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Keshet
envisions a world in which all LGBTQ Jews and our families can live with full equality, justice, and dignity.
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.
Keshet works for the full equality of all LGBTQ Jews and our families in Jewish life.
We strengthen Jewish communities.
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 #outstanding22
Cooks & Keren Rosenbaum-Cooks
Thank you to our Honorary Chairs!
Gali
Seth M. Marnin & Rachel B. Tiven
Justin Rosen Smolen & Avi Smolen
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Kohenet Dr. Harriette Wimms
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Host Committee!
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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
Thank you to our Host Committee! Nicole
Joshua Gann
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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
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/ Tamar
Gendler and
Margot Stein
Thank you to our Host Committee! Larry Kraus
Sara Smolover
Ari
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 #outstanding22
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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
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Romanow
Keshet Luminaries Thank you to our sponsors! #outstanding22
Sponsors
Luminaries
Red Crane Foundation S. Asher Gelman and Mati Bardosh Gelman
Stars of Keshet Anonymous
Sheri and Eli Gurock
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Rabbi Ira Helf and John Knoebel
Robert Holgate
Stuart Kurlander and David Martin
Dr. Davia L. Loren
Seth M. Marnin and Rachel B. Tiven
Jeff Schoenfeld and Matt Holbein
Stars of Keshet (continued)
Advocates
Sustainers
Marc Maxwell Betty Morningstar and Jeanette Kruger
Rabbi Becky Silverstein and Naomi Sobel
Judith Zachs
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Andrew Zelermyer and Dan Romanow
Karla Goldman
Dr. Joséphine Altzman
Alan Cohen and Robert Bank
Dana and Larry Linden
Martin H. Tannenbaum and Alex Ingersoll
Friends
L. Berger and Stephen E. Frank
Congregation Shomrei Torah – Santa Rosa, CA
Adam
Judy and Kenneth Bolton-Fasman
Amy Born and Alex Pascal Gali Cooks and Keren Rosenbaum-Cooks
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
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Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and Randi Weingarten
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
Nancy and Howard Smith
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#outstanding22
Rabbi Matthew and Nicole Vengrove Soffer
tov to our OUTstanding! 2022
Bear, Keshira, and our own Carson and Ami ~ We are awed by your accomplishments and deeply grateful for your commitment. Thank you
your steadfast vision
dedication. You inspire us
to continue working toward a more just world. The Keshet
Directors
Mazal
honorees! To
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all
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THE KESHET HACHAM LEV AWARD
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Hacham Lev, or wise-hearted, comes from Exodus 35:10, which suggests that holy work requires both wisdom and heart.
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
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The Landres Award recognizes individuals who display courage as allies to support the full inclusion of LGBTQ people whose dignity is at stake.
CARSON GLEBERMAN
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 AStrangeLoop .
LIZ ALPERN Emcee
Emcee
Liz Alpern is co-founder of The Gefilteria and co-author of TheGefilte Manifesto: NewRecipesforOldWorldJewishFoods .
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.
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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The Keshet Staff
“Hopeisasonginawearythroat.” -PauliMurray 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! IditKleinandJordanNamerow
Congratulations and לכדובכה to Keshet, and all of the honorees of OUTStanding! 2022 And a special wish for my son, Amram, דוד םרמעיולהי"נ to go ליחמלא,ליח 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
- Robert Holgate
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.
Congratulations, Carson! With great admiration and respect.
From Dana and Larry Linden
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
Jew who does not believe in miracles is not a realist.”
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- David Ben Gurion
Mazal Tov, Ami!!! We are so proud of you! Love, Mom, Levi, Eli, Daniel
Tov, Carlyn & Michael Bergman
Bear, Congratulations on this well deserved honor. You have been fighting for social justice your entire life.
Mazel
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
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!
The Jews of Color Mishpacha Project wishes Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife a hearty MazalTovon your Keshet OUTstanding Award! It is so well deserved. CONGRATULATIONS and may you be blessed!!! From S.I.S. to this!! 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
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Mazel tov, Carson!
are in awe of
leadership and thrilled to celebrate
tonight. May
go from strength to strength!
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Together, you
Tov Ami and all the
To all of the Keshet professionals and volunteer leaders, thank you for everything you do. With gratitude, Roi Brown, Liz Fisher, Jeremy Brown, and Abe Brown Ami,
and
Thank you for illuminating the
for shining a light on both what needs healing and on the delights of our
worth celebrating. Mazel tov on this well deserved recognition. With gratitude, Lenny Goldstein & Tom Formicola
Gali Cooks
&
Keren Rosenbaum-Cooks
Mazal tov to the Keshet team on
incredible work and to this year’s inspiring OUTstanding honorees!
are helping to build more joyful and inclusive Jewish communities. Lisa and Mitch Eisen Mazel
honorees!
Bear, Carson,
Keshira:
night,
world
Warm wishes for a wonderful evening Ryan Karben
Kol Hakavod to all the Keshet volunteers and staff!
Ron Kaplan and Yoni Bock
Mazal tov to
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 Mazel Tov to the Honorees and deep gratitude to Keshet for its work for the communities we hold dear. -Ari, Suzanne, and Ellie
Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife
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 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 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 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. ךחוכ רשי! Abby, Leili, Pippi, Roberta, Rachel, & Sophia
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Mazel tov to Keshet and to all of the honorees!
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contributions
equity, diversity, vibrancy and depth of Jewish life and for supporting the health, safety, well-being and joy of LGBTQ Jews and families.
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Rachel Jacoby Rosenfeld
Congratulations to Keshet and to this year's OUT-Standing! Award Winners.
are so proud to part of the Keshet Community.
Wendy Rosov and Peg Sandel
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!
With gratitude to Keshet for all that you do to insure equality, inclusion and justice for our LGBTQ community.
Alan Schwartz and Michael Sarid
Nancy and Howard Smith
Carson, I'm proud to serve on the board with you. Thank you for modeling leadership, brilliance, and humility for all of us.
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 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 What an incredible list of honorees! Mazel tov to the honorees (and to Keshet for knowing such amazing and impressive people)!
~ Amy Born and Alex Pascal 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. With love, Steven Davis
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!
Reyim of Newton
Temple
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