May 11, 2017 | Eshel in the News
Originally posted on The Jewish Link It is perhaps inarguable that for most Orthodox Jewish parents, the path for their children is to get an education, meet the “right” person, get married, settle down and start a family. That’s at least what Mindy Dickler, a Baltimore mother of three and a member of the Orthodox [more]
Apr 4, 2017 | Eshel in the News
Originally posted on JMoreLiving “When a child comes out of the closet, a parent goes in,” says Mindy Dickler. A retired teacher, mother of three and member of the local Orthodox community, Dickler never considered what it might be like to have a gay child until 2011 when her son, Elie, came out to [more]
Apr 20, 2015 | Eshel in the News, Featured Articles, Media
Out in the Open It’s no doubt at the forefront of the minds of the approximately 45 attendees at this weekend’s Eshel retreat — designed to support Orthodox parents of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender children — that the Supreme Court will hear arguments to decide whether the Constitution allows for a state to [more]
Apr 20, 2015 | Eshel in the News, Media
Retreat for Orthodox Parents of LGBT Children [See full article] To whom can Orthodox Jewish parents turn when their child tells them they are LGBT? They can join parents and adult relatives of LGBT children from around the U.S. who will gather for Eshel’s 3rd annual retreat. The April 17-19 weekend program at Capital Retreat Center [more]
Apr 20, 2015 | Eshel in the News, Media
‘Oy vey, my child is gay’ Orthodox parents seek shared connection in upcoming retreat [See full article] Eshel, a group that works to bridge the divide that often separates lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Jews from their Orthodox communities, is holding its third annual retreat for Orthodox parents of those LGBT Jews next month. Although [more]
