May 7, 2025 | Eshel in the News
by Rabbi Steve Greenberg Senior rabbis at Yeshiva University were ready to quit. The impetus for their drastic threat to leave was the administration’s recent settlement agreement to let a small group of LGBTQ students meet over pizza. It is the most recent chapter in a 2021 lawsuit brought against Yeshiva University by the YU [more]
Apr 2, 2025 | Eshel in the News
By Louis Keene Yeshiva University’s approval of a campus LGBTQ+ club in a landmark settlement seemed to herald a new era of acceptance for queer students at the flagship Orthodox Jewish university. But amid uproar in the wider Orthodox community, the school’s rabbinic leaders have tried to make clear in the days since that nothing [more]
Mar 21, 2025 | Eshel in the News
By Yonat Shimron (RNS) — Yeshiva University in New York City has settled a long-running lawsuit with its LGBTQ+ club by agreeing to formally recognize the group and give it all the rights and privileges of other clubs on campus. The settlement ended a bitter four-year battle in which the Modern Orthodox Jewish school had [more]
Feb 21, 2025 | Eshel in the News
FALLS VILLAGE, Conn. (RNS) — In many Orthodox Jewish settings, including the vast Haredi world, strict adherence to Torah and Jewish law has kept many closeted or unable to live openly in synagogue settings. At Eshel retreats they are embraced. The Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in Falls Village, Conn., was the site of an annual [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]
