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Yeshiva University recognizes LGBTQ+ student group in landmark settlement

JL;DR SUMMARY Yeshiva University has reached a significant settlement by officially recognizing an LGBTQ+ student group, marking a major victory for queer Jews within the Orthodox community. 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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Orthodox JudaismYeshiva UniversityQueer JewsInclusionHigher EducationReligious FreedomLgbtq+Yu Pride AllianceLegal SettlementRabbinical Authority

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New York City, New York, United States
"Signage on the campus of Yeshiva University in New York City, August 30, 2022 (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)"
Los Angeles, California, United States
"He is based in Los Angeles."
Oakland, California, United States
"a rabbi serving in the clergy of an Orthodox congregation in Oakland a YU alumnus named Shua Brick"

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