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homosexuality and Judaism

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
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
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
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
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
Avrohom Gordimer
August 10, 2017, 12:06 pm
Avrohom Gordimer
Homosexuality and the Jewish condition
A response to Rabbis Riskin and Greenberg: No, the Torah does not permit Homosexual relations
Steven Greenberg
August 9, 2017, 3:48 pm
Steven Greenberg
Homosexuality and the human condition
Rabbi Shlomi Riskin’s daring empathy places him at the forefront of shifting Orthodox views on what it means to be gay
Rabbi Joseph Dweck. (Screen capture: YouTube)
June 15, 2017, 11:19 pm
UK’s top Sephardi rabbi gives up some duties after homosexuality row
Joseph Dweck steps aside from rabbinical court and cancels New Jersey trip after saying acceptance of gays a ‘fantastic development’
By JTA
A lesbian couple hold hands during the annual Gay Pride rally, on June 8, 2007 Tel Aviv. (David Silverman/Getty Images via JTA)
June 7, 2017, 8:54 am
Top UK rabbi says gay acceptance is ‘fantastic,’ sparking controversy
Leading Sephardic figure Joseph Dweck criticized for praising change in attitudes to homosexuals; Israeli chief rabbi calls it ‘heresy’
By JTA
Undated picture of London Senior Sephardi Rabbi Joseph Dweck (CC BY-SA Wikiweck, Wikimedia commons)
From the WebJune 6, 2017, 3:11 pm
UK rabbi slammed for his tolerance of homosexuality
Londoners sign petition for and against senior Sephardi rabbi Joseph Dweck for his pro-gay stance, Jewish News reports
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
A canal in Amsterdam (Rachael Cerrotti/Flash90)
October 29, 2016, 5:42 am
Dutch Jews ‘outraged’ by anti-gay fliers citing the Torah
Police in Amsterdam may indict three men who spread message condemning homosexuals
By JTA
Chef Michael Twitty, left, studies the history of African-American foodways and African-American influence on Southern food. (Jacob W. Dillow/ Courtesy)
August 28, 2016, 11:28 pm
In black Jew’s Yiddish gumbo, the secret ingredient is diversity
Chef Michael Twitty is gay, Jewish, and African-American — not necessarily in that order — serving up delectable fusion cuisine with a side of social justice
By Cathryn J. Prince
Lisa Liel
June 30, 2016, 1:49 pm
Lisa Liel
The price of acceptance
For once and for all, outing yourself as gay does not mean you violate Jewish law! — a message for Rabbi Goldberg
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
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