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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 364

Joseph Dweck

Illustrative: UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis gives a speech as he attends a Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony at Central Hall Westminster, on January 27, 2015. (AP/Chris Jackson)
September 7, 2017, 7:30 pm
British chief rabbi urges more inclusiveness for LGBTQ Jews
Ephraim Mirvis ‘appalled’ by outrage directed at London rabbi who hailed acceptance of gays
By JTA and ToI Staff
Undated picture of London Senior Sephardi Rabbi Joseph Dweck (CC BY-SA Wikiweck, Wikimedia commons)
July 19, 2017, 8:25 pm
Top UK Sephardi rabbi who hailed acceptance of gays to step down as clerical judge
Joseph Dweck, criticized for praising acceptance of homosexuality, apologizes for rulings; stays on as head of London’s S&P synagogue
By ToI Staff
From left to right: Rabbi Joseph Dweck (courtesy), British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis (Foreign and Commonwealth Office), and Chief Sephardi Rabbi od Israel Yitzhak Yosef (CC-SA-GFDL).
July 12, 2017, 9:41 pm
Is UK’s Sephardi rabbi fracas about more than condoning homosexuality?
After controversial statements by Joseph Dweck, one of Britain’s top rabbis, some have called for his ouster. But do their claims hold water?
By Jenni Frazer
Steven Greenberg
July 9, 2017, 3:42 pm
Steven Greenberg
A rabbi who knows humans need love
Rabbi Joseph Dweck dared to open his heart and mind on homosexuality, while staying faithful to Jewish law
From the WebJuly 8, 2017, 3:30 pm
A welcome Sephardic view on homosexuality
The controversial position puts love, rather than strict obedience, at the center of Jewish observance
By Steven Sarao
Nathan Lopes Cardozo
July 5, 2017, 2:06 pm
Nathan Lopes Cardozo
To prevent a schism in British Orthodoxy
Inquisitions have no place in Judaism — those who have impugned Rabbi Joseph Dweck’s religiosity must back down
Rabbi Joseph Dweck speaks at a Lights Out WWI Remembrance Ceremony at the Bevis Marks Synagogue on August 4, 2014, in London, United Kingdom. (Dan Dennison/Getty Images)
July 2, 2017, 11:51 pm
Unnamed clergy call for UK’s top Sephardic rabbi to be fired
Open letter to Britain’s chief rabbi threatens Anglo Orthodoxy will be split if Joseph Dweck remains in office after praising growing tolerance for LGBTs
By JTA
Nathan Lopes Cardozo
June 21, 2017, 3:15 pm
Nathan Lopes Cardozo
UK Rabbi Dweck: A modern day inquisition
When Orthodox rabbis silence their own, they generate hazardous, far-reaching small-mindedness
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
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