Join us for an Eshel Shabbat gathering in Washington Heights November 14-15th, 2014 Sold out! What? A Shabbat together in Washington Heights doing what we do best: Eating. Talking. Singing. Laughing. With some learning and praying thrown in. Where? For parts of the weekend we will be joining "The Beis" starting with Friday night services […]
DC/Baltimore Parent Support Group 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. This group will meet in a private home at 10:30 AM EST on Sunday […]
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. This group will meet motzei shabbat in a private home at 7:00 PM EST on Saturday November 22. We will […]
Spend a Shabbat with other Eshelites in Chicago! Get to know other LGBTQ folks in a traditional Shabbat setting Here are the details: Dates: August 28-30th Time: From Friday evening until Sunday morning Place: The West Rogers Park home of Goldie Goldbloom What? Join Eshel leaders Goldie Goldbloom, Aviva Buck-Yael and Rabbi Micah […]
Shlomo Ashkinazy, Eshel Board member will be speaking at Cholent! Being LGBT in the Frum Community and Being Frum in the LGBT Community: How It has been changing over the past 30 Years? "CHOLENT" Thursday, November 5th 9 pm 553 4th Avenue Park Slope, Brooklyn
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BeisCamp, Eshel's traveling Orthodox LGBTQ+ Beit Midrash, hosts religious educators, scholars and rabbis to engage in the challenges of contemporary life and tradition. Keeping the Law Just: The Living Tensions of Tzedek and Mishpat Tzedek and Misphat appear hundreds of times in the Tanach. They define God's will and convey the very purpose of […]
A Retreat for Orthodox Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Jews Community: Past, present, and future Join us for one of the largest gatherings of LGBTQ+ Orthodox Jews who come together to celebrate Shabbat and our unique identities. LOCATION: Isabella Freedman Retreat Center 116 Johnson Road, Falls Village, CT 06031 IS THIS FOR […]
The Eshel Parent Retreat was the first time I was fully comfortable talking to other people about my LGBT child. —A retreat participant FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST SCHOLAR: Rabbi Chaim Rapoport London based author, educator and lecturer Rabbi Chaim Rapoport lectures around the world on a broad range of topics pertaining to Jewish life and law […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join Eshel DC/Baltimore for a family lag ba’omer picnic When: Sunday, May 26, at 1:00PM Where: Address provided upon RSVP RSVP here or call Chana at 410-370-1288.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. Directions and other details […]
Eshel is kicking off a new Lifecycle Series, which will cover a wide range of moments of transition in an LGBTQ Jew's life. What: 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 […]
We tend to think of Tisha B'Av as an exercise in national memory, but it is much more. It marks something eternal about us. There is a fable that Napoleon having heard Jews praying mournfully on the holiday asked what happened to them to cause this outburst of grief. He was told that their Temple and homeland […]
With Pride Month just around the corner, we couldn't wait to get the community together! Get a taste of Eshel's famous LGBTQ retreat with this Orthodox LGBTQ-inclusive Kabbalat Shabbat and dinner on the Upper West Side. Whether you've looking to meet new friends or you've been to many Eshel events and want to reconnect, you […]
What: 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. When: the first Wednesday of the month. Where: This group meets by a phone conference call […]