Jun 26, 2025 | Eshel Out Loud
I was married three times, to the same person. Our first wedding was almost everything I could have hoped for - spiritual, communal, religious, and deeply meaningful. The only problem was that legally, it was meaningless. In 2004, Mara and I got married in front of 240 of our closest friends and family. It marked [more]
Apr 28, 2025 | Eshel Out Loud
The world is changing rapidly. And so we, too, must change. Judaism teaches us the concept of tikkun olam: the responsibility to improve a broken world. Buddhism teaches us that human suffering comes from a refusal to accept what currently is. So which is it: do we accept that things just are the way they [more]
Feb 10, 2025 | Eshel Out Loud
With attacks on queer and trans rights increasing in quantity and visibility, being an ally feels more important than ever right now. It is also more overwhelming and humbling than ever. As an ally, my voice is powerful, and I have the most power to make change in the communities that I am most involved [more]
Dec 31, 2024 | Eshel Out Loud
It’s that time of year: organizations, particularly at the end of the calendar year, will talk about making a year end gift to their work, to make an impact. But what does it mean to make an impact? Where does one even start? At Eshel we talk about making an impact in Orthodoxy, strengthening Orthodoxy [more]
Dec 5, 2024 | Eshel in the News
By Lauren Costantino December 05, 2024 5:30 AM Daniel Gammerman, a lifelong Orthodox Jew, began noticing some changes at his South Florida synagogue. Gammerman, who is originally from Brazil but spent most of his adult life in Miami, was no longer being asked by his Rabbi to lead prayers or read the Torah during services — [more]
