Wikipedia's first sentence called it “nonprofit organization in the united states and canada that creates community and acceptance for lesbian”. Today it says “nonprofit organization in the united states and canada that creates community and acceptance for lgbtq jews and”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Eshel ( Hebrew : אשל , Hebrew pronunciation: [ˈeʃel] ) is a nonprofit organization in the United States and Canada that creates community and acceptance for LGBTQ Jews and their families in Orthodox Jewish communities. Eshel provides education and advocacy, a speaker's bureau, community gatherings, and a social network for individuals and institutions. It was founded in 2010 to provide hope and a future for LGBTQ+ Jews excluded from Orthodox and Torah observant communities. Eshel's mission is to create community and acceptance for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Jews and their families in Orthodox communities.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Eshel ( ) is a nonprofit organization in the United States and Canada that creates community and acceptance for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) Jews and their families in Orthodox Jewish communities. Eshel provides education and advocacy, a speaker's bureau, community gatherings, and a social network for individuals and institutions. It was founded in 2010 to provide hope and a future for LGBTQ Jews excluded from the Orthodox and religiously traditional communities. Eshel's mission is to create community and acceptance for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Jews and their families in Orthodox communities.
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 955584172.
The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Eshel ( ) is a nonprofit organization in the United States and Canada that creates community and acceptance for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ+) Jews and their families in Orthodox Jewish communities. Eshel provides education and advocacy, a speaker's bureau, community gatherings, and a social network for individuals and institutions. It was founded in 2010 to provide hope and a future for LGBTQ+ Jews excluded from Orthodox and Torah observant communities. Eshel's mission is to create community and acceptance for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Jews and their families in Orthodox communities.
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 1158774289.
Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “nonprofit organization in the united states and canada that creates community and acceptance for lesbian”. Today it says “nonprofit organization in the united states and canada that creates community and acceptance for lgbtq jews and”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
nonprofit organization in the united states and canada that creates community and acceptance for lesbian
Now
nonprofit organization in the united states and canada that creates community and acceptance for lgbtq jews and
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