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Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Orthodox Judaism

Judaism celebrates creation as an inherent good. Consequently, Jewish law does not disparage sex. However, Orthodox tradition only supports heterosexual ...

Jewish views on homosexuality - Wikipedia

Traditionally, Judaism has seen homosexual male intercourse as contrary to Judaism, not homosexuality in-and-of-itself.

Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Reform Judaism

In 2015, the Union for Reform Judaism adopted a historic resolution on the Rights of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People affirming “the full equality, ...

Jewish Organizations working on LGBTQ+ Inclusion

A national grassroots organization that works for the full equality and inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Jews in Jewish life.

Are LGBTQ+ people welcome in the Jewish community? : r/Judaism

many/most synagogues have a LGBTQ group called Keshet, which is Hebrew for rainbow. I want to be sad that my synagogue doesn't have this, but ...

Can a Jewish person be gay? - Quora

Yes, just as a person can be Jewish and eat treif (non-kosher food). There are plenty of people who are both Jewish and also LGBT.

Keshet - For LGBTQ Equality in Jewish Life

Keshet works for the full equality of all LGBTQ Jews and our families in Jewish life. We equip Jewish organizations with the skills and knowledge to build ...

Jewish Views on Homosexuality

Two verses in Leviticus (Leviticus 18:23 and Leviticus 20:13) express unequivocal condemnation of male homosexual sex.

Feeling frustrated as an LGBTQ Jew : r/Jewish - Reddit

I was angry, but honestly i just feel more sad and lost now. it's fucking impossible to be a jewish student right now, especially in a blue area.

Faith Resources for Jews - PFLAG

LGBT Jews may be ordained as rabbis and cantors and they serve throughout the Reform movement. Most Reform rabbis and cantors gladly officiate at same-sex ...

LGBTQ and a Jew: On Judaism's Movement Towards Inclusivity

Jewish people are no more homophobic or transphobic than any other religion. Like other religions, the more observant sects of Judaism tend to ...

A Clash of Creed: The Paradox of LGBTQ+ Pride Within Orthodox ...

The Mishnah, the foundational text of Jewish law, further reflects the rabbinic stance on homosexuality through the presence of a “tight gender ...

“Are there gay Jews?” | Jewish Museum Berlin

Our exhibition The Whole Truth...Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Jews was based on 30 questions posed to the Jewish Museum Berlin or its staff over ...

Made to feel unwelcome at Pride, LGBTQ Jews will not cede joy

That we will take to the streets. We will march. We will dance. We will protest. We will have hard conversations. We will stay in relationship.

Orthodox Judaism and LGBTQ Issues - My Jewish Learning

Considered in its totality, Orthodox Jewish tradition comes down firmly in favor of heterosexuality as God's intention for humanity, which has in turn severely ...

Coming out as Jewish: What being a Jew and LGBTQ+ have in ...

This might seem inconsequential, were it not for the emotion of hate. For when you come out as gay or as Jewish, you are making yourself ...

Judaism and Homosexuality: Do Homosexuals Fit into the Jewish ...

A Jew belongs within a Jewish community. There are no application forms and no qualification requirements. He's Jewish—that's where he belongs. Period.

List of LGBT Jews - Wikipedia

Activism & civil rights · Barbara Brenner, breast cancer activist and leader of Breast Cancer Action · Jonathan Danilowitz, activist · Jazz Jennings, ...

Why LGBTQ pride is a Jewish issue - Religion News Service

LGBTQ pride is a Jewish issue ... (RNS) — The intersectionality of Jews and gays has a particular power and poignancy. Photo ...

Jewish Women and LGBTQ Pride

Jewish women have played critical roles in advocating for the full inclusion of LGBTQ people in civil society, in synagogues, in history books, and in cultural ...