OUTstanding! 2022 Digital Program Book

NYC / ONLINE NOVEMBER 10, 2022

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

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 LGBTQaffirming communities; create spaces in which all queer Jewish youth feel seen and valued; and advance LGBTQ rights nationwide.

Tonight’s Program 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Strolling dinner & drinks

7:30 – 8:30 pm

Program with honoree panel

8:30 – 9:00 pm

Dessert and schmoozing

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Thank you to our Honorary Chairs!

Gali Cooks & Keren Rosenbaum-Cooks Seth M. Marnin & Rachel B. Tiven Justin Rosen Smolen & Avi Smolen Kohenet Dr. Harriette Wimms

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Thank you to our Host Committee!

Angel Alvarez-Mapp and Danielle Natelson / Rabbi Laura Abrasley and Julie Childers / Dr. Joséphine Altzman / Gideon Aronoff and Jackie Rogerio / Lawrence Bailis and Susan Shevitz / Adam L. Berger and Stephen E. Frank / Alyx Bernstein / Judy and Kenneth Bolton-Fasman / Amy Born and Alex Pascal / Dr. Marci and Joram Borenstein / Alan Cohen and Robert Bank / Rabbi Ayelet Cohen and Rabbi Marc Margolius / Gali Cooks and Keren Rosenbaum-Cooks / Steven Davis and J. Jacob Krause / Shoshana Dweck and Family / Lisa and Mitch Eisen / Johanna Fine / Ann and Myron Falchuk / Tony Felzen / Liz Fisher and Jeremy Brown

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Nicole and Joshua Gann / Tamar Szabo Gendler and Zoltan Gendler Szabo / Rabbi George Gittleman / Carson and Joseph Gleberman / Lee Jason Goldberg / Jill Goldenberg and Sidney Kriger / Karla Goldman / Lenny Goldstein and Tom Formicola / Rabbi Lauren and Jon Grabelle Herrmann / Ellen Grubert and Janis Lippman – Ellen and Janis Real Estate Team / Sheri and Eli Gurock / Rabbi Ira Helf and John Knoebel / Debbie and Jamie Heller / Debbie and Rabbi Michael Joseph / Ron Kaplan and Yoni Bock / Idit Klein and Jordan Namerow / Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and Randi Weingarten / Rabbi Myriam Klotz and Rabbi Margot Stein

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Larry Kraus and Sara Smolover / Ari Kristan and Suzanne Adamczak / Liana and Michael Krupp / Landres Family – Renata and Shawn and Zuzana / Rabbi Adina and Andi Lewittes / Rabbi Ellen Lippmann and Dr. Kathryn Conroy / Dr. Davia L. Loren / Xiomara Lorenzo and Cara Herbitter / Seth M. Marnin and Rachel B. Tiven / Marc Maxwell / Rachel Mesch & Eric Fisher / Ruth Messinger / Betty Morningstar and Jeanette Kruger / Evan Namerow and Justin Stone / Dara Papo / Tamar Prager and Arielle Freedberg / Rabbi Joshua Rabin and Rabbi Yael Hammerman / Nathan Render and Tal Bendor / Dana and Yossi Raucher

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Thank you to our Host Committee!

Dr. Judith Rosenbaum and Rabbi Or Rose / Jason Rosenberg and Seth Radin / Rachel Jacoby Rosenfield and Paul Rosenfield / Wendy Rosov and Peg Sandel / Michael Sarid and Alan Schwartz / Jeff Schoenfeld and Matt Holbein / Rabbi Becky Silverstein and Naomi Sobel / Lori and Adam Simon / Nancy and Howard Smith / Justin Rosen Smolen and Avi Smolen / Rabbi Matthew and Nicole Vengrove Soffer / Sarah Sokolic – Lab/Shul / Rabbi Jay M. Stein / Martin H. Tannenbaum and Alex Ingersoll / Amy and Etan Weiss / Andrew Zelermyer and Dan Romanow #outstanding22

Keshet Luminaries

Thank you to our sponsors!

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Sponsors Luminaries Red Crane Foundation S. Asher Gelman and Mati Bardosh Gelman Jeff Schoenfeld and Matt Holbein

Stars of Keshet Anonymous Sheri and Eli Gurock Rabbi Ira Helf and John Knoebel Robert Holgate Stuart Kurlander and David Martin Dr. Davia L. Loren Seth M. Marnin and Rachel B. Tiven

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Stars of Keshet (continued) Marc Maxwell Betty Morningstar and Jeanette Kruger Rabbi Becky Silverstein and Naomi Sobel Judith Zachs Andrew Zelermyer and Dan Romanow

Advocates

Dr. Joséphine Altzman Alan Cohen and Robert Bank Dana and Larry Linden Martin H. Tannenbaum and Alex Ingersoll

Sustainers

Karla Goldman

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Friends

Adam L. Berger and Stephen E. Frank Judy and Kenneth Bolton-Fasman Amy Born and Alex Pascal Gali Cooks and Keren Rosenbaum-Cooks Congregation Shomrei Torah – Santa Rosa, CA Steven Davis and J. Jacob Krause Shoshana Dweck and Family Lisa and Mitch Eisen Ann and Myron Falchuk Liz Fisher and Jeremy Brown Nicole and Joshua Gann Tamar Szabo Gendler and Zoltan Gendler Szabo Jill Goldenberg and Sidney Kriger Ron Kaplan and Yoni Bock Idit Klein and Jordan Namerow Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and Randi Weingarten

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Friends (continued)

Rabbi Myriam Klotz and Rabbi Margot Stein Larry Kraus and Sara Smolover Ari Kristan and Suzanne Adamczak Liana and Michael Krupp Landres Family – Renata and Shawn & Zuzana Rabbi Adina and Andi Lewittes Rachel Mesch & Eric Fisher Evan Namerow and Justin Stone Dara Papo Tamar Prager and Arielle Freedberg Dr. Judith Rosenbaum and Rabbi Or Rose Rachel Jacoby Rosenfield and Paul Rosenfield Wendy Rosov and Peg Sandel Michael Sarid and Alan Schwartz Lori and Adam Simon Nancy and Howard Smith Rabbi Matthew and Nicole Vengrove Soffer

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To make a gift: Text OUTSTANDING to 44321 or give online at keshetonline.org/donate Thank you for supporting Keshet!

Mazal tov to our OUTstanding! 2022 honorees!

To Bear, Keshira, and our own Carson and Ami ~ We are awed by your accomplishments and deeply grateful for your commitment.

Thank you for your steadfast vision and dedication. You inspire us all to continue working toward a more just world.

The Keshet Board of Directors

THE KESHET HACHAM LEV AWARD

Hacham Lev, or wise-hearted, comes from Exodus 35:10, which suggests that holy work requires both wisdom and heart.

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AMRAM ALTZMAN Hacham Lev Honoree Amram Altzman has shaped the field of LGBTQ Jewish youth work for a decade with love, wit, and insight. As a teen, he started the first Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) at a Modern Orthodox Jewish day school, then helped to launch Keshet’s first LGBTQ and Ally Teen Shabbaton weekend retreat 10 years ago, and today is Keshet’s Associate Director of Youth Programs.

S. BEAR BERGMAN Hacham Lev Honoree S. Bear Bergman is a groundbreaking writer, educator, and activist. The author of nine books and the founder of Flamingo Rampant press, Bear helped start the first-ever GSA and now advances equity in education and trans cultural competency in business, government, and non-profit arenas.

KOHENET KESHIRA HALEV FIFE Hachamat Lev Honoree Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife is a nationally known Kohenet (Hebrew priestess), community weaver, educator, musician, and speaker on Jewish spirituality, activism, and leadership. She co-led Keshet’s 2022 LGBTQ Jewish Youth of Color Collective.

LANDRES COURAGE FOR DIGNITY AWARD

The Landres Award recognizes individuals who display courage as allies to support the full inclusion of LGBTQ people whose dignity is at stake. #outstanding22

Carson Cleberman – CARSON GLEBERMAN Landres Courage for Dignity Award Landres Courage for Dignity Honoree Carson Gleberman is a longtime Keshet board member, nonprofit leader, and ally who has been instrumental to Keshet’s growth and success over many years. She is also a Broadway producer and current board chair of Page 73, which supports playwrights such as Michael R. Jackson, Tony Award-winner for A Strange Loop.

LIZ ALPERN Liz Alpern - Emcee Emcee Liz Alpern is co-founder of The Gefilteria and co-author of The Gefilte Manifesto:

New Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods.

She is also the creator of Queer Soup Night, a global event series highlighting the talent of queer chefs while raising funds for locally-based social justice organizations. She is committed to seeing a more just and equitable food system for all.

To make a gift: Text OUTSTANDING to 44321 or give online at keshetonline.org/donate Thank you for supporting Keshet!

Our Dear Ami, LGBTQ+ Jewish young people know whom to call on a Sunday at 10pm when they need urgent advice: you! We are so proud to call you our colleague. Through Keshet and beyond, you have grown from pioneering youth leader to pioneering professional. Your "wise heart" inspires a better, brighter, and more joyous world.

Mazal tov!

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“Hope is a song in a weary throat.”

-Pauli Murray

Ami, Bear, Carson, and Keshira, Mazal tov!

You are extraordinary leaders who keep hope alive, especially during wearying times. We are so grateful for your courage, creativity, insight, and leadership for a more just world. Thank you for your hopeful song!

Idit Klein and Jordan Namerow

Congratulations and ‫ כל הכבוד‬to Keshet, and all of the honorees of OUTStanding! 2022 And a special wish for my son, Amram, ‫עמרם דוד הלוי נ"י‬ to go,‫מחיל אל חיל‬ and for bringing our whole family boundless pride!

"This was a triumph! I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS."

Dr. Joséphine Altzman, Levi, Eliezer, and Daniel Altzman, and the entire Altzman family

It was an honor to serve on Keshet’s board, and it is with great pride that I continue to support the important work Keshet does.

- Robert Holgate

Congratulations, Carson!

With great admiration and respect.

From Dana and Larry Linden

“A Jew who does not believe in miracles is not a realist.”

- David Ben Gurion Thank you for your belief!

Thank you for the miracles you have wrought…

Keshet, Carson, Ami, Bear and Keshira!

With much love and admiration, Martin Tannenbaum and Alex Ingersoll

Mazal Tov, Ami!!!

We are so proud of you!

Love, Mom, Levi, Eli, Daniel

Bear, Congratulations on this well deserved honor.

You have been fighting for social justice your entire life.

Mazel Tov, Carlyn & Michael Bergman

Much love and congratulations to you Mr. from all of us.

Zey matsliach tonight!

We are so proud of you and the work you do in the world.

Love, j., Morgan, Shir, Solomon, and Francis

Mazal tov to the honorees on your exemplary leadership!

May you continue to inspire your communities toward action.

-Evan Namerow & Justin Stone

2Life Communities Mazel tov to the honorees and Keshet for your OUTstanding work for LGBTQ equality in the Jewish community. You make us better, stronger, and more inclusive.

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Congratulations Mom. We love you and are proud of you!

From S.I.S. to this!!

The Jews of Color Mishpacha Project wishes Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife a hearty Mazal Tov on your Keshet OUTstanding Award!

It is so well deserved.

CONGRATULATIONS and may you be blessed!!!

So proud of how far you’ve come.

I’m privileged to have known you way back when your journey began. Thanks for the wonderful memories and the wonderful work that you do for kids like us.

Mazal tov!

Rocky Weintrob

Mazel tov, Carson! We are in awe of your leadership and thrilled to celebrate you tonight. May you go from strength to strength!

Gali Cooks & Keren Rosenbaum-Cooks

Mazal tov to the Keshet team on your incredible work and to this year’s inspiring OUTstanding honorees!

Together, you are helping to build more joyful and inclusive Jewish communities.

Lisa and Mitch Eisen

To all of the Keshet professionals and volunteer leaders, thank you for everything you do.

Ami, Bear, Carson, and Keshira: Thank you for illuminating the night, for shining a light on both what needs healing and on the delights of our world worth celebrating. Mazel tov on this well deserved recognition.

With gratitude, Roi Brown, Liz Fisher, Jeremy Brown, and Abe Brown

With gratitude, Lenny Goldstein & Tom Formicola

Mazel Tov Ami and all the honorees!

Kol Hakavod to all the Keshet volunteers and staff!

Ron Kaplan and Yoni Bock

Mazal tov to Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife Your spirit lifts us and your leadership inspires us every day.

May you go from strength to strength!

With love and appreciation, Rabbis Myriam Klotz and Margot Stein

Warm wishes for a wonderful evening Ryan Karben

Mazel Tov to the Honorees and deep gratitude to Keshet for its work for the communities we hold dear.

-Ari, Suzanne, and Ellie

MAZAL TOV TO ALL THE HONOREES AND TO THE ENTIRE KESHET TEAM! WHAT AN HONOR TO BE PART OF THE KESHET FAMILY. MAY WE GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH WITH COURAGE, CONVICTION AND COMPASSION. RABBI ADINA AND ANDI LEWITTES

To all of the fabulous honoreesThank you for your leadership, vision, effort, and soul. You have advanced the cause of love and light in this world.

With gratitude, Tamar and Arielle

Mazal tov to all the honorees. We are deeply greatly for all that you and Keshet do to support LGBTQ+ equality in Jewish life.

With gratitude, Rachel Mesch & Eric Fisher Abigail, Eliza, & Sammy Fisher Keshira, "...And what a time to be alive In this Great Turning we shall learn to lead in love…"

-MaMuse Honored to be led by your love & delighted to celebrate you.

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Abby, Leili, Pippi, Roberta, Rachel, & Sophia

Mazel tov to Keshet and to all of the honorees!

We are grateful to you for your contributions to the equity, diversity, vibrancy and depth of Jewish life and for supporting the health, safety, well-being and joy of LGBTQ Jews and families.

Congratulations to Keshet and to this year's OUT-Standing! Award Winners.

We are so proud to part of the Keshet Community.

Wendy Rosov and Peg Sandel

Rachel Jacoby Rosenfeld Kol Hakavod to Amram Altzman, S. Bear Bergman, Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife, and Carson Gleberman And Todah Rabah to Keshet for its continued success.

From Strength to Strength — Chazak V’Amatz!

Alan Schwartz and Michael Sarid

With gratitude to Keshet for all that you do to insure equality, inclusion and justice for our LGBTQ community.

Nancy and Howard Smith

Bursting with pride and awe at your accomplishments, Kohenet Keshira, you are beloved. We look forward to standing with you with whatever is next.

—Queens of Relaxation and Ease

Congratulations to Keshet's entire staff and board and to all of tonight's honorees.

May you go from strength to strength!

Adam Berger & Stephen Frank

Carson, I'm proud to serve on the board with you. Thank you for modeling leadership, brilliance, and humility for all of us.

Mazal tov to this year's OUTstanding! honorees!

To my dear friend, Ami – You are inspiring future Jewish leaders to be their most authentic selves, and have challenged me to do the same. Thank you for living the values you teach, for your constant support, and above all else, your friendship.

~ Amy Born and Alex Pascal

With love, Steven Davis

What an incredible list of honorees! Mazel tov to the honorees (and to Keshet for knowing such amazing and impressive people)!

Mazal Tov to the Keshet staff, board, volunteers and honorees for all of your OUTstanding work advancing LGBTQ equality nationwide.

With love from your friends and colleagues at Lab/Shul.

Mazel Tov Keshet from SAJ-Judaism that Stands for All! Thank you for being a resource as we seek to honor and celebrate LGBTQ Jews in our congregation & the world!

Mazal tov to Keshet and honorees Amram Altzman, S. Bear Bergman, Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife, and Carson Gleberman for your contributions in making the Jewish community a more inclusive and welcoming place!

Temple Reyim of Newton

To make a gift: Text OUTSTANDING to 44321 or give online at keshetonline.org/donate Thank you for supporting Keshet!

To learn more about Keshet, and to see a full list of our generous supporters, please visit: www.keshetonline.org/annualreport

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