Keshet in the News

Click here to check out recent articles about Keshet's work, our press statements, and key articles about LGBTQ+ Jews.

Feb 2015 19

Gender blender: Keshet’s Gender Schmear celebrates Purim

On February 26, Keshet, the San Francisco nonprofit that works for the full equality and inclusion of LGBT Jews in Jewish life, their friends, families, and allies, invites the community to attend Gender Shmear, Keshet's annual Purim celebration.

View the original at The Bay Area Reporter
Gender blender: Keshet’s Gender Schmear celebrates Purim
Feb 2015 6

Maura Pfefferman and the Changing Face of Our Jewish Community

12 years ago, I was invited to the Jewish federations' national Young Leadership Division (YLD) conference to participate in a session called "Alternative Faces of Judaism." I was representing Keshet, the LGBT Jewish inclusion organization I lead, and I opened my remarks with what I thought was a witty observation: "I did my best to find an alternative face to put on before leaving my hotel room this morning."

View the original at HuffPost Religion
Maura Pfefferman and the Changing Face of Our Jewish Community
Feb 2015 5

Idit Klein honored at Chai in the Hub

Idit Klein, Executive Director of Keshet, was honored as one of 18 leaders in the Jewish community at at Chai in the Hub on Saturday, January 31.

View the original at Bay Windows
Idit Klein honored at Chai in the Hub