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Atra study’s data point on LGBTQ+ rabbinical students is a cause for celebration and hope — and a charge

JL;DR SUMMARY A recent Atra report highlights that over half of students in non-Orthodox rabbinical programs identify as LGBTQ+, a statistic that both celebrates the progress in Jewish inclusivity and underlines the work still needed. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish LeadershipCommunity EngagementInclusionLgbtq+KeshetRabbinical StudentsNon Orthodox JudaismJewish DiversityRole ModelsAtra Report

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"hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ pieces of legislation, the majority targeting trans, nonbinary and intersex people, have been proposed across the U.S. in 2025"

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