Miryam Kabakov | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
Religion | Judaism |
Alma mater | |
Position | Executive Director |
Organisation | Eshel |
Began | 2012 |
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]
Kabakov 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]
Miryam Kabakov | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
Religion | Judaism |
Alma mater | |
Position | Executive Director |
Organisation | Eshel |
Began | 2012 |
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]
Kabakov 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]