The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gay-jews/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:08:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png gay Jews | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gay-jews/ 32 32 Yeshiva University rescinds approval of LGBTQ+ student group https://www.timesofisrael.com/yeshiva-university-rescinds-approval-of-lgbtq-student-group/ Sat, 10 May 2025 07:37:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3545809 Orthodox university's rabbis say 'Hareni' violated settlement agreement that allowed for its formation; students refuse to include 'sexual morality' disclaimer on club's ads

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]]> Isolated and excluded: New survey highlights challenges of global LGBTQ+ Jews of Color https://www.timesofisrael.com/isolated-and-excluded-new-survey-highlights-challenges-of-global-lgbtq-jews-of-color/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:01:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3494776 Survey of 90 Jews in 20 states and four international locations conducted by US nonprofit Keshet finds most communities have a lot of work to do to make gay Jews of Color feel included

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]]> Feeling out of place at synagogue, Orthodox LGBTQ Jews make their own spaces https://www.timesofisrael.com/feeling-out-of-place-at-synagogue-orthodox-lgbtq-jews-make-their-own-spaces/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:54:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3389208 Eshel, a US-based organization focused on LGBTQ Orthodox communities, finds that after coming out, people often wonder if they still belong in the spaces they were raised in

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]]> Maj. Sagi Golan, 30: Killed 13 days before wedding to his boyfriend https://www.timesofisrael.com/cpt-sagi-golan-30-killed-13-days-before-wedding-to-his-boyfriend/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:26:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3131477 Killed fighting Hamas terrorists at Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7

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]]> NJ Jews reel after kosher baker rejects synagogue’s order for rainbow Pride treats https://www.timesofisrael.com/nj-jews-reel-after-kosher-baker-rejects-synagogues-order-for-rainbow-pride-treats/ Sat, 08 Jul 2023 14:06:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3047259 When the West Orange Bake Shop wouldn't supply cupcakes supporting the LGBTQ community, a firestorm ensued - which the Orthodox owner says is fueling more divisiveness

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]]> Gay and Orthodox: Book charts the rise of a once unthinkable dual identity in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/gay-and-orthodox-book-charts-the-rise-of-a-once-unthinkable-dual-identity-in-israel/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 06:01:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2981667 'Queer Judaism,' a new work from academic Orit Avishai, explores the rapid transformation over just two decades of the visibility and activism of LGBTQ religious Jews

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]]> NPR’s Ari Shapiro reports on lessons learned behind the microphone – and in print https://www.timesofisrael.com/nprs-ari-shapiro-reports-on-lessons-learned-behind-the-microphone-and-in-print/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 20:15:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2969162 New memoir gives the inside scoop behind the familiar voice from 'All Things Considered' news program, the people he's met during his career and his passion for performing

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]]> Podcast: At 45, this Orthodox principal and father of four came out of the closet https://www.timesofisrael.com/podcast-at-45-this-orthodox-principal-and-father-of-four-came-out-of-the-closet/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 10:21:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2782480 Hear what happened next for Dr. Mark Shinar and his family in an open conversation marking Gay Pride Month

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]]> Rabbi is ‘queering’ religion at the Jesuit Catholic University of San Francisco https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-is-queering-religion-at-the-jesuit-catholic-university-of-san-francisco/ Sat, 05 Mar 2022 13:07:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2708518 Being a lesbian Jewish teacher at a Christian institution allows Rabbi Camille Angel to perform a rainbow of outreach services

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]]> French Jewish gay man harassed in Turkish prison, family says https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-jewish-gay-man-harassed-in-turkish-prison-family-says/ Wed, 14 Apr 2021 05:26:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2524374 Fabien Azoulay, who is serving 16 years for buying drugs online, threatened with violence; 92,000 sign petition calling for Macron to intervene

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]]> Elected mayor at 22, gay-Jewish-progressive Alex Morse is running for Congress https://www.timesofisrael.com/elected-mayor-at-22-gay-jewish-progressive-alex-morse-is-running-for-congress/ Sat, 25 Jul 2020 00:55:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2353062 The now-31-year-old politician seeks to replace the more moderate -- and experienced -- Democratic incumbent Richard Neal in primary elections September 1

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]]> From US to UK, veteran editor Benjamin Dreyer has the last word on English style https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-us-to-uk-veteran-editor-benjamin-dreyer-has-the-last-word-on-english-style/ Fri, 26 Jul 2019 18:04:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2099516 The Random House copy chief and self-described 'nice Jewish boy' isn't shy when it comes to proper use of grammar and punctuation -- as his new, and humorous, book can attest

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]]> Jerusalem chief rabbi: Gay people cannot be religious, shouldn’t pretend to be https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-chief-rabbi-gay-people-arent-religious-should-cast-off-observance/ Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:32:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2116855 LGBT community fumes after Shlomo Amar tells seminar that homosexuality is a 'wild lust' that can be overcome with simple fear of God

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]]> In the US, gay conversion therapy continues in some Orthodox communities https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-the-us-gay-conversion-therapy-continues-in-some-orthodox-communities/ Thu, 18 Jul 2019 13:52:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2113480 Although many jurisdictions have banned the controversial 'cure,' some Jewish practitioners of the discredited ‘science’ are still operating clandestinely

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]]> New Jersey-based Jewish gay conversion group ordered to shut down https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-gay-conversion-group-ordered-to-shut-down/ Fri, 14 Jun 2019 09:49:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2094307 Despite agreeing to stop its discredited counseling, JONAH has been operating under new name

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