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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 376

LGBTQ Jews

Daniel Gammerman gathers prayer items that he will use to privately worship at home during the Jewish High Holy Days, Thursday, September 26, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
October 2, 2024, 10:54 pm
Feeling out of place at synagogue, Orthodox LGBTQ Jews make their own spaces
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
By María Teresa Hernández
Eyal Feldman will swim across Lake Skaneateles in Upstate New York to raise money for Israelis orphaned by the October 7 Hamas atrocities. (Courtesy)
August 15, 2024, 1:40 pm
US-Israeli maker of Boy Butter lubricant attempts record-length swim for Oct. 7 charity
On August 17, Eyal Feldman will paddle 16 miles nonstop across upstate New York’s Skaneateles Lake to benefit orphans in Israel who lost their parents in the Hamas onslaught
By Cathryn J. Prince
A supporter of Israel takes part in the New York City Pride March on June 30, 2024, in New York City. (Adam GRAY / AFP)
July 10, 2024, 3:02 am
Isolated by their ‘allies,’ LGBTQ Jews in US gather to parse Pride’s anti-Israel leanings
As supporters of the Jewish state feel increasingly unwelcome at events for the Queer community, they turn to each other for support, while mulling what feels like betrayal
By Cathryn J. Prince
The Pittsburgh Pride Parade 2024 makes it way across the Andy Warhol Bridge in downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
June 22, 2024, 5:33 am
This Pride, queer US Jews are feeling the strain — and sometimes unsafe — over Israel
The increasingly popular view that anti-Zionism is a cause for the LGBTQ community to align with has isolated many of its Jewish members
By Andrew Lapin
Maryland State Del. Joe Vogel, a Jewish gay Latino Democrat, campaigns with State Sen. Cheryl Kagan in Gaithersburg, Maryland, April 14, 2024. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images/JTA)
May 26, 2024, 3:32 am
This Jewish Gen-Zer wants to be the next progressive pro-Israel US congressman
Joe Vogel, who identifies as Jewish, LGBTQ and Latino, is notable on the national scene, even aside from his young age, while his coreligionists laud his courageous stance on Israel
By Ron Kampeas
Shelly Weiss (Facebook; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law))
February 27, 2024, 3:16 pm
Shelly Weiss, Brooklyn ‘queer icon’ and progressive Jewish activist, dies at 77
Weiss put aside her career in social work and health administration to found and promote multiple organizations supporting the LGBTQ community
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Illustrative: a man takes a photo of a multicoloured cake in a window display of a cake shop. (AP Photo/Paul White)
July 8, 2023, 5:06 pm
NJ Jews reel after kosher baker rejects synagogue’s order for rainbow Pride treats
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
By Andrew Lapin
Illustrative: A pro-LGBTQ group at the Celebrate Israel Parade in New York City, June 4, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
July 3, 2023, 3:38 am
US Jewish group launches ‘TikTok therapy’ for LGBTQ Orthodox youth
Jewish Queer Youth’s video series will provide lighthearted support and advice, as surveys show many young gay people lack mental healthcare
By Luke Tress
Hannah Kapnik Ashar is being ordained as a rabbi after studying at Yeshivat Hadar in New York City. She plans to start a women's prayer initiative in her home city of Denver. (Courtesy Hadar)
July 2, 2023, 11:49 pm
Egalitarian Yeshivat Hadar ordains its first — and for now, only — rabbis
The institute, which is committed to gender equality, LGBTQ inclusion and reaching Jews across denominations, will wait until it gathers another cohort that can execute its vision
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Members and allies of Eshel, an advocacy group for LGBTQ Orthodox Jews and their families, march in Highland Park, New Jersey, as Pride flags are restored to a public street after they had been removed at the request of Orthodox rabbis, June 26, 2023. (Courtesy of Eshel via JTA)
July 2, 2023, 4:02 am
After taking down Pride flags at request of 2 synagogues, NJ town puts them back up
The confrontation reflects a decades-long struggle with accepting LGBTQ people by some in the Orthodox world, but has also seen allies of the gay community rally in support
By Andrew Lapin
BBYO teenagers at a Pride Month-themed summer leadership program, June 2022. (Courtesy of BBYO)
June 29, 2023, 4:45 am
BBYO’s Orlando convention plans pose a Florida conundrum for LGBTQ Jews and allies
The organization, which has 21,000 members across North America and more abroad, draws thousands of teens from all over the world to its events
By Andrew Lapin
Paul Morgan-Bentley, author of 'The Equal Parent,' left, with son Solly and husband Robin. (Courtesy)
June 26, 2023, 3:02 am
These Jewish gay dads show how parenting benefits from a shifting division of labor
In ‘The Equal Parent,’ UK author Paul Morgan-Bentley argues that parents are already sharing the load in rearing kids, which is great for families – now society needs to adapt, too
By Robert Philpot
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue in Charleston, South Carolina, October 18, 2019. (Warren LeMay via Creative Commons via JTA)
June 24, 2023, 1:00 pm
Charleston rabbi resigns, leaving South Carolina over anti-LGBTQ legislation
Greg Kanter, one of three rabbis at historic Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim congregation, tells community his family will move ‘to a place that will not target us and our human rights’
By Andrew Lapin
File: Morgan Halleb packs Pink Peacock food for delivery. (Pink Peacock/ via JTA)
June 23, 2023, 2:21 am
Glasgow’s queer Yiddish-speaking cafe shuts after alleged antisemitic threats
The Pink Peacock, which operated on a ‘pay-as-you-can’ basis, closes doors after ‘astonishing amount of antisemitic vitriol,’ claim owners
By Jacob Judah
People march during the 21st annual Jerusalem Pride Parade on June 1, 2023. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
June 1, 2023, 8:38 pm
30,000 march in Jerusalem Pride Parade under tight security but without incident
National Security Minister Ben Gvir jeered by participants, who shout ‘Nazis out’ at the far-right minister; marchers also call to protect democracy, hold anti-overhaul banners
By Jeremy Sharon
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