Feb 15, 2017 | Eshel in the News
Homosexuality and Halakhah: Pragmatic, Ideal and Real Responses to the Challenge Date: Monday, February 27 Time: 8 PM Place: At the home of Dina and Michael Glouberman in Beverlywood. RSVP for address. Since the 1970’s, Orthodox gay Jews, their family members, and friends have sought sought guidance from rabbinic leadership to help them grapple with emotionally [more]
Sep 29, 2016 | Eshel in the News
שלח במיילהדפס הם כעסו על אלוהים, התווכחו איתו ותהו למה בחר לברוא אותם דווקא כך. לעומת הקבלה המסוימת של הומואים ולסביות בחברה הדתית טרנסג'נדרים דתיים עדיין נאלצים לרוב להיות עמוק בארון. כנגד העמדה השמרנית המאפיינת את העולם האורתודוקסי יש בתוכו גם רבנים הטוענים שלהלכה קל יותר להתמודד עם טרנסים מאשר עם הומואים 22.09.2016 12:50 אריאל [more]
Jun 10, 2016 | Eshel in the News
6/9/2016 Ysoschar Katz "We did not spill the blood of the wayfarer,” the town elders say when bringing the eglah arufah sacrifice and pleading with God for forgiveness. “We made sure to provide companionship for the lonely sojourner in our midst.” After what transpired this past weekend, when some Chareidi rabbis from the Lower East Side publicly [more]
Mar 16, 2015 | Eshel in the News
The Joy of Text Highlighting the Orthodox LGBT experience Listen to Miryam Kabakov, Executive Director of Eshel, on the new hit podcast The Joy of Text, hosted by Orthodox sex therapist Bat Sheva Marcus and Rabbi Dov Linzer. The Joy of Text features nuanced, open, and frank discussions on sex, halakha, and the Orthodox community. [more]
May 28, 2014 | Eshel in the News
Rabbi Avi Gisar: I Will Allow a Lesbian Family to Live in Ofra By: Netael Bendel Translated by EREZ TRANSLATIONS Rabbanit Esti Rozenberg, dean of the Migdal Oz Academy, said, “[we need] to do everything [possible] to keep the same sex couples in the religious community”. “I will give homosexuals an aliyah to the Torah, [more]
