmarks18@yahoo.com to RSVP \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join A Newsletter URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/baltimore-dc-eshel-picnic/ LOCATION:a covered pavilion at Alpha Ridge Park in Marriotsville\, MD END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220518T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220518T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20200518T143444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T192500Z UID:144629-1652875200-1652878800@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Parents Drop-In Support Group DESCRIPTION:Drop-in every Wednesday to shmooze\, chat\, ask questions\, and hear topics of interest! \nFor notifications and sign-in information\, please fill out the form below. (You only need to register for this group one time.)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subscribe to a Newsletter URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/parents-drop-in/2022-05-18/ CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.eshelonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Parents-Drop-In-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220522T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220522T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20220506T194421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220506T225738Z UID:146613-1653222600-1653235200@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:NYC Celebrate Israel Parade DESCRIPTION:March with Eshel\, JQY\, Keshet\, and A Wider Bridge in NYC’s Celebrate Israel Parade! \nThis year’s theme is Together Again – כולנו ביחד \nWe’ll meet up between 12:30 and 1:00 pm near Rockefeller Center. Sign up to reserve your t-shirt and get detailed instructions for marching with us. \nThe JCRC-NY Celebrate Israel Parade is the world’s largest expression of solidarity with the Jewish state. Come join us and cheer on more than 40\,000 marchers\, dozens of fabulous floats\, marching bands\, and some exciting Jewish and Israeli musical performers! The parade proceeds up Fifth Avenue from 57th Street to 74th Street\, displaying our passion for the State of Israel and our love for the global Jewish community. URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/nyc-celebrate-israel-parade/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220601T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220601T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T185053 CREATED:20220513T204253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220524T191325Z UID:146722-1654106400-1654111800@www.eshelonline.org SUMMARY:Conversion: A Conversation with Rabbi Jeff Fox DESCRIPTION:Eshel is kicking off a new Lifecycle Series\, which will cover a wide range of moments of transition in an LGBTQ Jew’s life. \nWhat: With Shavuot coming soon\, join us for an evening of learning about what it means to convert to Orthodox Judaism as an LGBTQ person. The panel will feature Rabbi Jeff Fox to discuss halacha\, Moshe\, a Jew by choice who will be sharing his experiences\, and Miryam Kabakov\, Executive Director of Eshel\, as moderator. \nWhere: Zoom (you will be emailed the link after registration) \nWhen: 6PM-7:30PM ET | 5PM-6:30PM CT | 3PM-4:30PM PT URL:https://www.eshelonline.org/event/conversion-conversation-with-rabbi-jeff-fox/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR