"If we allow our history to be erased, and cover the parts that are inconvenient to those in power, what was once done in the dark will be done again—this time, in broad daylight."
As Keshet’s JOC Program Manager, entrusted with creating resources and spaces that uplift, amplify, and celebrate the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ Jews of Color, I saw an opportunity to elevate these stories.
It’s that the cookout and the Talmud share a deep mission. They are both containers for existential conversations my elders let me in on because I am theirs