Feb 28, 2019 | Eshel in the News
by Victoria Brown Published in the Baltimore Jewish Times on February 27, 2019 Mindy Sager Dickler’s guiding philosophy is ahavas Yisrael, love for fellow Jews. “There’s no exceptions. We have a responsibility to love one another and not to judge one another. Those should be overriding principles,” said Dickler, president and co-founder of JPride [more]
Feb 21, 2019 | Eshel in the News
by Zack Evans This was published on JPost on February 7, 2019 Orthodox parents who participated in a retreat for LGBTQ Jews and their families want their communities to engage in open, positive dialogue about LGBTQ issues in their communities, according to a survey by the Eshel organization. Eshel started its annual retreat in order to [more]
Feb 21, 2019 | Eshel in the News
by Johanna R Ginsberg Published in New Jersey Jewish News on February 20, 2019 A survey revealed that Modern Orthodox parents with LGBTQ children are demanding a place for their children in Orthodox spaces from synagogues to day schools. Parents surveyed were nearly unanimous in their desire for day schools to educate staff and publish [more]
Dec 6, 2018 | Eshel in the News
December 6, 2018 Confessions of an Orthodox mother and father of an LGBT child Thank you so much for your compelling article about the experience of Orthodox parents of LGBT parents (“They just want to be regular people,” November 30). As longtime members of the Bergen County Orthodox community and parents of an LGBT child, [more]
Nov 29, 2018 | Eshel in the News
Baltimore Jewish TimesBY ERICA RIMLINGER FROM LEFT: ESHEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MIRYAM KABAKOV, EFRAT CHIEF RABBI SHLOMO RISKIN AND CHAIRS OF THE SIXTH ANNUAL ESHEL PARENT RETREAT PENINAH GERSHMAN AND SUZI FULD SMILE FOR A PHOTO AT THE PEARLSTONE CENTER. (PROVIDED) When her son came out of the closet, Baltimore resident Mindy Dickler felt as [more]
