This article discusses the existence of an underground gay community among Orthodox Jews, the tensions between Orthodox Judaism and LGBTQ+ Jews, and the support groups that have emerged as a result.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Rabbi Menachem Penner and his son Gedalia discuss their journey of reconciling their family's religious tradition with Gedalia's sexual orientation as a member of the LGBTQ community.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Rabbi Menachem Penner, dean of RIETS at Yeshiva University, and his son Gedalia, a musician and cantor-in-training who identifies as LGBTQ+, discuss their journey in reconciling their family's religious tradition with Gedalia's sexual orientation.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Rabbi Menachem Penner and his son, Gedalia, discuss their experience in reconciling their family's religious tradition with Gedalia's sexual orientation as a member of the LGBTQ community.

The article discusses the debate within the Orthodox Jewish community regarding LGBTQ+ issues, particularly focusing on the contrasting views of Education Minister Rafi Peretz, who believes in Conversion Therapy, and Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, who emphasizes compassion for queer individuals.

In a discussion with Noah, Don, and Miriam Herschlag, the Ops & Blogs Editor at Times of Israel, several topics are covered, including Ehud Barak's perspective on political ideologies, the dangers of conversion therapy offered by ultra-Orthodox therapists in Israel, and the popularity of the Eurovision song contest in the country.