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Cleveland kidnappings: We must be our brother’s keeper
The exterior of the house where three women who had disappeared as teenagers approximately ten years ago were found alive on May 7 in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo by Pugliano/Getty Images
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Palestinians mark Nakba with West Bank protests
Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank marked the 65th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel, which they call the “catastrophe,” with marches and protests.
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The Office’s best Jewish moment
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On an otherwise unremarkable day in 1938, a chubby but charming student at John Burroughs Junior High in Los Angeles “cracked the code of his comic gift and discovered his…
Filmmakers reveal magician’s secretive world
A British journalist recalls how she once sat down at a cafe with the legendary magician, author, historian, actor and, perhaps, the greatest sleight-of-hand artist on the planet in the documentary…
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7 Rules for Perfect Hummus
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Survivor: Irene Rosenberg
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The Divine Wedding and Kiss - Parashat Naso
“O for your kiss! For your love / More enticing than wine, / For your scent and sweet name – For all this they love you. Take me away to…
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What would my Israeli grandmother think?
When I hear about the latest events in Israel – the air strikes on weapons facilities in Syria, the flare-ups over women donning prayer shawls at the Western Wall –…
A hot topic, a great panel, and chance to learn and discuss—immigration at issue
It's a critical time for immigration reform in this country. Washington is getting set to make major changes, the likes of which haven't been seen since the 1980's under President…
State 194: A Documentary About Palestine
Opening this weekend at Laemmle’s Music Hall 3 is a very hot-button new documentary called State 194, which follows the recent history of Palestine. Many will approach this film with…
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Jewish Scouting leaders vocal on gay inclusion
Jewish Scouting leaders are taking a vocal role in efforts to pass a historic resolution that would partially lift a ban on gays in the Boy Scouts of America.
Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association elects gay rabbi to lead group
The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association has elected an openly gay rabbi to lead the national rabbinic organization.
Joan Rivers helps Israeli gay couple
Homophobic Redemption in Pro Sports
The queerness of love: A Jewish case for same-sex marriage
Last year, I officiated at the first same-sex wedding in the 145-year history of my synagogue. For a Conservative congregation, this was quite a break with tradition.
Hagel’s homophobia
Illinois lawmakers begin considering approval of same-sex marriage
Illinois lawmakers began considering a measure on Wednesday that would make President Barack Obama's home state the 10th in the nation to legalize gay marriage.
Jewish groups ready to weigh in as Supreme Court considers same-sex marriage
With public acceptance of same-sex marriage growing, liberal Jewish groups are hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will strike down the Defense of Marriage Act that they have long opposed.
A more modern view of homosexuality
The American Modern Orthodox community has just entered uncharted territory. Last week, our largest rabbinic organization, the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) formally withdrew its support of JONAH (Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality).
Israel gets same-sex divorce before same-sex marriage
An Israeli court has awarded the country's first divorce to a gay couple, which experts called an ironic milestone since same-sex marriages cannot be legally conducted in the Jewish state.
Israeli court grants first gay divorce
A gay Israeli couple for the first time was granted a divorce by an Israeli family court.
Orthodox Rabbi Steven Greenberg talks to Pasadena shul about homosexuality, welcoming the stranger
When Rabbi Steve Greenberg was a young rabbinical student at an Orthodox Yeshiva near Jerusalem in the mid-1970s, he was attracted to a fellow (male) student. He wanted to talk about his feelings of homosexual desire to a respected old rabbi — but was afraid to. So Greenberg fudged by telling the rabbi he was “attracted to both men and women.” The venerated old rabbi shrugged: “So you have twice the power of love. Use it carefully.”
Index measures Jewish communal groups’ LGBT sensitivity
A new survey of Jewish communal organizations found that 50 percent of them have taken significant steps to welcome gays and lesbians and their families.
Do You See Beyond Your Own Life?
Conservative day school cancels Boy Scout troops over exclusion of gay leaders
A Conservative Jewish day school will not renew its Boy Scouts charter because of the organization's policy excluding gay and lesbian adults as leaders.
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New Reform wedding edition confronts same-sex ceremonies
A new edition of a user-friendly guide to making a modern Jewish wedding has changed its approach to same-sex weddings.
New Tel Aviv center aiming to reduce anti-gay violence
Israel’s association for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is launching a center in Tel Aviv to combat anti-gay violence.
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Orthodox gay activist sues cousin for assault
An Orthodox blogger sued his cousin, whose family owns a large New York Judaica store, for assaulting him.
Real Housewives of New Jersey – Another Fake Doctor?
Gad Beck, the last known gay Holocaust survivor, dies at 88
Gad Beck, the last known gay Jewish survivor of the Holocaust, died in Berlin.
Israeli Gay Pride
Photo of gay soldiers on IDF Facebook page causes stir
A photo posted on the Israel Defense Forces website in honor of Pride Month, showing two male soldiers in uniform holding hands, has caused a stir.
On Friday night, June 8 JewishJournal.com will be airing a live stream of Beth Chayim Chadishim's Shabbat services.
Conservative rabbis approve same-sex marriage ceremonies
The Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards -- which sets halachic policy for the Conservative movement -- has voted unanimously to provide the approximately 1,600 Conservative rabbis with guidelines on performing same-sex marriages.
Obama’s same-sex marriage nod echoes historic Catholic-Jewish debate
When President Obama publicly endorsed same-sex marriage two weeks ago, most secular Jewish leaders applauded while some religious ones disagreed -- the latter group joining their Catholic counterparts.
Self-Love for Y-Love
Orthodox rapper Y-Love reveals he’s gay
Orthodox Jewish rapper Y-Love has announced that he is gay. The rapper, who records with the Jewish label Shemspeed, made the announcement in an Out magazine article published Tuesday.
Thankful For Obama’s Gay [R]Evolution
Biden: ‘Absolutely comfortable’ with gay marriage
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Seattle panel nixes meeting with Israeli gays over ‘pinkwashing’
A Seattle commission that represents the gay community canceled a meeting with gay Israeli leaders over Israel's treatment of the Palestinians.
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California gay marriage ban overturned, appeal planned
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday found California's gay marriage ban unconstitutional in a case that is likely to lead to a showdown on the issue in the U.S. Supreme Court. Proponents of the ban said they would appeal the ruling, and the Protect Marriage coalition that sponsored the ban called the judgment "out of step with every other federal appellate and Supreme Court decision." The appeal is likely to keep gay marriage on hold pending future proceedings.
New Presbyterian denomination launches in response to PCUSA dropping gay clergy ban
Winnipeg to host first Conservative gay ceremony in Canada
A Winnipeg synagogue is about to become the first Conservative shul in Canada to host a same-sex wedding ceremony. Shaarey Zedek Synagogue will be the scene on Jan. 21 for the "renewal" of marriage vows between two men wedded in a civil service in Vancouver in 2004, the Winnipeg Jewis Post and News reported.
Tel Aviv named best gay city
Tel Aviv has been named the best gay city for 2011 in a poll sponsored by American Airlines and Gaycities.com.
Harry Potter to play gay Jewish poet
I LOVE YOU JONAH
Veteran congressman Barney Frank won’t run in 2012
Longtime U.S. Rep. Barney Frank will not run again for his Massachusetts seat in 2012.
Rabbi marries Orthodox gay couple
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Making it easier for LGBT Jewish kids to be open, honest
Someday, maybe every gay Jewish youth will have as easy a time coming out as Elias Rubin did.
‘Sweet Like Sugar’ gently chronicles gay man’s search for Jewish identity
Like Benji Steiner, the protagonist in his touching new novel, “Sweet Like Sugar,” Wayne Hoffman was born both gay and Jewish. But unlike Benji Steiner, a 26-year-old graphic designer prone to dating pretty boys and church-going Christians, Hoffman has not, he says, spent countless hours with an elderly Orthodox rabbi who would have a heart attack if he knew what he did in the bedroom.
National Coming Out Day: Be Brave, Be Strong, Be Yourself, Be Happy
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