Participants at the retreat, put on by Eshel, a New York-based nonprofit with a mission to build LGBTQ+ inclusive Orthodox Jewish communities, came in all their varied splendor. There were men in ...

Rejected Elsewhere, These LGBTQ Jews Find Love and Acceptance in the Connecticut Woods FALLS VILLAGE, Conn. (RNS) — One day into a three-day retreat for Orthodox Jews who identify as LGBTQ+ ...

FALLS VILLAGE, Conn. (RNS) — One day into a three-day retreat for Orthodox Jews who identify as LGBTQ+, Zippy Spanjer looked around and liked what she saw. A 29-year-old from Rochester, New York ...

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share tips on how queer people can achieve meaningful change in Orthodox Jewish synagogues at an annual retreat for LGBTQ+ Jewish people in Connecticut, Jan. 19, 2025. (Yonat Shimron/Religion News ...