Twelve Topics: Start An Orthodox Conversation About LGBT Jews
Anonymous We are a group of many dozens of observant, Orthodox families from across the United States, including Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and...
View ArticleLGBT Inclusion, Ex-Orthodox Support Organizations Win Bikkurim’s First Grants
Steve Lipman Staff Writer Bikkurim, a New York-based organization that has helped launch 29 Jewish start-ups since 2000, this week announced the awarding of its first pair of grants -- $100,000 each...
View ArticleObama’s Faith-Based Advisers Divided Over Exemption For Anti-Gay Discrimination
RNS Washington -- President Obama’s faith-based advisers are coming down on different sides of a debate over a pending executive order that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation among...
View ArticleForty Years Of ‘Making History’ At CBST
Sandee Brawarsky Culture Editor Manhattan’s gay and lesbian synagogue marks a milestone with new illustrated book. In what may be the largest Kol Nidrei service in New York City, Congregation Beit...
View ArticleJoel Grey, Jewish Actor Best Known For ‘Cabaret’ Role, Comes Out At 82
JTA It’s no longer surprising for a prominent actor to come out publicly as gay.read more
View ArticleHomophobes Win In Indiana
A reputation for homophobia that has dogged Republicans for many years got worse this week when Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) signed a new law protecting discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals...
View ArticleJewish Groups March In NYC Gay Pride Parade
Talia Lakritz Editorial Intern Post-Obergefell v. Hodges, marchers express pride in their Jewish and LGBT identities. Shonna Levin’s bright red shoes offset her black suit, white shirt, and...
View ArticleA Landmark Victory, And Challenge
Wed, 07/01/2015 Editorial The remarkably rapid change in societal attitudes toward gays and lesbians, culminating in the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage this past week, is a...
View ArticleOrthodox Fear Repercussions From Same-Sex Marriage Decision
Jonathan Mark Associate Editor Supreme Court ruling sets off anxiety about lost funding, limits on free speech and labels of bigotry. The Supreme Court decision affirming same-sex marriage as a...
View ArticleThe Orthodox Community Must Embrace Its Gay Children
Rabbi Chaim Marder The horrifying stabbings and murder of Shira Banki at the recent Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem are in no way representative of the Orthodox Judaism I live and breathe. Yet, that...
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