Sep 9, 2024 | Eshel Out Loud
While we often think about Elul as a time of preparation for the New Year, Rosh Chodesh Elul is a new year itself, one of four listed in Mishna Rosh Hashanah. Along with Tishrei and Nissan, we mark Tu B’shvat as the new year for trees and plants, and Rosh Chodesh Elul as the new [more]
Aug 19, 2024 | Eshel Out Loud
When I see that rabbis are still advocating for celibacy if an LGBTQ+ individual wants to remain Orthodox, I wonder if they have heard the Tina Turner song, What's Love got to do with it? Because the answer to Ms. Turner’s question is, in their eyes, clearly, nothing. The education I received at Yeshiva University [more]
Aug 6, 2024 | Eshel Out Loud
As I began the intensive preparations for Tisha B’av this year, marked by the start of the Nine Days, I was reminded of a Tisha B’av I spent twenty years ago in Jerusalem with twelve queer clergy. I had organized this trip to engage queer religious leaders with our shared Abrahamic roots, and open dialogue [more]
May 28, 2024 | Eshel Out Loud
In just a few days it will be June, which means it is time to celebrate how far the LGBTQ community has come, band together as a community for more progress on the way, and reflect on what it all means to us. These journaling prompts are meant to guide you to contemplate what pride [more]
Mar 18, 2024 | Eshel Out Loud
What would it mean to celebrate Purim this year as a National Jewish Coming Out Day? Whether for those of us who has been out for years, or those who have yet to come out, Purim is an opportunity to celebrate who we are, whether hidden or revealed. As Rabbi Steve Greenberg has written previously, [more]
