Miryam Kabakov (born 1964)[2] is an American Jewish social worker and community organizer. She is the Executive Director of Eshel, a national organization that supports and advocates for LGBTQ+Orthodox Jews.[1][3]
Among other positions, Kabakov has served as director of the Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival,[4] as National Program Director of AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps, and as a social worker at Footsteps.[1][3] She also founded a support group for lesbian, bisexual and transgender Orthodox women in New York.
She was the editor of the 2010 anthology Keep Your Wives Away From Them: Orthodox Women, Unorthodox Desires, consisting of 14 essays by LGBTQ+ Orthodox women, which was named best anthology of 2011 by the Golden Crown Literary Society.[2] She was inspired by the book Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence, which was edited by Rosemary Curb and Nancy Manahan and published by Naiad Press in 1985. She wondered why there wasn't a similar book for Orthodox women.[4][5]
In 2019, she was one of the first grant recipients of the Jewish Women's Foundation of New York's The Collective project, which supports Jewish women social entrepreneurs.[6]
^ abGustin, Marene (1 December 2010). "Keep Your Wives Away from Them". OutSmart Magazine.
^ abcNussbaum Cohen, Debra (June 10, 2010). "Q&A With Miryam Kabakov: Editor of Anthology on Orthodox Lesbians". The Forward.
^Cohen, Debra Nussbaum (June 6, 2019). "After Shifting its Strategy, a Foundation Gets Behind Jewish Women Social Entrepreneurs". Inside Philanthropy.
^"Miryam Kabakov, Author at My Jewish Learning". My Jewish Learning. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
March 16, 2024
miryam, kabakov, born, 1964, american, jewish, social, worker, community, organizer, executive, director, eshel, national, organization, that, supports, advocates, lgbtq, orthodox, jews, personalborn1964, religionjudaismalma, matersan, francisco, state, univer. Miryam Kabakov born 1964 2 is an American Jewish social worker and community organizer She is the Executive Director of Eshel a national organization that supports and advocates for LGBTQ Orthodox Jews 1 3 Miryam KabakovPersonalBorn1964 age 59 60 ReligionJudaismAlma materSan Francisco State UniversityWurzweiler School of Social Work 1 PositionExecutive DirectorOrganisationEshelBegan2012Among other positions Kabakov has served as director of the Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival 4 as National Program Director of AVODAH The Jewish Service Corps and as a social worker at Footsteps 1 3 She also founded a support group for lesbian bisexual and transgender Orthodox women in New York She was the editor of the 2010 anthology Keep Your Wives Away From Them Orthodox Women Unorthodox Desires consisting of 14 essays by LGBTQ Orthodox women which was named best anthology of 2011 by the Golden Crown Literary Society 2 She was inspired by the book Lesbian Nuns Breaking Silence which was edited by Rosemary Curb and Nancy Manahan and published by Naiad Press in 1985 She wondered why there wasn t a similar book for Orthodox women 4 5 In 2019 she was one of the first grant recipients of the Jewish Women s Foundation of New York s The Collective project which supports Jewish women social entrepreneurs 6 Personal life editKabakov lives with her partner Mara Benjamin and two children in St Paul Minnesota 5 7 She identifies as post modern Orthodox and attends a Conservative congregation 5 See also editEshel organization Homosexuality and Judaism Orthodox Jewish viewsReferences edit a b c Miryam Kabakov Jewish Women s Foundation of New York a b Fishkoff Sue November 11 2011 Observant and lesbian Anthology explores merging identities JWeekly a b Our Team Eshel Online a b Gustin Marene 1 December 2010 Keep Your Wives Away from Them OutSmart Magazine a b c Nussbaum Cohen Debra June 10 2010 Q amp A With Miryam Kabakov Editor of Anthology on Orthodox Lesbians The Forward Cohen Debra Nussbaum June 6 2019 After Shifting its Strategy a Foundation Gets Behind Jewish Women Social Entrepreneurs Inside Philanthropy Miryam Kabakov Author at My Jewish Learning My Jewish Learning Retrieved April 12 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miryam Kabakov amp oldid 1142337501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
