Mar 10, 2026 | Eshel Out Loud
After fifteen years of holding Eshel - its vision, its people, its future - I spent three months letting it go. Not abandoning it, but doing something that can feel almost countercultural in the nonprofit world: stepping back. No emails, no meetings, no decisions. Just rest, reflection, travel, family, and the uncomfortable gift of unstructured [more]
Oct 20, 2025 | Eshel Out Loud
Last week, as we read Parshat Breishit, beginning the Torah reading cycle anew, I was reminded of the words of my colleague Yavilah McCoy: “Rest is an intrinsic part of life and creation.” We describe Shabbat as סוֹף מַעֲשֶׂה, בְּמַחֲשָׁבָה תְּחִלָּה - the last to be created, but first in God’s plan. Each Shabbat, we [more]
Oct 30, 2023 | Eshel Out Loud
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Mar 24, 2020 | Eshel Out Loud
Wishing you a Shabbat of peace and health The last time I was in a room filled with people... ...I was celebrating Purim in shul. The wild costumes and silly songs testified to the concept of ונהפוך הוא: the idea that things are turned on their heads. Who knew that only a week [more]
Sep 13, 2018 | Eshel in the News
REGISTER HERE! WELCOMING SHULS SHABBAT Shuls, schools, teens and parents: What do they have in store for our LGBTQ youth? What: Join us for a Shabbat with the Sixth Street Community Synagogue Where:Sixth Street Community Synagogue When: October 12-13, Parshat Noach Join Eshel for an inspirational Welcoming Shuls Shabbat with the Sixth Street Community Synagogue on the [more]
