Oct 5, 2025 | Eshel in the News
In this conversation, Miryam shares her journey of growing up in a modern Orthodox community while grappling with her LGBTQ identity with Brian. She discusses the challenges of acceptance within her family and the broader Orthodox community, and how these experiences led her to found Eshel, an organization dedicated to supporting LGBTQ Jews. Miryam emphasizes [more]
Jun 30, 2025 | Eshel in the News
An LGBTQ+ Jewish group surveyed the community over the last two years and found they are experiencing alienation at incredibly high rates — but it didn't start with October 7th. By Alexandra Miller For LGBTQ+ Jews, annual Pride Month celebrations were once a treasured safe space — but not anymore. "I've never felt more excluded [more]
Jun 23, 2025 | Eshel Out Loud
When I began working for Eshel in June one year ago, one of my first questions was “why are there no rainbows in our logo? Aren’t we proud?” I learned quickly that Eshel’s theory of change is not about just declaring our queer identity - it is about being part of our Jewish community, not [more]
Jun 6, 2025 | Eshel in the News
“One hopes that both sides in the Yeshiva University dispute can model how intra-Jewish disputes should be carried on,” Jonathan Sarna told JNS. Emily Goldberg Rabbi Steve Greenberg, the founding director of Eshel, whose mission is “to build LGBTQ+ inclusive Orthodox Jewish communities,” holds rabbinic ordination and an undergraduate degree from Yeshiva. He told [more]
May 21, 2025 | Eshel in the News
(RNS) — It feels even scarier in 2025, not knowing if I will be targeted for the mezuzah on my door or the pride flag I have hanging. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1600"] A Star of David pride flag during a Capital Pride Parade in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Ted Eytan (CC BY 4.0))[/caption] By Ely [more]
