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OUTstanding! 2021 Program Book

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Tuesday, November 16 • 7pm et / 4pm pt


The Keshet Board congratulates this year's OUTstanding! 2021 honorees for their accomplishments in the name of LGBTQ equality. You inspire us to continue creating a society where all of us are seen and valued. Seth M. Marnin - Board Chair Carson Gleberman - Vice Chair Tamar Prager - Secretary Nathan Render - Treasurer Rabbi Laura Abrasley, Angel Alvarez-Mapp, Alyx Bernstein, Amy Born, Ian Brown, Alan Cohen, Bennett Decker, Johanna Fine, Lee Jason Goldberg, Eli Gurock, Oren Henry, Robert Holgate, Ari Kristan, Liana Krupp, Rabbi Adina Lewittes, Xiomara Lorenzo, Marc Maxwell, Dara Papo, Jason Rosenberg, and Wendy Rosov


Thank you for joining us for OUTstanding! 2021. Although I had hoped we’d all be together in Boston, I am grateful for the cross-country connection and opportunity for more people to join us. Even at a time when COVID caution keeps us apart, Jewish tradition teaches us to show up. Rabbi Hillel famously taught, “do not separate yourself from the community”/al tifrosh min ha’tzibur. Whether in the before times or in COVID time, we all have been called to give more of ourselves, and to ask more of others. LGBTQ Jews and our allies are showing-up mavens: advocating, empowering, building, tending, listening, affirming, simply being present. Tonight we celebrate honorees who are exemplars of showing up as themselves. The Lemay family, including parents Mimi and Joe, and siblings Eli, Jay, and Lucia, together advocate for inclusion, equity, and understanding, and for transgender and nonbinary rights. They exemplify the power of love and the willingness to teach, learn, change, and be changed. Rabbi Becky Silverstein is a visionary educator and practitioner of revolutionary and deep Torah. A former Keshet board member, he leads and creates Jewish institutions and spaces that invite Jews into a world of curiosity, creativity, generosity, and joy, and build a Jewish community and world where everyone can express their full selves. Idit Klein has built and led Keshet through two decades of transformative change for LGBTQ equality in and out of the Jewish world. From speed dating to fighting for civil rights to cultivating queer Jewish teen leadership, Idit cultivates big and bold dreams for LGBTQ Jews and for our entire Jewish community. The whole Keshet community is honored and blessed by these brave leaders. Keshet’s work is built on the deep conviction that we all belong, and that we will together strengthen Jewish communities by dismantling the barriers to LGBTQ Jewish equality and belonging. We thank you for showing up tonight and for your ongoing commitment to this community.

Seth M. Marnin board chair

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HONORARY CHAIRS Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld Faith Soloway Joey Soloway Dr. Norman Spack & Dr. Judith Feldman Michael Twitty

HOST COMMITTEE Angel Alvarez-Mapp Gideon Aronoff and Rabbi Laura Abrasley and Julie Childers Jackie Rogerio Lawrence Bailis and Susan Shevitz Rabbi Marc and Jill Baker Adam Berger and Stephen Frank Alyx Bernstein Marci and Joram Borenstein Amy Born and Alex Pascal Jeremy Burton Alan Cohen and Robert Bank James Cohen and Andrés Nieto Gali Cooks and Keren Rosenbaum-Cooks Steven Davis and J. Jacob Krause Bennett Decker Barbara and Eric Dobkin Shoshana Dweck Lisa and Mitch Eisen Ann and Myron Falchuk Tony Felzen Bill and Lauren Gabovitch S. Asher Gelman and Mati Bardosh Gelman Amy and Seth Gillston Carson and Joseph Gleberman Lee Jason Goldberg Jill Goldenberg and Sidney Kriger Karla Goldman Lenny Goldstein and Tom Formicola Meryl and David Gordon Ellen Grubert and Janis Lippman Real Estate Team Eli and Sheri Gurock Carol and Stephen Handelman Rabbi Ira Helf and John Knoebel Debbie and Jamie Heller Daniel Heller Oren Henry and David Rak Rabbi Rick Jacobs and Susan Freedman Patty Jacobson Judith and William Kates Joyce Kauffman Idit Klein and Jordan Namerow Ari Kristan and Suzanne Adamczak Liana and Michael Krupp Stuart S. Kurlander and David L. Martin Dr. Joy Ladin and Dr. Elizabeth Denlinger Shawn Landres Mimi and Joe Lemay Rabbi Adina and Andi Lewittes Rabbi Ellen Lippmann and Dr. Kathryn Conroy Stephanie and Yair Listokin Davia Loren Xiomara Lorenzo and Cara Herbitter Seth M. Marnin and Rachel B. Tiven Marc Maxwell Rachel Mesch and Eric Fisher Myron Miller Betty Morningstar and Jeanette Kruger Evan Namerow and Justin Stone Deborah Newbrun and Sue Reinhold Michael Oxman and Doug Winkelstein Dara Papo Alice Passer and Barry Krieger Dvora and Joshua Pemstein Tamar Prager and Arielle Freedberg Dana and Yossi Raucher Nathan Render and Tal Bendor Judith Rosenbaum and Rabbi Or Rose Jason Rosenberg Wendy Rosov and Peg Sandel Jeff Schoenfeld and Matt Holbein The Clergy of Temple Israel of Boston: Rabbi Elaine Zecher, Cantor Alicia Stillman, Rabbi Suzie Jacobson, Rabbi Dan Slipakoff, and Rabbi Andrew Oberstein Rabbi Becky Silverstein and Naomi Sobel Nancy and Howard Smith Nancy and David Solomon Jimmy Steindecker Fred Steiner The Kanfer Stewart Family Martin Tannenbaum and Alex Ingersoll Colin Weil Michele Sackheim Wein and Joe Wein Arnee R. and Walter Winshall Judith Zachs Andrew Zelermyer and Dan Romanow

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TONIGHT’S PROGRAM

7PM

Online Reception

Featuring Liz Alpern, co-founder of The Gefilteria 7:30PM

Program emcee

RABBI CLAUDIA KREIMAN

Presentation of the Hachmei Lev Awards THE LEMAY FAMILY

Presented by Kaden Mohammed

RABBI BECKY SILVERSTEIN Presented by Joanna Ware

And the Rosh Pina Award IDIT KLEIN

presented by Jaimie Krass testimonials

KOHENET KESHIRA HALEV FIFE NOAM SIEGEL special guests

MICHAEL TWITTY FAITH SOLOWAY ALEXANDRA SILBER

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OUR HEARTFELT THANKS TO TONIGHT’S SPONSORS KESHET LUMINARIES

Anonymous Barbara and Eric Dobkin Carson and Joe Gleberman Jeff Schoenfeld and Matt Holbein Lynn Schusterman, Stacy Schusterman, and the entire team at the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies Rabbi Becky Silverstein and Naomi Sobel

STARS OF KESHET

Davia Loren Marc Maxwell Betty Morningstar and Jeanette Kruger Judith Zachs

PLATINUM

Amy Born and Alex Pascal Lisa and Mitch Eisen Linda and Michael Frieze Lee Jason Goldberg Karla Goldman Rabbi Ira Helf and John Knoebel Idit Klein and Jordan Namerow Myron Miller Wendy Rosov and Peg Sandel

GOLD

Adam Berger and Stephen Frank Jeremy Burton Steven Davis and J. Jacob Krause Tony Felzen Stuart S. Kurlander and David L. Martin Tamar Prager and Arielle Freedberg Stephen and Samuel Schwartz-Fenwick Nancy and David Solomon

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SILVER

Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld and Shimon Anisfeld Gideon Aronoff and Jackie Rogerio Lawrence Bailis and Susan Shevitz The Bakal Family Lisa Capelouto, Paul, Alyx, and Ana Bernstein Lesley Goldwasser, Jonathan Plutzik, and The Betsy - South Beach James Cohen and Andrés Nieto Shoshana Dweck Dr. Norman Spack and Dr. Judith Feldman Becca and Mike Fishbein Bill and Lauren Gabovitch Nicole and Joshua Gann The Gendler/Szabo Family Amy Gillston Jill Goldenberg and Sidney Kriger Lenny Goldstein and Tom Formicola Meryl and David Gordon Jayne and David Guberman Amyra and Ken Henry Rachel and Paul Jacoby Rosenfield Dean Solomon and Judy Katz Ari Kristan and Suzanne Adamszack Rabbi Adina and Andi Lewittes Grubert Lippman Real Estate team Stephanie and Yair Listokin Rachel Mesch and Eric Fisher Evan Namerow and Justin Stone Drs. Peri and David Namerow Michael Oxman and Doug Winkelstein Dara Papo Alice Passer and Barry Krieger Dvora and Joshua Pemstein GLAD Dana and Yossi Raucher Judith Rosenbaum and Rabbi Or Rose Jamie and Bonnie Schaefer The Clergy of Temple Israel of Boston: Rabbi Elaine Zecher, Cantor Alicia Stillman, Rabbi Suzie Jacobson, Rabbi Dan Slipakoff, and Rabbi Andrew Oberstein Nancy and Howard Smith Fred Steiner The Kanfer Stewart Family Martin Tannenbaum and Alex Ingersoll Elizabeth Waksman and Darren Orbach Jeff Wechselblatt and Daniella Fuchs Arnee R. and Walter Winshall


WE ARE PLEASED TO HONOR Rabbi Becky Silverstein A visionary educator and practitioner of revolutionary and deep Torah, Rabbi Becky Silverstein strives to build a Jewish community and world that encourages everyone to express their full selves and is passionate about learning in queer-affirming and antiracist spaces. Rabbi Becky received ordination from the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College and chairs the boards of SVARA and the Jewish Studio Project. He is a Schusterman Fellow, a SVARA Fellow, and one of the creators and organizers of the Trans Halakha Project. A former Keshet Board Member, Rabbi Becky was the first out transgender rabbi to be hired by a Conservative synagogue. The Lemay Family At the age of two-and-a-half, Jay Lemay began telling his parents that they were mistaken: “I am not a girl,” he said. “I am a boy.” By three, he was experiencing gender dysphoria. Now 11, Jay is a thriving boy, who, with his parents Joe and Mimi, and his siblings Eli and Lucia, advocates for inclusion, equality, and understanding, especially for children whose identity is not captured by their gender assigned at birth or the gender binary. When Mimi Lemay published “A Letter to My Son Jacob on his 5th Birthday” in 2015, the Lemays told their story in a NBC Nightly News segment entitled, “Jacob’s Journey,” which has reached nearly 40 million viewers and remains the network’s single most watched piece. Mimi’s 2019 memoir, What We Will Become, weaves the story of her upbringing in ultra-Orthodox Judaism with her parenting journey. Today, the whole Lemay family advocates for transgender and non-binary rights in Massachusetts and across the US. Idit Klein Idit has built and steered Keshet through two decades of transformative change for LGBTQ equality in and out of the Jewish world. From our early days planning speed dating events to training tens of thousands of Jewish leaders to preserving marriage equality and trans rights to developing queer Jewish teen leadership, Idit cultivates a bold, ever-growing vision of a Jewish community that centers and is strengthened by LGBTQ Jews.

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TONIGHT’S EMCEE Rabbi Claudia Kreiman Rav Claudia is deeply invested in building an intentional and meaningful community that thrives in the commitment to each other with kindness, compassion, and love. Rav Claudia is the first Chilean-born woman to be ordained to the rabbinate. The daughter of Angel Kreiman-Brill, Chief Rabbi of Chile, she grew up in Santiago under the repressive dictatorship, inspiring her vision for social justice from a young age. Her mother Susy Wolynski Kreiman z”l was killed with 84 others in a 1994 terrorist attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) in Buenos Aires. She moved to Israel in 1996 and was ordained in Jerusalem in 2002. After serving as the first rabbi of NOAM, the Masorti youth movement in Israel, Rav Claudia became the Israeli Rabbinic Fellow at B’nai Jeshurun in New York City, and helped to build Hokhmat Halev, a spiritual community for secular Israelis in Ramat Hasharon, Israel. When she moved to the U.S, Rav Claudia became the director of the Jewish Studies program at the Jewish Community Day School in Watertown and then joined Temple Beth Zion in 2007, becoming Senior Rabbi in 2019. Rav Claudia was president of the New England Rabbinical Assembly from 2012-2014, and in 2015 she was a CJP “Chai in the Hub” honoree. She serves on numerous boards including the JCRC of Greater Boston and T’ruah-The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights. She also serves as the co-chair of the New England J Street Rabbinic Cabinet. She brings her commitment and enthusiasm to the Brookline Clergy Association and Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO). She is married to Rabbi Ebn Leader, and they have two daughters, Alma and Ariel.

TONIGHT’S RECEPTION HOST Liz Alpern Liz Alpern is co-author of The Gefilte Manifesto: New Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods and co-owner of the innovative Jewish food company, The Gefilteria. She is also the creator of the global event series, Queer Soup Night. Her passion for food extends to the world of food equity, and she serves as a consultant for the national nonprofit, Fair Food Network. Her latest project (a long time coming!), is The Gefilteria’s at-home pickling kit! Liz lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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WE ARE GRATEFUL TO OUR 2020 SUPPORTERS $200,000+ Jim Joseph Foundation The Krupp Family Foundation Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies $100,000 — $199,999 Anonymous Carson and Joseph Gleberman The Klarman Family Foundation UJA-Federation of New York $50,000 — $99,999 Combined Jewish Philanthropies Crown Family Philanthropies Dorot Foundation Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties D. Dan and Betty Kahn Foundation Betty Morningstar and Jeanette Kruger The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation $25,000 — $49,999 Alvin Baum and Robert Holgate The Beker Foundation E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Asher Gelman and Mati Bardosh Gelman Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah The Morningstar Foundation Leo Oppenheimer & Flora Oppenheimer Haas Foundation Rise Up c/o Social Good Fund Jeffrey Schoenfeld and Matt Holbein Stacy Schusterman Rabbi Becky Silverstein and Naomi Sobel

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$15,000 — $24,999 Anonymous Cathy Bernard The Samuel Bronfman Foundation Jews of Color Initiative Seth M. Marnin and Rachel B. Tiven Rabbi Suzanne and Andrew Offit Shure Charitable Trust Denise Sobel Judith Zachs $10,000 — $14,999 Donald & Carole Chaiken Foundation Barbara and Eric Dobkin Debbie and Jamie Heller Patty Jacobson Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York Stuart S. Kurlander and David Martin Davia Loren Marc Maxwell David and Lori Schechner Francine Lavin Weaver $5,000 — $9,999 Anonymous Adam Berger and Stephen Frank Susan Bernstein The Boston Foundation Alan Cohen and Robert Bank Ann and Myron Falchuk Rebekah and Howard Farber Tony Felzen Avram and Rhoda Freedberg Michael and Linda Frieze Jewish Federations of North America Jewish Social Justice Roundtable Myron Miller Oreg Foundation Todd Rubin Beverly and David Spencer


$2,500 — $4,999 Patrice Aaron Rabbi Nehama Benmosche Dr. Dana Beyer Dr. Marci and Joram Borenstein Amy Born and Alex Pascal Jeremy Burton Doug and Janine Cohen Gali Cooks and Keren Rosenbaum-Cooks Steven Davis and J. Jacob Krause Lisa and Mitch Eisen Dr. Mark Finklestein Joan Garry and Eileen Opatut Jack Gilad and Doug Hauer Dr. Karla Goldman Alexander Greenbaum Beth and Larry Greenberg Sheri B. and Eli Gurock Carol and Stephen Handelman Dorit Harverd and Richard Dale Ira Helf and John Knoebel Oren Henry and David Rak Idit Klein and Jordan Namerow Liana and Michael Krupp Dana and Larry Linden Jane E. Rosenbaum Jason Rosenberg and Seth Radin Peg Sandel and Wendy Rosov Alan Schwartz and Michael Sarid Bram and Jennifer Shapiro Andrew and Merrill Silver Nancy and David Solomon Diane Wormser $1,000 — $2,499 Rabbi Laura Abrasley and Julie Childers Justin Almeleh Angel Alvarez-Mapp Allison Andrews Anonymous (x2)

Susan Ansin Gideon Aronoff and Jackie Rogerio Dr. Debra and Dr. Jeffrey Bakal Rabbi Marc and Jill Baker Peter Barrer Rebecca Barrett Nancy and Dr. Mark Belsky Caren Bobroff Wendy and Ross Born Jonathan Branfman Deborah Briggs Lisa Capelouto and Paul Bernstein James A. Cohen and Andrés Nieto Stuart Cohen Hannah S. and Samuel A. Cohn Memorial Foundation Casey Cole and Kalynn Kincaid Lisa Popik Coll and Arieh Coll Facebook Suzanne and Jacob Feinspan Wesley and Madeline Finch Rebecca and Mike Fishbein Tom Frankel Marion and Stanley Freedman-Gurspan Howard Fuller and Gregg Orlik Bill and Lauren Gabovitch Edward Gamson Nicole and Joshua Gann Tamar Gendler and Zoltan Szabo William Glazer and Thomas Smith, Ph.D. Jill Goldenberg and Sidney Kriger Lenny Goldstein and Tom Formicola Blake Gottlieb Greater Miami Jewish Federation Ellen Grubert and Janis Lippman / Ellen + Janis Real Estate Team Rabbi Jen Gubitz Theda Haber and Kathy Khuner Sarah Lou Hartman Daniel Heller

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Insperity Rabbi Richard Jacobs and Susan Freedman JCC Indianapolis Dr. Carol Kamin and Judge Alan Kamin Daniel Kamin and Scott Rankin Ron Kaplan and Yoni Bock Moshe and Debra Katz Jessica Keimowitz and Polly Crozier Kevin and Amy Kertesz Andrei and Judith Klein Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and Randi Weingarten Dr. Marc Kramer and Jeffrey Richard Milly Guberman Kravetz Ari Kristan and Suzanne Adamczak Tracey and Michelle Labgold Daniel Langenthal Lesbians for Good Rabbi Joshua Lesser Jeffrey Levin and Andrew Goffe Rabbi Adina and Andi Lewittes Rabbi Daniel Liben and Fran Robins Liben Stephanie and Yair Listokin Eric Marcus Beth Silverberg Marx and Daniel Marx Carole and Sid Meltzner Dr. Rachel Mesch and Eric Fisher Ruth Messinger and Andrew Lachman Peri and David Namerow Deborah Newbrun and Sue Reinhold Dara Papo Alice Passer and Barry Krieger Mark Pelavin and Lori Morris Dvora and Josh Pemstein Eric Pliner and Jonathan Bloom Tamar Prager and Dr. Arielle Freedberg The Render Bendor Family Dr. Judith Rosenbaum and Rabbi Or Rose Rachel Jacoby Rosenfield and Paul Rosenfield

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Robert Russell Memorial Foundation Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg and Nir Avni Stephen and Samuel Schwartz-Fenwick Julie Shapiro and Shelly F. Cohen Amy Sherr Susan Shevitz and Lawrence Bailis Nancy and Howard Smith Justin Rosen Smolen and Avi Smolen Dean Solomon and Judy Katz Dr. Norman Spack and Judith Feldman Mamie and Justin Stewart Ruth and Andrew Suzman Martin H Tannenbaum and Alex Ingersoll Marjorie Tiven Anita Uhrman United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Yael and Philippe Visser Elizabeth Waksman and Darren Orbach Jeff Wechselblatt and Daniella Fuchs Michele Sackheim Wein and Joseph Wein Penina Weinberg Michael and Dr. Diane Werner Arnee R. and Walter A. Winshall Janson Wu and Dr. Adam Levine $500 — $999 Act One Fund Pam Adelstein and Michael Weissmann Dr. Yosefa Batia Altzman Elise Gilbert Aronowitz and Edmund Aronowitz Avodah Beth El Congregation (Baltimore, MD) Beth Tikvah Congregation (Hoffman Estates, IL) Cantor Alan Brava and Souksavat Soukhaseum Craig Cafarelli Congregation Ansche Chesed (New York, NY) Congregation Emanu-El (San Francisco, CA)


Barry and Barbara Davis Shari and Seth Diamond Rabbi Reni Dickman and Aaron Nessel Diller Teen Fellow Program Rabbi Elliot and Marlynn Dorff Rabbi Barat Ellman and Jay Golan Sherri Ades Falchuk and Ken Falchuk Laurie and Joel Feinstein Johanna Fine Beth and John Gamel Amy and Seth Gillston Megan Goldstein Rabbi Lauren and Jonathan Grabelle Herrmann Bennett and Marcy Grau Jayne and David Guberman Caroline Grace Helton and Matthew Kaplan Amyra and Ken Henry Keith Hofmann and Rachel Lieber Michael Hopkins Rabbi Suzanne Jacobson and JoJo Schwartz Jacobson Christina Jeffrey Jewish Studio Project JPRO Dr. Marvin Kabakoff Joanna Kabat and David Castle Sheila Katz Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky Judith and William Kates Debbie and Doug Katz Rabbi Claudia Kreiman Joe and Marla Kaufman Vera and Robert Kurlantzick Leading Edge Mimi and Joe Lemay Rabbi Andrea and Daniel London Xiomara Lorenzo and Dr. Cara Herbitter Rabbi Bernard H. Mehlman Mensch Box Co.

Gary S. Mintz Moishe House New Israel Fund Boston Fredrica Pollack Rashi School Dana and Yossi Raucher Reconstructing Judaism Deborah and Robert Render Repair the World Zuzana Riemer and Dr. Shawn Landres Janna Rosenberg and Michael Berger Barry Salzman L. Seth and Elaine Stadfeld Rabbi Howard Stecker James Steindecker SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva Temple Reyim (Newton, MA) Martin Tobias and Robert Marx Rabbi Daniel and Rachel Utley Shana Weaver and Anastasia Ulrich Colin A. Weil and Stella Skolnik-Weil Bex Wilkinson Rabbi Elaine Zecher and Dr. David Eisenberg Karen Zelevinsky $180 — $499 Rabbi Stephanie Aaron Rabbi Joel and Michelle Shapiro Abraham Jeanne Affelder and Jeff Weissglass Rabbi Adina Allen and Jeff Kasowitz Rachel Wallis Andreasson Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld and Shimon Anisfeld Anonymous (x4) Alona Anspach Victoria Shestack Aronoff Erika and Miriam Aronoff-Davis Alice Aronov Rabbi Craig Axler Baltimore Hebrew Congregation

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Dr. Rick Bankhead and Kemper Thompson Andrea and Robert Baran Rabbi Amy Bardack and Jared Magnani Charles Barsky Robin Baslaw and Susan Smith Audrey and Hal Beerman Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Rabbi James Bennett / the Clergy of Congregation Shaare Emeth Jessica Bennett and Stephanie Burt Alyx Bernstein Beth El Synagogue Center (New Rochelle, NY) Beth El Temple Center (Belmont, MA) Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, ON) Jamie Allen Black Susan and Mariano Blanco Ari Blumenthal and Sharon Parrott Troy Bodnar Margie and Michael Bogdanow Rebecca Boggs and Michael Wenthe Judy Bolton-Fasman and Ken Fasman Susan and Steve Bookbinder Gregg Bordowitz Carrie, Jamie, and Ellie Bornstein The Brandeis School of San Francisco Joel Bresler and Judy Osher Elana Brochin Rachel Brodie and Adam Weisberg Rabbi Lester Bronstein Shifra Bronznick Alexander Brown Andrew and Gail Brown Rabbi Jeff Brown and Amy Bebchick Rabbi Aaron Brusso and Hana Gruenberg Dr. Diane Burgin and Dr. David Hutt David Buseck and Linda Levine Julia Cadrain Rabbi Nadav Caine Rabbi Javier Cattapan

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Rabbi Jennie Chabon Benjamin Chaim Rabbi Kerry Chaplin and Julia Rosen Jonathan Shmidt Chapman and David Chapman Dr. Cheryl Chess Ann Cohen Rabbi Ayelet Cohen and Rabbi Marc Margolius Jon Cohen and Kevin Corp Rabbi Tamara Cohen and Gwynn Kessler Columbia/Barnard Hillel Jeff Costa and Howard Klein Lino Covarrubias Jessica Daniels and Paul Blackborow David Danish Daughter’s Fund Katie Dauser Zane Diamond Eliana Dobres Gail and Richard Donner Madelyn and Bruce Donoff Billy and Ellen Dreskin Shoshana Dweck Tamar Eilam Marshall and Deborah Skolnick Einhorn Noam Eisen Judy and Rabbi Josh Elkin Ron Elkus Charles Ellis and Henry Patterson Claire Ellis Elouise Epstein Meryl Epstein and Trish Nuzzola Eshel Rabbi Steven Exler Farber-Katz Charitable Fund Vicky Farhi Jessica Fechtor Richard and Sabina Feczko Rabbi Ted Feldman


Ethan Felson and Daniel Schapira Ira and Lili Field Fife Family Foundation Debra and Allen Fineberg Elizabeth Fisher and Jeremy Brown Dr. Howard and Jody Fixler Martin and Helen Flusberg Footsteps Galit Fouks Yarden Fraiman and Samuel Mendoza Fraiman Tali Freed Dr. Ralph B. Freidin Linda Friedman and Jill Bulmash Rabbi Ronne and Irene Friedman Susan and Leonard Fuld Ereka Funkhouser Seth Gadinsky Rabbi Wesley Gardenswartz and Shira Goodman Tamar Gasko Karen and Matt Abrams Gerber Israel Geselowitz Chani Getter and Jacqueline Sellin Tzivia Schwartz Getzug and Steve Getzug Roger Gindi and Gregory Victor Shari, Jonathan, Nadiv, and Matan Gold-Edelstein Lee Jason Goldberg James Goldstein Jay Goldstein and Marc Matlin Juliann Goldman Jake Goodman Elissa Gootman and Mike Eichenwald Rabbi Keren Gorban Gladys and Mitchel Greenberg Rabbi David and Zelda Greenstein Rabbi Daniel Greyber Ted and Susan Gross Jesse Grossman and Linda Franchell

Karen Guberman Rachel Gutin Cynthia and Harold Guttman Eric and Susan Hailman Rabbi Bill Hamilton and Debra Block Danya Handelsman and Jed Shugerman Cheryl and Jay Harris Norman Hartstein Maggie Shapiro Haskett and Chris Haskett Hebro Robert and Nancy Heinrich Rabbi Sidney Helbraun Rabbi Lauren Herrmann and Jonathan Grabelle Herrmann Hershorin Schiff Community Day School Michael and Jeniece Higgins Hillel Jewish University Center Hillel Ontario Holy Blossom Temple Rabbi David M. Horowitz IBM Employee Services Rabbi Rachael Jackson Aviva Jacobs Rabbi Jill Jacobs and Rabbi Guy Izhak Austrian Rabbi David Jaffe and Janette Hillis-Jaffe Rabbi Howard Jaffe Amy Jamieson Jewish Community Center of the East Bay Jewish Family and Child Service of Greater Toronto Jewish Family Service Cincinnati Jewish Federation of Cincinnati Jewish Theological Seminary Jewish Women International Debbie and Rabbi Michael Joseph Rabbi Randy Kafka Atir Kahn Rachel Kalikow and David DeGraaf KAM Isaiah Israel

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Simon Kaminetsky Mark Kaminsky and Stacey Rosen Andrea S. Kantor and Mindy B. Alpert Joyce Kauffman Kathy Kaufmann The Kiever Shul Lauren Kimmel Kenneth and Eva Klein Maddie Klein Ron Klein and Michelle Rosen Susan and Morris Klein Shira Kline and Liz Alpern Sharon and Jerry Knoppow Susan Knoppow and David Saperstein Kari and David Kohl Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg and Tim Bernard Wendy Kraft and Laura Sussman Stanley Kroll Dr. Joy Ladin and Dr. Elizabeth Denlinger Ellen Lane Rhonda and Stewart Lassner Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie Deborah and Jonathan Lauter Legacy Heritage Fund Limited Ada Lerner and Hilary Palevsky Debra Lerner Don Levan Nancy Levene Daniel Levin and Dr. Fred Csibi-Levin Jennifer Levin-Tavares Aviva and David Levine Debi Levine Rabbi Seth Limmer Rabbi Ellen Lippmann and Dr. Kathryn Conroy Matthew Lipschultz and Justine Larson Valerie and Arnold Lowenstein Malkhut: Progressive Jewish spirituality in Queens Barton Malow

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Noah Mamis Rabbi Nina Mandel Rabbi Todd and Michele Markley Martha Matlaw and Michael Weinstein Sharon McGowan and Emily Hecht-McGowan Barbara Meislin/Purple Lady Fund Mark Meltzer and Peter Brown Martha and Jeff Melvoin Richard and Barbara Melvoin Sam and Judy Mendales Nancy Meyer Erin Miller Rabbi Yocheved Mintz Rabbi Michael Moskowitz Gabe Most Jody Rogovin Mostow Carrie Nachmanoff Nahma Nadich and David Belcourt Evan Namerow and Justin Stone Isidore Nettleship Barbara and Paul Neustadt Cantor Julie Newman Paul and Tandee Newman Shanku Niyogi Neda and Alan Nussbaum Robert and Rita Obeiter Ryan O’Donnell Rabbi Dan Ornstein and Marian Alexander Jordan Oshlag and Prof. Susan Tohn Michael Oxman and Doug Winkelstein Rabbi Melinda Panken Michael and Dorothy Papo Laurie and Ross Pascal Joshua and Dvora Pemstein Rabbi Barbara Penzner and Brian Rosman Luis Perelman Rabbi Carl Perkins and Elana Kling Perkins Allison Perlis Patricia and Tom Perlmutter


PJ Library in New York / Harold Grinspoon Foundation Adam Plotkin and Adam Abrahams Dr. William and Susan Pluss Stephen Pollard Regene and Dr. Kenneth Prager Janet Raffel and Rabbi David Sandmel Thomas Raffin Ezekiel Reich and Michelle Sternthal Paula Reuben Rabbi Lindy Reznick Rachel Rhodes Glenn Rigoff Cindy Rizzo Stanley Rosenbaum Dianne and David Rosenberg Susan Rosenberg Joan and Burt Ross Karen Rothman and Gordon Manning Diana Rotstein Jessica and Gary Rozenshteyn Sally Rubin and Arthur Applbaum Rachel and Morry Safer Emily Samansky Diane Sandoval Santa Clara Jewish Student Union Uriel Schafer David Schlitt and Sarah Zarrow Rabbi Avi Schulman Schusterman Fellowship Cohort 5 Jessica and Yoni Schwab Elizabeth Schwartz and Lydia Martin Rabbi Steve Schwartz Ruth Kertzer Seidman Alexandra Senal Congregation Shaarai Shomayim (Lancaster, PA) Aliza Shapiro Dr. Jenny Siegel and Dr. Elizabeth Ferrenz Susan Siegel and Adam Sobel

Rabbi Michael Silbert and Rachel Kest Riva Silverman and Abram Heisler Rabbi Todd Silverman Adam and Lori Simon Rabbi Melissa B. Simon and Rena Fraade Simon Family Cynthia and Eric Singer Hana Snow Society for the Advancement of Judaism David Sohboff and Jonathan Norris Sarah Sokolic Dr. Nechama Sorscher Abbie Spielman, Tom and Willow Higgins Rabbi Miriam T. and Jeffrey A. Spitzer Rabbi Toba Spitzer Laurence Stein Priscilla and Geoffrey Stein Alfred Steiner Emily Steiner Cheryl Stober Nicole Stout Melinda Strauss and Linda Monko Shari and Noah Suchoff Justin Sundell-Thomas Rachel Sundet Rebecca Swartz Susie Tanchel and Jen Kaplan Jane Tausig Temple Adath Or (Weston, FL) Temple B’nai Brith (Somerville, MA) Temple Hillel B’nai Torah (West Roxbury, MA) Temple Sinai of Roslyn Rabbi Elliott Tepperman and Sarah O’Leary Mitchell and Brenda Tobin UJA Federation of Greater Toronto Rabbi Andrew Vogel and Martha Hausman Eliana Vornov Jamie Wetzel Christopher and Carolyn Wade

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David Weil Sue Weil and Sandy Goodman Saul Weiner Bruce Weinstock Sherri Weintrop Elise Isaacs Weisbach Joan Neal and David Weisbach Elisette Weiss and Jacob Bockelmann Etan and Amy Weiss Stephen and Diane Weitzman A Wider Bridge Tikvah Wiener Lauren Wolchok and Kyam Krieger Lance Wolf Gavi Wolfe and Victoria Steinberg Elizabeth Wolfson Rabbi David Wolpe Women’s Rabbinic Network Joan and Steve Woogmaster Robin J. and Sam Young Rebecca Youngerman and Mark Aronson Shoshanah and Yitzchak Zaritt Rabbi Irwin Zeplowitz Mark Zitter Joshua Zlochower Lisa Zornberg $100 — $179 Leah Abrams Ronnie and Milton Abrams Ira Alkalay and Mindy Scharlin Cantor Sheri and Richard Allen Rabbi Thomas Alpert and Eileen Hagerty Rabbi Joel Alter AmazonSmile Foundation Anonymous Rabbi Victor Appell and Colin Hogan Rabbi Stephen and Cecile Arnold Jenny Ash Dianne and David Asher

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The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore Andy Austin and Michael Sonberg Dr. Penny Axelrod and Dr. Jerome Haller David Baer Paul and Debra Bahner Ed Baklor and Jeff Cannon Carole and Paul Bass Ann Bauman and Kelly Thiemann Dr. Tobin Belzer Leslie Bernstein and Fran Dunkel Dr. Leona Bessonova and Guimel DeCarvalho Beth Israel Center (Madison, WI) Michael and Dianne Blau Alan and Caron Blitz Meri Bond Rabbi David and Carol Booth Debra Borkovitz The Brayman Family Aaron Breslow Jamie and Larry Brooks Rachel Bruno and Heidi Beintema The Center for Small Town Jewish Life Harriet Cohen Congregation Agudat Achim (Leominster, MA) Congregation Hakafa (Glencoe, IL) Congregation Har Shalom (Potomac, MD) Jeff Costa and Howard Klein Jordan Dashow Callie and Josh Davis Daniel and Jennifer Dawson Bennett Decker Sheira Director-Nowack Rebecca Dinar Dr. Leigh and Leslie Dolin Ira and Shelli Dorf Dr. Samuel Dorf and Dr. Maria Kisel Dr. Rena Dorph Sam Dubin


Caryn Duboff Cantor Roy Einhorn and Cantor Jodi Sufrin Rachel and Andrew Eisen Rabbi Bruce Elder Rabbi Jacqueline Koch Ellenson and Rabbi David Ellenson Stuart Elliott and Michael McWilliams Anne Emmerich Shepard Englander Saundra Sterling Epstein and Kenneth Rosenstein Michael Felsen and Tolle Graham Rabbi Sue Fendrick and Dr. Ben Kruskal Wayne Firsty Emily Fishman Theresa and Dale Frediani Raffi Freedman-Gurspan Michael Fried and Kenneth Matos Barry & Florence Friedberg JCC Corey Friedlander Jordan Friedman Lisa and Jeff Friedstein Lauren and Jonathan Garlick Marian Geller and Gina Kamas Choi Melanie Gersten Howard and Heidi Gilbert Lynda and Scott Gilderman Rachel Gildiner Denise Gold Golda Och Academy Rabbi Megan and Paige GoldMarche Imrie Goller Gittel Goodman Laurie Gordon and David Shaw Julie Greenberg and Ronald Chaney Rabbi Steven Greenberg and Steven Goldstein Ora Grodsky and Jonathan Rosenthal Julien Guttman and Adam Teitelbaum Mark Haberman and Cara Cohen

Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Juli Heinen Pamela Heller and Erik Hartog Joshua Henkin Peter Herbert Judith Hertzberg Rabbi Yechiel and Daria Hoffman Honeymoon Israel Jonathan Horowitz Dr. Sherry Israel Jo and Jon Ivester Elizabeth Jamison Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago - Young Families Department JT Connect: Jewish Teen Learning Connection David and Susan Kahn Prof. Debra Kalmuss and Richard Katz Lyn Kaplan Susan Kaplow Hildy Karp Judith Kaufmann and George Moose Lisa Kershner Daniel Kertzner Debbie Kesselman and Joseph Giovanniello Rabbi Jimmy and Shelley Kessler Rabbi Peter Kessler, Floyd Kessler Rabbi Dusty Klass Linda Z. Klein Julie Kosarin Richard and Sarah Krause Ellen and Michael Krause-Grosman Alexandra Kurland and Erin Binder Mark Labadorf Rabbi Karen Landy and Rhonda Cherry Richard and Jessica Langer Payson Lederman Monica and Martin Lemelman Brian and Wendy Levey Marjorie Levin Josh Levine

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MISSION STATEMENT AND PROGRAMS Keshet works for the full equality of all LGBTQ Jews and our families in Jewish life. We strengthen Jewish communities. We equip Jewish organizations with the skills and knowledge to build LGBTQ-affirming communities; create spaces in which all queer Jewish youth feel seen and valued; and advance LGBTQ rights nationwide. TRAIN LEADERS TO FOSTER LGBTQ EQUALITY IN JEWISH INSTITUTIONS Most Jewish institutions want to be inclusive of LGBTQ Jews and our families, but often do not know how to create lasting change. Keshet offers training and workshops to leadership, staff, and members at synagogues, national Jewish organizations, and community institutions. We meet people and institutions where they are in their journeys to LGBTQ equality and inclusion. With our tools, training, and support, they can put equality into practice and embrace the diversity of LGBTQ Jews. CREATE SPACES FOR LGBTQ JEWISH YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE THEIR FULL SELVES Keshet offers LGBTQ and ally Jewish teens and young adults programs and events that provide education, empowerment, and a supportive community. Online, and in-person again in the near future, young people come together, develop proud, LGBTQ Jewish identities, and build leadership skills to advance change in their communities. When we inspire and equip Jews of all ages to be allies and advocates for equality in their own communities, we see tangible and lasting progress. PRODUCE LGBTQ JEWISH RESOURCES Keshet is an internationally recognized resource for materials on the intersection of Jewish tradition and LGBTQ equality. This encompasses films, videos, lesson plans, and other resources — and our online resource library is expanding. Many of our resources appeal to wide audiences, such as our LGBTQ Safe Zone stickers and our collection of LGBTQ Jewish Heroes posters, including Harvey Milk, Rabbi Sandra Lawson, and Kate Bornstein. LGBTQ visibility changes hearts and minds. We lift up the voices of LGBTQ Jews and allies, encouraging them to share their stories so their perspectives will be heard and make a difference in Jewish life. RALLY THE JEWISH COMMUNITY TO STAND UP FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS The Jewish tenet that all people are created B’tzelem Elohim, in the Divine Image, animates Keshet’s advocacy work. We educate and mobilize American Jews to protect and advance LGBTQ civil rights, including at the ballot box.

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KESHET BOARD OF DIRECTORS Seth M. Marnin, Chair

Director of Training and Education, Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Columbia University

Carson Gleberman, Vice Chair

Lee Jason Goldberg

Director, GLC Advisors & Co., LLC

Eli Gurock

Founder/CEO, Magic Beans

Tamar Prager, MPH, RN, NP, Secretary

Oren Henry

Nathan Render, Treasurer

Robert Holgate

Idit Klein

Ari Kristan

Rabbi Laura Abrasley

Liana Krupp

Angel Alvarez-Mapp

Rabbi Adina Lewittes

Healthcare Professional

Manager of Customer Experience, Mockingbird

President & CEO

Rabbi, Temple Shalom of Newton, Newton, MA

Senior Director of Operations, Jews of Color Initiative

Alyx Bernstein

Commercial, Regulatory, and Product Counsel at Stripe

Founder, Robert Holgate Design

Partner, Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP

President and Trustee of the Krupp Family Foundation

Xiomara Lorenzo

Senior Director, Enterprise Digital

Student, Barnard College

Amy Born

Marc Maxwell, AIA

Architect/Principal, Maxwell Architects, LLC

Senior Strategist, Leading Edge

Ian Brown

Salesforce Technical Architect Fellow, Deloitte

Director of Whole Person Integrated Care, San Francisco Department of Public Health

Alan Cohen

Jason Rosenberg

Bennett Decker

Wendy Rosov

Chief Programs Officer, JASA

Programming Assistant, T’ruah

Johanna Fine, SPHR

Chief Human Resources Officer, JCC Chicago

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Dara Papo

Director, Autodesk

Founder and Principal, Rosov Consulting


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KESHET STAFF Idit Klein

Rebecca Ennen

Amram Altzman

EJ Erichsen

President & CEO

Associate Director of Youth Programs

Education Program Associate

Rabbi Micah Buck-Yael

Suzanne Feinspan

Amy Cobb

Lenny Goldstein

Jon Cohen

Chris Harrison

Steven Davis

Hannah Henschel

Zane Diamond

Leah Kopperman

Director of Education and Training

Data Administrator

Director of Community Mobilization

Events Manager

Executive Assistant

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Chief Communications Officer

Chief Program Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Communications Manager

Associate Director of Education and Training for Cohort Learning

Director of Data and Constituent Relationship Management


Jaimie Krass

Director of Youth Programs

Tracey Labgold

Florida Education & Training Manager

Shannon Saul

Community Mobilization Manager

Hannah Sherffius

Payment Processing Associate

Talia Makowsky

Emily Solomon

Sarah Mamlet

Dubbs Weinblatt

Operations Manager

Associate Director of Education and Training

Jackie Maris

Issac Young

Communications Associate

Chicago Education & Training Manager

Grants Manager

Associate Director of Education and Training for Metro New York

Randi Reed

Bay Area Education and Training Manager

Dan Reiser

Program Marketing Associate

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Dear IditOn behalf of my CJP colleagues and our entire community, I congratulate you on the Rosh Pina Award recognizing 20 years of visionary leadership. I am honored to have known you for many of those years, professionally and as a friend; first in my role at Gann Academy and now at CJP. Throughout that time, I have witnessed your commitment to ensuring the Greater Boston’s Jewish community is a place for everyone and seen the impact it has made. Through your two decades of leadership at Keshet, we have witnessed a transformation in the Jewish community’s understanding of what it means to fully support equality and inclusivity for LGBTQ+ Jews – from marriage equality to fighting for the rights of trans children and adults to programming to help teens and others navigate complexity and change, of course we have more to do, but we are well on our way thanks to you. Throughout, you have been an exceptional partner, empathetic leader, and inspiration for so many, including me. As you receive the Rosh Pina Award tonight, please know that CJP and our Jewish community stand with you and support Keshet’s critical mission with your leadership and partnership, we know that we can continue to make our community – and our world – one where everyone is welcomed and valued. I look forward to many more years of partnership and friendship with you. May you go from strength to strength. Mazel tov, Rabbi Marc Baker


Mazal Tov, Idit! “Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities.” — Gloria Steinem

Mazal tov, Idit, on 20 years of extraordinary leadership! Thank you for imagining, dreaming, and doing what needs to be done to build a better world for LGBTQ+ Jews. Our future is much brighter because of your vision, courage, and creativity. — Barbara and Eric Dobkin


celebrating with

Keshet at

OUTstanding! 2021 Congratulations to all the honorees! Judy Henry Jessica Eric Ben Paige Louis Jacob Kate Zoë Billy Martin Sarah

ZACHS

FAMILY FOUNDATION

Building Community is a Family Tradition


OUTstanding! Coro Allegro is proud to partner with Keshet.

We welcome all to join us for

LETTERS TO OUR CHILDREN Voices across Generations for LGBTQ+ Youth WORLD PREMIERE

Here I am: I Am Here, by Andrea Clearfield Mimi Lemay and Sam Brinton, Narrators • A mother writes to her transgender son • A survivor of conversion therapy writes to their 12-year-old self

Plus works by Ola Gjeilo and Ron Perera The 14th Annual Pinkham Award will be presented to Sam Brinton. The Lemay Family

Sunday, May, 22, 2022 at 3pm Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston

Boston's LGBTQ+ & allied classical chorus

coroallegro.org


Diversity makes our community makes our community

stronger wisermore vibrant

and more whole.

We We at at Hebrew Hebrew College College are are deeply deeply grateful grateful for for Keshet’s Keshet’s leadership leadership and and honored honored and and excited excited to to partner partner with with you! you!

Mazal Tov to all the honorees: The Lemay Family Rabbi Becky Silverstein, Hebrew College `14 Idit Klein

Rabbi Rabbi Sharon Sharon Cohen Cohen Anisfeld Anisfeld President President hebrewcollege.edu hebrewcollege.edu

Andy Andy Offit Offit

Chair, Chair, Board Board of of Trustees Trustees


Congratulations to

Idit Klein For Your Vision, Leadership, And Dedication To Changing So Many Lives.

Jeff Schoenfeld

www.bbh.com


Mazal Tov, Idit! “Dare to dream... and when you dream, dream big.” — Henrietta Szold

We are so proud of you! Thank you for loving us, for modeling what it means to follow your dreams, and for courageously building a brighter world for our families! xoxo, Jordan, Lior, and Nuri


COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES joins KESHET in honoring this year’s recipients of the Hacham Lev Award

Jay Lemay and the Lemay Family We celebrate Jay Lemay. With his strong voice and courage, he is a role model for all young people. We also congratulate the entire Lemay family for their support, commitment, and advocacy for trans and non-binary children and their families across the Jewish community and beyond. and

Rabbi Becky Silverstein For his years of service to Keshet and the entire Jewish community. By helping to build bridges of understanding, his work for equal rights for all is a true example of how inclusivity can change the world. All of you inspire our community. CJP is proud to partner with Keshet as they work for full LGBTQ inclusion in Jewish life. Thank you for all you do. MAY YOU GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH


YASHER KOACH KESHET, IDIT KLEIN, RABBI BECKY SILVERSTEIN and THE LEMAY FAMILY

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Kol HaKavod

‫כל הכבוד‬

Rabbi Becky Silverstein The Lemay Family and Idit Klein, our visionary leader: Thank you for all you have accomplished in pursuit of LGBTQ equality and creating a kehilla kedosha — a holy community where we can all be our authentic selves. B'ahavah, The Keshet Staff


“Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world.” ‐ Grace Paley

Rabbi Becky Silverstein and Mimi, Joe, Jay, Eli, and Lucia Lemay,

MAZAL TOV!

You are all true Hochmei Lev – people who gift the world with wisdom and enormous heart. Thank you for all you do for a more just world. B’kavod, Idit


Mazal Tov! Rabbis Claudia Kreiman, Tiferet Berenbaum & Moshe Waldoks congratulate Keshet and the Honorees of OUTstanding 2021! We especially send a Mazal Tov to Idit Klein, who is proud to count TBZ as one of her communities, on her 20th Anniversary.

TBZ is proud to partner with Keshet in working for a Jewish community where all are welcome! TEMPLE BETH ZION, 1566 BEACON ST, BROOKLINE, MA www.tbzbrookline.org


CONGRATULATIONS to the 2021 HONOREES Idit Klein The Lemay Family Rabbi Becky Silverstein

With love to you and to all our Keshet family from

Rabbi Ira Helf & John Knoebel


Thank you Keshet for the OUT of this world work you are doing for LGBTQ+ inclusion! Your friends at Rocketbook


Mazal tov to Rabbi Becky Silverstein, the Lemay Family, Idit Klein, and the Board and Staff of Keshet. Thank you for advancing the cause of LGBTQ equality and inclusion. And with special gratitude for, and deepest admiration of, Idit for all that you have done over the past 20 years to ensure that all LGBTQ people have a welcoming and safe space in the Jewish community. You are a life saver. Kol HaKavod With Love, The Romanow Zelermyer Family


“A woman of valor who can find? Her value is far above rubies...” Thank you, idit, for 20 years of growing Keshet to maturity. With love and admiration, Betty Morningstar and Jeanette Kruger


History says, Don’t hope On this side of the grave... But then, once in a lifetime The hoped-for tidal wave Of justice can rise up, And hope and history rhyme. — Seamus Heaney, from “The Cure of Troy”

To Idit, Becky and the Lemays: you are making that wave! With affection and gratitude, Carson & Joe Gleberman


“We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.” ‐ Bayard Rustin

To the Keshet Staff and Board, past and present, To all our leaders, volunteers, and supporters, Thank you for being my partners in this work of sacred troublemaking. With gratitude and love, Idit


Mazel tov! Becky, Thank you for your authentic leadership and for being a very fun person. Idit, Mazel tov and thank you for sharing your visionary leadership. You are both true role models and change-makers. Amy Born and Alex Pascal


Thank you to Idit and Keshet for 20 years of partnership. We are proud to work on behalf of full equality and inclusion together. Your friends at JCRC


Mazal tov to Idit Klein on 20 years of outstanding leadership! Mazal tov to the Keshet team on your incredible work to build a more joyful and inclusive Jewish community! Mazal tov to this year’s OUTstanding honorees for inspiring us with your stories and impact! Idit, it has been an incredible experience to learn from and work with you over the past two decades. You have put LGBTQ inclusion and belonging on the Jewish communal agenda and given voice to Jewish values at the national level. May you go from strength to strength! LISA AND MITCH EISEN


CONGRATULATIONS, IDIT, BECKY, AND LEMAY FAMILY! Thank you for your tireless work in advocating for LGBTQ equality and inclusion in the Jewish community and throughout our society. And a special thank you to Idit for being a mentor, a friend, and an inspiration. Lee Jason Goldberg


Idit, congratulations on your 20 years of outstanding service. You have made an exceptionally positive impact on our community. With admiration and respect, Linda and Mike Frieze


KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ BABY Hugely thankful for Keshet’s leadership and everything Keshet does to promote LGBTQ equality and inclusion. Myron Miller


“Others wait for something to happen; leaders help make something happen. While others curse the darkness, a leader lights a light.” Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks “If you will it, it is no dream.” Theodor Hertzel

Yasher Koach to Idit Klein - who turns dreams of a better world into reality for so many people, near and far, each and every day. You are a light that brightly shines unto us and unto our children. Your dedication, vision and commitment to Keshet is an example for us all, and we are all the better for it. With respect and admiration, Michele Sackheim Wein and Joe Wein


What a joy it is to celebrate Idit Klein’s twenty years of leadership at Keshet. Idit’s vision for the positive transformation of Jewish life that would result from the full participation of LGBTQ Jews in our communities has proven to be prescient and compelling. She built a beautiful, dedicated and thoughtful movement that has been hugely influential in both the Jewish and secular world. Her ability to be bold and modest as a leader, to focus on the advancement of the cause closest to her heart while remaining deeply involved in the pursuit of justice for all people is a model for all of us. Idit is a force for change and a caring and sensitive person whose decades of activism are layered with passion and determination, as well as a consistent kindness to all whom she encounters in the work. Thank you Idit for sharing your amazing gifts with such generosity and compassion. Much love, Shifra Bronznick


Mazal Tov to Idit Klein on her 20 years of stellar, heart-centered leadership! She has shown the world how to bring light into the lives of others with compassion and innovation. We are forever grateful. Mazal Tov to the Lemay Family and to Rabbi Becky Silverstein! Thank you for your guidance, teaching others how to navigate the world with integrity, authenticity, and love. Tamar Prager and Arielle Freedberg


A major mazal and toda raba to the inspiring and indefatigable Idit! Love! Tony Felzen


We are very proud of Keshet’s mission and of our daughter Amy Born’s involvement on the Keshet Board. Wendy and Ross Born


Stuart S. Kurlander and David L. Martin


Wendy Rosov and Peg Sandel


Adam Berger and Stephen Frank


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"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." --E.E. Cummings YASHER KOACH

Idit Klein on 20 years of leadership!

MAZEL TOV

Rabbi Becky Silverstein & the Lemay Family on the Hacham Lev award!

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Mazel Tov Idit! From the FISHER-BROWN family


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Mazel Tov to the Lemay Family, Rabbi Becky Silverstein, and to Idit Klein on 20 years of life-changing leadership bending the moral arc of the universe toward justice Chazak Chazak V'nitchazek May Keshet go from strength to strength! B’kavod, Jill Goldenberg and Sidney Kriger


MAZEL TOV to OUTstanding! honorees Rabbi Becky Silverstein, Idit Klein, and the Lemay Family. May you go from strength to strength! Thank you, Keshet, for all you do to open the gates to equality for LGBTQ Jews. We are honored to work with you to foster a more inclusive Jewish world.

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‫ממנה‬ ‫לבטל‬ ‫חורין‬ ‫בן‬ ‫אתה‬ ‫ולא‬ ,‫לגמר‬ ‫המלאכה‬ ‫עליך‬ ‫לא‬ “It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it.” —Pirkei Avot 2:16 We are thrilled to partner with the Keshet community and thankful for their leadership and dedication to LGBTQ inclusion, and how it enriches synagogue life and the Jewish world. The Clergy of Temple Israel of Boston: Rabbi Elaine S. Zecher, Cantor Alicia Stillman, Rabbi Suzie Jacobson, Rabbi Dan Slipakoff, Rabbi Andrew Oberstein, Rabbi Ronne Friedman, Rabbi Bernard H. Mehlman, and Cantor Roy Einhorn

Mazel tov on 20 years of helming this sacred vision, Idit, and for everything you have done to make our community and world a wholer, safer, and more vibrant place for us and our children. With love and gratitude, Avi & Justin Rosen Smolen


Thank you for your advocacy and leadership. The Clergy at Temple Emanu-El of Dallas

Mazal tov to Keshet and to Idit Klein for twenty years of OUTstanding leadership! We are grateful for all that you have done and continue to do. With love, the Mesch Fisher family


Dear Idit, Mazel Tov on 20 years! Much love, Ron, Michelle, Naomi and Gabriel

Mazel tov to Idit Klein, Rabbi Becky Silverstein, and the Lemay family on these well deserved honors! You are an incredible group and we couldn’t be more psyched to support you this evening. Kol hakavod! With love, Becca, Mike, Ben, & Ezra Fishbein


Mazal tov to Rabbi Becky, the Lemay family, and Idit Klein! Rabbi Becky - I've witnessed firsthand the impact you have on the Keshet Shabbaton participants...thank you for framing Jewish text and tradition in a way that is meaningful to all! Lemay Family - It's been a true joy getting to know you while planning OUTstanding!, your work in the community is inspiring! Idit - Thank you for leading Keshet with such passion and drive for twenty years! So honored to be on this journey with you! With great appreciation, Steven Davis

We join in honoring Idit Klein for 20 years of OUTstanding leadership and congratulate Rabbi Becky Silverstein and the Lemay Family

‫מזל טוב‬

Arnee R. and Walter A. Winshall


Congratulations to this year’s honorees Idit Klein, Rabbi Becky Silverstein, and the Lemay family. Thank you Keshet and to all who contributed to make this an OUTstanding! event. Dara Papo

Mazal Tov to Idit Klein, the Lemay Family, and Rabbi Becky Silverstein. You are all OUTstanding! Thank you to the honorees and the entire staff of Keshet for your leadership, advocacy, and dedication to supporting LGBTQ Jews and their families. Best Wishes from Elizabeth Waksman & Darren Orbach


Mazal tov, Idit, on 20 years of extraordinary leadership at Keshet! May you continue to lead with courage and hope, and inspire your communities toward action. Much love, Evan Namerow, Justin Stone, & Noa

Mazal Tov to all of the honorees! Rabbi Becky: my ROI and Schusterman fellow Fellow, what a well deserved honor! and Idit aka Shareen-Am: Thank you for all you do to build a Jewish community where we can all participate fully.

James Cohen and Andrés Nieto


Mazel Tov to the Honorees! We are grateful for all you do! May you go from strength to strength! Daniella Fuchs and Jeff Wechselblatt

Mazel Tov to my dear friends and my teachers, Idit and Rav Becky. You have enriched my world and our community beyond what any words can express. —Jeremy Burton


Dear Idit, mazel tov! Jewish LGBTQ life (and the Jewish community in general) has changed so wonderfully in the past two decades thanks to your leadership! - Jon Branfman

In honor of Oren Henry, David Rak, Maya Isabella & Levi Shai Henry-Rak and their commitment to Keshet & its work toward achieving full LGBTQ equality & inclusion in Jewish life. Welcome to New Jersey! With love, Ema, Abba, Orly, Ezra, & Margalit


Mazel tov, Idit! Because of your leadership, vision and heart, Jewish communities across the country are homes of belonging for LGBTQ Jews and our families. You have quite literally changed lives - indeed saved lives. With deep gratitude and affection, Lenny Goldstein & Tom Formicola

“Community is the human expression of Divine love. It is where I am valued simply for who I am, how I live and what I give to others. It is the place where they know my name.” —Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Mazel tov to all the honorees for making our community a place where everyone is valued for who they are. A special thanks to Idit for her leadership and vision. Justin and Mamie Kanfer Stewart Syan and Briya


Kol ha’ka’vod ‫ֹכּל הַ כָ ּבוֹד‬ Idit, Becky and Lemay Family Thank you for your wise and compassionate leadership! Martin Tannenbaum and Alex Ingersoll

Mazel tov to Idit and to everyone at Keshet. Thank you for all the important work you do! Michael Oxman and Doug Winkelstein


Mazal Tov Idit ! We are so proud of all your achievements! Much Love Ima and Aba

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You inspire us all, as seekers

Epstein Hillel School proudly supports the mission of Keshet and its continued commitment to strengthening Jewish communities for all. Mazel Tov to all this year’s OUTstanding! honorees: The Lemay Family, Rabbi Becky Silverstein, and Idit Klein

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for your vision, your commitment, your leadership and your compassion for over 20 years. We have all benefitted from your work at Keshet.

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Mazal Tov & Mabrook on 20 years of brilliant leadership, Idit. May you go from strength to strength! And we're thrilled to celebrate Becky Silverstein and the Lemay Family! With love and admiration from your friends at JFREJ.

CAMPMOSH.ORG/LEARNMORE You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it. PIRKEI AVOT 2:21 To tonight’s honorees — You inspire us to keep striving for a world made whole, overflowing with justice! And to our dear colleague, Idit — Looking forward to continuing our journey together for many more decades! Larry Bailis, President Cindy Rowe, Executive Director

With gratitude to: Idit Klein for making the Jewish community a happier and safer place for our children. Rabbi Becky Silverstein for being a groundbreaking role model and teacher. The Lemay family for your outstanding advocacy and activism. We are so proud to be part of the Keshet family LISA, PAUL, ALYX AND ANA


Mazel Tov to Idit for 20 years of amazing leadership. Thank you for all you have done to change the Jewish world. We have benefited from your devotion, wisdom and vision. And we will benefit more for many years to come! Lauren & Bill Gabovitch

Here’s to 20 years of life affirming leadership!

Mazel Tov, Idit! With love, Your friends at the Krupp Family Foundation

‫!מזל טוב וחזק ואמץ‬ Idit, Our friend, co-conspirator, va’ad-mate and role-model. We love you! Rabbi David Jaffe and Janette Hillis-Jaffe

Mazal tov to all of the honorees! We are grateful to Idit Klein and the fierce, fabulous Lemay Family. Special thanks to Rabbi Becky Silverstein, an inspirational teacher, role model, and mensch. Dvora, Josh, Tal & Shira Pemstein


Mazal tov to Rabbi Becky Silverstein and the Lemay family on receiving the Hacham Lev award, and to Idit Klein for your 20 years of visionary leadership of Keshet, and on receiving the Rosh Pina award! Thank you for all you do! With gratitude, Nicole and Joshua Gann

Congratulations to all our courageous honorees and a big Mazal Tov to Idit on 20 years of visionary, compassionate and transformative leadership! May Keshet go from strength to strength. Rabbi Adina and Andi Lewittes

To honorees Idit Klein and Rabbi Becky Silverstein Deepest thanks for your sustaining friendship, your inspiring leadership, and the Torat Hesed you live and teach.

Congratulations and thank you!

So grateful for your presence in our community and in my life.

From the Gendler/Szabo Family

With love, Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld


Idit, your leadership and vision inspire us. Mazal tov to all the honorees!

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Thank you for making our communities stronger and safer. May you go from strength to strength.

Thank you for being a shining North Star in this work, Rabbi Becky! With gratitude, Your friends at the Krupp Family Foundation

_______________________________________ With admiration from Judith Rosenbaum and the whole Jewish Women’s Archive team

Mazal Tov to all the Keshet Honorees! Special Shout-Out to Visionary Founder Idit Klein for her groundbreaking work! Meryl and David Gordon

‫ הַ ְמכַּבֵ ד אֶ ת הַ ּבְ ִרּיוֹת‬,‫אֵ יזֶהּו ְמכֻּבָ ד‬ “Who deserves to be honored someone who honors all people.” - Pirke Avot We are delighted to honor Idit for her twenty years of leadership. Through advocacy and education, your impact has been far reaching, creating communities that are fully accepting and inclusive. Nancy and Howard Smith


Mazal Tov to the 2021 OUTStanding! Honorees. And Kol HaKavod to the Keshet staff and Board for your passionate and holy work. Gideon, Jackie, Brad and Solomon Aronoff

Mazel tov, Idit, on this wonderful milestone! Your clarity of vision for Keshet over the past 20 years, your courage, profound humanity, and leadership have lit the way towards a more just and inclusive world for us all. We treasure your friendship and all we have learned from you. May you — and Keshet — go from strength to strength. Jayne and David Guberman

We support Keshet and our shared vision of a world in which all LGBTQ Jews and their families can live with full equality, justice, and dignity.

Mazal tov to the Lemay Family, Rabbi Becky Silverstein, and Idit Klein.

Susan Shevitz and Larry Bailis

Stephanie & Yair Listokin

Thank you Keshet for your outstanding work.


Celebrating the amazing work of Keshet and Idit’s two decades of inspirational leadership. The Raucher Family

Mazal Tov, Idit, on 20 years of visionary leadership! With love, Peri and David Namerow

Sending hug Mazel to Idit and Becky! So honored to be in community with both of you! Shana Weaver and Stacy Ulrich

Milly Guberman Kravetz


Dr. Norman Spack and Dr. Judith Feldman

The Bakal Family

Rachel and Paul Jacoby Rosenfield

Nancy and David Solomon


Amy and Seth Gillston

Ari Kristan and Suzanne Adamczak


Idit, I’m forever grateful for you and Keshet. I wouldn’t have emotionally/ spiritually survived being a queer kid in a Jewish high school without you. With love, Shulamit

______ A special salute to Idit Klein, a leader for tough times and a visionary for an improved future. Ruth Messinger

______ Our dear Idit, We’re so proud of you and all the good work that Keshet does. Mazel Tov on 20 years! Love, the Honeys

______ Mazal tov, Idit! I’m so grateful for your creative leadership, your commitment to the queer Jewish community, and your personal support. Gene G-P

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Mazal Tov Keshet and Idit! 20 years of incredible leadership and impact. Aliza Mazor

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Thank you Idit for your decades of powerful work to lead our community to greater liberation! Thank you Rabbi Becky for bringing forth your Torah to guide us towards joyful freedom! Dove Kent

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Mazal tov to all of the honorees. Warmest wishes to our dear friends, Seth Marnin, chair of Keshet, his wife, Rachel Tiven, and their entire family. Rabbi Dan Ornstein and Ms. Marian Alexander


Mazal tov to Idit and Rabbi Becky— with your work and your selves, you build the road in front of us. With immense appreciation, admiration and gratitude, Sue Fendrick and Ben Kruskal

______ Mazal tov and todah rabah to Idit Klein for her visionary and steadfast leadership of Keshet for the last 20 years. Jessica Keimowitz and Polly Crozier

______ Mazel Tov, Idit. It is hard to believe that it has been 20 years! May you go from strength to strength. Kol hakovod, Nancy K.

______ Mazel Tov Idit! I am so proud to have been in the room where it happened when you started Keshet all those years ago. I am so proud to call you a friend and colleague! With love, (Rabbi) Lauren Grabelle Herrmann

______ Mazel tov, Idit! Such a well-deserved honor for someone who has led Keshet and the Jewish social justice field with grace, integrity, vision, and good humor! From your friends at the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable

______ Beloved Idit, honoring your vision, commitment, and conscious leadership! Our world is infinitely more inclusive, whole, and holy because of your sacred work. Love, Karen, Matt, & Halleli Abrams Gerber

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Mazal tov to the honorees from all of us at The Rashi School. We are proud to support Keshet to ensure Rashi is an inclusive community for LGTBQ families.


Kol HaKavod to this year’s OUTstanding honorees, and mazal tov to Idit Klein for 20 years of excellent leadership at Keshet! We are inspired by your dedication to advancing LGBTQ equality and belonging in the Jewish community and beyond. Your positive impact on the lives of so many people will help build a world that is more joyful, just and inclusive for generations to come. Thank you for your leadership, your partnership and your friendship! - Lynn, Stacy, Lisa, David and the team at Schusterman Family Philanthropies


Keshet envisions a world in which all LGBTQ Jews and our families can live with full equality, justice, and dignity. keshetonline.org


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