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Orthodox Rabbi Steven Greenberg talks to Pasadena shul about homosexuality, welcoming the stranger

Roberto Loiederman November 20, 2012

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.”

Pro-gay marriage leader apologizes for ‘Nazi’ comments

Jewish Journal October 31, 2012

A religious outreach official for a campaign seeking marriage equality for gays in Minnesota apologized for likening opponents\’ tactics to those of the Nazis. “It was a terrible mistake to even mention Nazism in an attempt to illustrate my point, and I fully understand why many found it to be offensive,” the Rev. Brad Brandon said in a statement first published by the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Oct. 24.

Faith, not just gayness, informs filmmaker’s works

Pat Sierchio September 5, 2012

This has been a good year for filmmaker Ira Sachs. His new feature, \”Keep the Lights On,\” received a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and won the prestigious Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. And while the intensely personal, autobiographical film centers on a tumultuous love affair between two men, Sachs believes audiences will relate to the human experience of relationships shared by all couples.

Families Will Gather in Malibu for SoCal’s First Jewish LGBT Weekend Retreat

Jewish Journal April 4, 2012

Children being raised in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) families are likely to face some pretty awkward questions from their peers: How come you have two mommies? How were you born if you have only dads? Who lights the candles at your house? Rabbi Lisa Edwards of Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC), the world’s oldest LGBT synagogue, says kids might encounter a whole range of attitudes, including jealousy and bullying, which is why her synagogue, along with Congregation Kol Ami and other local Jewish institutions, has initiated Southern California’s first Jewish LGBT Family Shabbaton.

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