Qabbalat Shabbat with President and CEO of Keshet, Idit Klein

Gather with us onsite or online for Qabbalat Shabbat. All are welcome to join this service full of prayer, meditation, and music!

We are honored to welcome Idit Klein as our guest speaker. Idit is a national leader for social change with more than 30 years of experience in the non-profit justice sector. Since 2001, she has served as the President and CEO of Keshet, the national organization for LGBTQ equality in Jewish life. Under her leadership, Keshet has grown from a local initiative to a multi-million-dollar organization with offices in six states, empowering Jewish communities across the country to embrace and champion LGBTQ+ inclusion.

Idit has created transformative programs for queer Jewish teens, spearheaded national advocacy efforts, and produced the documentary Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School. Her prior work includes roles in the Israeli-Palestinian peace movement and the Israeli LGBTQ+ community, where she helped envision the Jerusalem Open House. A graduate of Yale and UMass Amherst, Idit continues to be a leading voice in the Jewish and LGBTQ press and serves on the board of the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable.

Register here to join us on Zoom, or log on via Facebook Live or Temple Israel’s livestream.

Questions? Call 617-566-3960 or email info@tisrael.org.