Windy City Times covered Zehorit Sorek and Daniel Joans’ visit to Chicago, talking about being LGBT and orthodox Jewish. When Zehorit Sorek, an Israeli Orthodox Jew, realized some years back that she was a lesbian, she told herself that she was faced with three possible choices. She could be an out lesbian, and become a […]
Michele Amira attended our “Refusing to Choose: LGBTQ and Orthodox in Israel”event at DCJCC. The event was held as an open forum, discussing on the ways in which Modern Orthodox communities are creating room for intersectional Orthodox LGBTQ identities, both in Israel and the diaspora. In the Talmud it says, “Whomever saves a life, it […]
Robert Boo, Chief Executive Officer at Florida Equality Park’s Pride Center was joined by Zehorit Sorek and Daniel Jonas to talk about Orthodox LGBT life in Israel RELATED: Photos from the event in Florida are now on A Wider Bridge page on Facebook When Daniel Jonas was 15 and struggling with his sexuality he turned […]
Zehorit Sorek and Daniel Jonas are in the midst of a tour of talks around the U.S. about being Orthodox and gay. Today they visit Minneapolis and then will go to Chicago, but in between the busy schedule, Zehorit finds the time to reflect on their journey so far. Zehorit and Daniel with Rabbi Haim […]
While many people look at Israel as a welcoming place for LGBTQ people based largely on a strong Pride Festival presence in Tel Aviv. However, this is not the case for all LGBTQ Jews, which is what two prominent Israeli activists are hoping to change on a tour stop next week at Shir Tikvah in […]
As we open 2017, A Wider Bridge brings you a list of nine LGBT Israelis to keep an eye on in the new year. We invite you to fill out: Who should be the 10th? 1. Amir Ohana (politics) The right-wing gay Member of Knesset was already selected by Globes magazine as one of the […]
Religious LGBT activist Zehorit Sorek reflects on two religious-related videos that center around the LGBT community; The videos premiered in Israel just before Yom Kippur On Saturday, two videos premiered in Israel. The first one, a kind of docu, “He’s My God Too,” portrays famous TV host Assi Azar in his quest to marry his […]
Lesbian religious activist Zehorit Sorek joins the international call to the creators of “Frozen 2” to “Give Elsa a Girlfriend” If you have children and/or you’re a Disney fan, you surely didn’t miss the movie “Frozen.” If you have somehow missed it, here’s a summary: Elsa and Anna, two princesses. Since childhood, Elsa turns out […]
“I see it as my mission, to go to that place, to that girl, and tell her ‘you’re not alone.’” Zehorit Sorek talks on Israeli news show about the new project that brought religious-LGBT people out of the closet. Under the title “Our Faces,” 44 members of the religious LGBT community revealed their identities and […]
Under the title “Our Faces,” 44 members of the religious LGBT community revealed their identities and sexual orientation online last week. The campaign that was initiated by members of Bat Kol, an organization of religious lesbian women, and Havruta, the gay men’s equivalent, has received major interest and media coverage in Israel and around the […]