Jul 1, 2013 | Eshel in the Media
For LGBT Orthodox Jews, Growth of Social Media Creates a Safe Space Online Websites, blogs, Facebook groups, and online support groups offer the chance to connect without the risk of ‘going public’ Growing up in an ultra-Orthodox family in Brooklyn in the 1970s, Moshe...
May 2, 2013 | Eshel in the Media
Gay and Orthodox: The Mother Road to Acceptance It’s Friday afternoon and I am driving from Chicago down to my friend Aviva’s house in Saint Louis with two of my eight children. The last time we drove this way, we were exploring Route 66, and I told the kids how,...
May 1, 2013 | Eshel in the Media
Gay Jews Need More Than Tolerance I write in response to Stuart Kurlander’s Opinion piece, “Door Is Wide Open For Gay Jews To Be Leaders” (April 26). I am a 21-year-old observant gay Jew actively involved in my campus Hillel. I fear that articles like this one...
Apr 26, 2013 | Eshel in the Media
Gay Orthodox Jews Deserve Our Support A response to Brian Camenker, by Rabbi Zev Farber Letter to the Editor The Advocate The Talmud declares that anyone who has no compassion for others is not a descendent of our father Abraham. My mind went to this statement as I...
Apr 22, 2013 | Eshel in the Media
The Stranger Within Your Gates Answering Questions about Bais Abraham’s Recent Eshel Shabbat On a recent Shabbat, Bais Abraham hosted speakers from Eshel (www.eshelonline.org), a national organization building communities of support, learning, and inclusion for...
Apr 13, 2013 | Eshel in the Media
LGBT and Observant: St. Louis Jewish Light covers Eshel event Elissa Kaplan says deciding 10 years ago to tell her two oldest children, then ages 9 and 11, that she was gay still stands as the “scariest decision” of her life. It not only resulted in her children...
