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OUR MISSION
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Our mission is to provide support and guidance to families, within the Orthodox Jewish community, who have loved ones that identify as LGBTQ+ in order to preserve these essential familial relationships. We rely on the collective wisdom gleaned from serving and supporting our families to educate rabbis, rebbetzins, professionals, communities, lay leaders, schools, and organizations who interact with the LGBTQ+ population and their loved ones.
COMMUNITY IMPACT​
Since our founding in March 2022
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256 intakes stemming from 11 countries:
United States, Canada, Israel, South Africa, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, England, Scotland, Australia, Germany
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39 Community programs and scholar-in-residence events for lay leaders, rabbis, rebbetzins and professionals
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19 Support Groups offered since March 2023
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Our families' communities: 42% Modern Orthodox, 37% Yeshivish, 11% Chassidish, 10% Syrian, Bukhari, Persian, Sfardi, families from the former USSR
Dr. David Pelcovitz
"I have seen how the warmth, compassion, and knowledge provided by the Kesher Families team serves as a roadmap for the families that instills a sense of hope, connection and healing."
Rabbi Yakov Horowitz
"It’s my honor to strongly recommend and endorse the work of Kesher Families. Having worked in this space for over a decade, I am deeply grateful to the Penners for filling a gaping void by providing a range of services to parents who turn to them for help and support. "
A Parent
"Kesher is a safe space for families navigating the frum world with a child who is LGBTQ+. They provided tools to pave our own unique derech."
Dr. Norman Blumenthal
"Kesher Families is a bold and timely initiative providing immeasurable support and information to families in the throes some of the most confounding and vexing issues of our times."
Get In Touch
If you have any questions about our services
Individual sessions available in English, Hebrew and Yiddish
Call or text
833-KESHERF (537-4373)
info@kesherfamilies.org
Kesher Families
129 Rockaway Avenue #1019
Valley Stream, NY 11580