Eshel Releases Trans Resource Guide to Support Orthodox Jewish Trans and LGBTQ+ Individuals and Families

Orthodox Jewish Trans Advocate Rabbi Mike Moskowitz to Be Featured Speaker at Eshel's Parent Retreat, May 8-11, 2025, at Pearlstone Center, MD; Launches Ad Campaign

NEW YORK, April 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- During this unsettling moment when LGBTQ+ individuals, and especially those who are trans, feel threatened, Eshel (www.eshelonline.org) is releasing a Trans Resource Guide in response to the many calls of anxiety, panic, and uncertainty from Orthodox Jewish LGBTQ+ individuals and their parents.

To address parents' concerns and fears in the current anti-trans climate, Eshel has invited Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Mike Moskowitz, as featured speaker at its Parent Retreat at the Pearlstone Conference Center in Reisterstown, MD on May 8-11, 2025. Moskowitz, who has three ordinations from ultra-Orthodox Yeshivas, became a trans advocate when a young person in his family came out as trans. Reporters are invited to attend and cover.

Eshel's Trans Resource Guide features legislative, legal, medical, financial, mental health national and state resources, as well as opportunities for volunteer and allyship.

In addition, the nonprofit is kicking off a "We all belong" advertising campaign series that is an open letter to the Orthodox Jewish community.

"This year's Parent Retreat takes on even more immediacy given that we serve a large number of parents of trans individuals in addition to the entire queer community," said Miryam Kabakov, Eshel's co-founder and Executive Director. "We are fortifying the entire community with resources to help them feel less vulnerable and alone.

"The Parent Retreat is a unique opportunity for parents at all stages of their journey to gather, receive support and create community, which is especially important since parents share a distinct concern about their families' acceptance by the Orthodox Jewish community," Kabakov added.

Please contact me for a copy of the Resource Guide, and for interviews with Kabakov, Rabbi Moskowitz, and parents either at the Pearlsone Center or via Zoom or phone.

Eshel:

Eshel's mission is to build LGBTQ+ inclusive Orthodox Jewish communities. Eshel envisions a world where LGBTQ+ people and their families are full participants in the Orthodox community of their choice. It envisions a world where LGBTQ+ people and their families are full participants in the Orthodox community of their choice. 

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SOURCE Eshel