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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 366

Orthodox LGTBQ Jews

Herschel Siegel, who was a beloved member of the Jewish community at Yeshiva University and Atlanta, died by suicide last Friday. (Courtesy via JTA)
May 6, 2023, 4:47 pm
Yeshiva University left mourning after beloved gay alumnus dies by suicide
Hershel Siegel had openly expressed his struggles with reconciling as both LGBTQ and Orthodox, with friends saying his death should be a wakeup call for school
By Jacob Henry
LGBTQ Jewish youth gather at the Jewish Queer Youth (JQY) Drop-In Center in New York City. (Courtesy of JQY via JTA)
December 27, 2021, 10:34 pm
Program for Orthodox LGBTQ youth gets $1 million to expand across US
NYC-based Jewish Queer Youth will use donation to offer in-person clinical services in other cities, hire more staff for crisis phone line
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Newly ordained Rabbi Daniel Atwood is congratulated by Rabbi Daniel Landes at the Jerusalem Theater, on May 26, 2019. (Sam Sokol/JTA)
May 27, 2019, 7:59 pm
First openly gay Orthodox rabbi ordained in Jerusalem
Denied ordination from New York’s Yeshivat Chovevei Torah after becoming engaged to a man, Daniel Atwood receives it in Israel’s capital
By Sam Sokol
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
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