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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 593

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Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies director Rabbi Daniel Landes. (photo credit: courtesy)
May 25, 2019, 12:47 am
Jerusalem rabbi to ordain gay rabbinical student denied by US seminary
Progressive rabbi says he will ordain Daniel Atwood, previously rejected by New York yeshiva, saying he can aid LGBTQ Orthodox community
By Sam Sokol
Students participating in a learning session at Svara. (Jess Benjamin/via JTA)
April 28, 2019, 9:59 pm
A Chicago space for LGBTQ Jews becomes a ‘queer yeshiva for everybody’
Since ordination of non-heterosexual rabbis has been accepted in non-Orthodox denominations, Svara has been able to focus on revolutionizing the wider Jewish community
By Josefin Dolsten
Illustrative: A class at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in New York. (Courtesy of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah via JTA)
April 3, 2019, 4:17 am
Liberal NY Orthodox yeshiva says it will not ordain its first gay rabbi
Daniel Atwood says Yeshivat Chovevei Torah has known he was gay since he began studies four years ago and is now backtracking; school acknowledges situation handled badly
By Shira Hanau
Rabbi Georgette Kennebrae grew up in a military family that moved between Japan and Oklahoma. (Josefin Dolsten)
July 23, 2018, 3:15 am
Gay, African-American rabbi wants to burst stereotypes of what a Jew looks like
Head of congregation Georgette Kennebrae is sometimes mistaken for a custodian, so she’s made it a mission to gain acceptance for the 11% of US Jews who do not identify as white
By Josefin Dolsten
Capt. Jon Cutler shakes the lulav and etrog with Jewish soldiers on the Sukkot holiday. (Courtesy)
September 19, 2017, 1:26 pm
How a high-ranking gay Navy chaplain retired with pride
On the anniversary of the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal, a career Jewish Navy man shares about serving in secrecy — and finally breaking the news to his friends
By Rich Tenorio
Two mothers speaking at an Eshel retreat. (Courtesy)
May 4, 2017, 3:54 pm
Support group helps Orthodox parents of gay children out of the closet
Eshel was formed when relatives of LGBT kids in conservative communities needed a safe space in a homophobic storm
By Cathryn J. Prince
Rabbi Lionel Blue at the Sandford St Martin Awards, 2010 (Screen capture: YouTube)
December 21, 2016, 8:14 pm
Rabbi Lionel Blue, the first openly gay British rabbi, dies at 86
‘Thought for the Day’ radio broadcaster flirted with Christianity before becoming a Reform rabbi
By JTA
Clockwise from top left: Fran Drescher (Wikimedia Commons), Larry Kramer (Courtesy of HBO), Rabbi Steven Greenberg in 2014 (Wikimedia Commons), Jazz Jennings (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Trevor Project)
June 28, 2016, 9:19 am
9 Jewish LGBTQ activists you should know
From Stonewall to the US Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, Jews have been at the forefront of the fight for equal rights. Here are some of the most influential voices still making a difference
By Gabe Friedman
A lesbian couple hold hands during the Tel Aviv Gay Pride parade on June 3, 2016 (David Silverman/Getty Images via JTA, File)
June 3, 2016, 3:17 am
Conservative rabbis adopt resolution backing transgender rights
International association expresses ‘full welcome, acceptance, and inclusion of people of all gender identities in society’
By JTA
Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie is founder, spiritual leader and executive director of Lab/Shul in New York City. (Courtesy)
May 17, 2016, 1:05 pm
With eye on Jewish continuity, maverick spiritual leader goes mainstream
Ordination as Conservative rabbi will both limit and empower innovator Amichai Lau-Lavie, who aims for a more inclusive, dynamic and nourishing Judaism
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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