Eshel (organization)

Eshel
Formation2010
Legal status501(c)(3) organization
HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Executive Director, Co-founder
Miryam Kabakov
Founding Director
Rabbi Steve Greenberg
Websiteeshelonline.org

Eshel (Hebrew: אשל, Hebrew pronunciation: [ˈeʃel]) is a nonprofit organization in the United States and Canada that creates community and acceptance for LGBTQ Jews and their families in Orthodox Jewish communities. Eshel provides education and advocacy, a speaker's bureau, community gatherings, and a social network for individuals and institutions. It was founded in 2010 to provide hope and a future for LGBTQ+ Jews excluded from Orthodox and Torah observant communities.