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Benjamin Dreyer at Hatchards, London’s oldest bookshop, promoting the UK version of his book, 'Dreyer’s English.' (Isabelle Ralphs/ Cornerstone Publishing/ Penguin Random House UK)
July 26, 2019, 9:04 pm
From US to UK, veteran editor Benjamin Dreyer has the last word on English style
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
By Jenni Frazer
Screen capture from video of Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem Shlomo Amar, right, during a seminar in Ashdod,July 19, 2019. (Kan public broadcaster)
July 23, 2019, 1:32 pm
Jerusalem chief rabbi: Gay people cannot be religious, shouldn’t pretend to be
LGBT community fumes after Shlomo Amar tells seminar that homosexuality is a ‘wild lust’ that can be overcome with simple fear of God
By Stuart Winer
A lesbian couple hold hands during the Tel Aviv Gay Pride parade on June 3, 2016 (David Silverman/Getty Images via JTA, File)
July 18, 2019, 4:52 pm
In the US, gay conversion therapy continues in some Orthodox communities
Although many jurisdictions have banned the controversial ‘cure,’ some Jewish practitioners of the discredited ‘science’ are still operating clandestinely
By Matt Lebovic
An Israeli man wears a rainbow kippa during the annual Gay Pride march in Jerusalem on July 21, 2016. (Thomas COex/AFP/Getty Images via JTA)
June 14, 2019, 12:49 pm
New Jersey-based Jewish gay conversion group ordered to shut down
Despite agreeing to stop its discredited counseling, JONAH has been operating under new name
By JTA
Detail from 'Seder,' painted in the United States by French-born artist Nicole Eisenman. (The Jewish Museum, New York, Purchase: Lore Ross Bequest; Milton and Miriam Handler Endowment Fund; and Fine Arts Acquisitions Committee Fund, 2011-3 © Nicole Eisenman)
June 1, 2019, 1:29 pm
50 years after Stonewall Inn, US Jewish institutions take pride in LGBTQ support
Marking confrontational pivot point in the gay rights movement which saw police violence, museums and nonprofits join consortium to commemorate the event through art and education
By Cathryn J. Prince
Elad Dvash-Banks, left, and his partner, Andrew, pose for photos with their twin sons, Ethan, center right, and Aiden in their apartment in Los Angeles, January 23, 2018 (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
May 8, 2019, 2:17 am
US State Dept. appeals ruling granting citizenship to son of gay Jewish couple
Government had denied status to two-year-old after DNA test showed his father was Israeli, despite granting it to his twin brother, fathered by an American
By Marcy Oster
Illustrative image of a criminal in handcuffs. (YakobchukOlena/iStock, by Getty Images)
January 20, 2019, 5:07 pm
‘Gay conversion’ therapist convicted of molesting his clients for years
Reuven Welcher tricked underage men seeking to reduce their homosexual feelings into consenting to acts; as part of plea deal, prosecution won’t seek jail term
By Michael Bachner
Leah Forster (Courtesy of Forster)
December 15, 2018, 1:31 am
NY kosher agency says its note acknowledging targeting lesbian comic is forgery
After Leah Forster shares alleged statement by Vaad Harabanim of Flatbush saying a supervisor warned restaurants to cancel her shows, Vaad says document is fake
By Josefin Dolsten
Kaufman in front of the Hayes Theater in New York City, where the play he’s directing will debut on November 1. (Courtesy of Torch Song on Broadway/via JTA)
November 12, 2018, 4:17 am
A Venezuelan yeshiva student’s journey toward directing a Broadway classic
Harvey Fierstein’s ‘Torch Song Trilogy’ inspired Moises Kaufman to leave home for New York; little did he imagine he’d one day head up this production of it
By Curt Schleier
Former 'American Idol' star Brett Loewenstern (courtesy)
August 8, 2018, 6:10 am
‘American Idol’ star who left IDF speaks up about secret mental health battle
After being advised to hide his diagnosis of Bipolar II disorder from army psychiatrists, singer Brett Loewenstern was forced to make a hasty retreat from basic training
By Matt Lebovic
Rabbi Mike Moskowitz just took a job at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, a New York City synagogue serving the LGBT community. Next to him is the synagogue’s senior rabbi, Sharon Kleinbaum. (Courtesy of CBST/via JTA)
July 3, 2018, 4:44 am
This ultra-Orthodox rabbi just took a job at an LGBT synagogue
Despite criticism in his highly haredi town of Lakewood, NJ, Rabbi Mike Moskowitz says serving queer Jews at New York’s Congregation Beit Simchat Torah is a fulfillment of his duty
By Ben Sales
Ruth and Roman Blank in the film 'On My Way Out.' (Youtube Screenshot)
February 24, 2018, 1:31 pm
When this grandfather came out as gay at age 95, two brothers grabbed the camera
Documenting the family’s response to a bombshell revelation, Brandon and Skyler Gross create ‘On My Way Out,’ a stirring film that opened the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
By Patrice Worthy
Blaze Bernstein, center, with his parents, Jeanne Pepper and Gideon Bernstein. (Facebook via JTA)
January 29, 2018, 3:04 pm
Inside ‘Atomwaffen,’ where Blaze Bernstein’s alleged killer trained for race war
Before he was charged with the murder of his former classmate, Samuel Woodward participated in ‘doomsday camp’ with one of America’s ‘most extreme’ hate groups
By Matt Lebovic
Participants hold signs at a concert held by Jewish Queer Youth. (Courtesy JQY)
January 17, 2018, 5:18 am
Jewish LGBTQ youths find safe space to reconcile religious and sexual identities
With many members coming from communities that prefer to keep them in the closet, JQY helps those who may still identify with their heritage find the path that’s best for them
By Cathryn J. Prince
Members of Turkey's Jewish community pray at Neve Shalom Synagogue in Istanbul on October 11, 2004, during a ceremony to mark the official reopening of the synagogue (AP/Murad Sezer)
November 26, 2017, 2:51 am
Turkey Jewish leader denies snubbing gay Israeli envoy
Consul in Istanbul reportedly complained that community failed to invite him to events or call him up to Torah in synagogue
By JTA
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