Tag: Lgbtq

Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, a Reconstructionist rabbi, expresses empathy for LGBTQ individuals but opposes normalization of LGBTQ lifestyles, citing biblical values and the Torah's teachings.
Queer Jews are expressing fear of discrimination at Pride events due to increasing antisemitism and anti-Zionist sentiment within the LGBTQ community, exemplified by bans on Jewish symbols like Israeli flags and Stars of David at some marches.
Shelly Weiss, a prominent queer icon and progressive Jewish activist in Brooklyn, passed away at 77.
Rachael Fried and Henna Warman, a queer couple who recently got married, hosted a sheva brachot, a Jewish celebration, organized by Jewish Queer Youth (JQY).
The author discusses the issue of transgenderism and the challenges it presents for observant Jewish parents.
The article discusses the experience of a young man who felt hurt and rejected by rabbis due to his sexual orientation.
In this episode of Haaretz Weekly, Rabbi Alona Nir Keren reflects on the challenges faced by LGBTQ individuals in Israel under the country's far-right government.
Mindy Levine, a religious mother of three, will be participating in the Jerusalem Pride Parade for the first time and delivering a keynote address.
Joe Vogel, a progressive state legislator and Jewish Democrat, is running for an open House seat in Maryland.
Pearl Richman, a retired teacher, has created two new inclusive haggadot for Passover, aimed at modern families and designed to better engage young people in the Seder ritual.
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida discuss Israel's government failing to renew temporary regulations allowing Israeli law to apply to citizens in the West Bank, which is not part of Israel.
In this episode, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida discuss three topics.
Yonit and Jonathan discuss the well-regulated gun culture in Israel compared to the U.S. following a tragedy in Uvalde, Texas.
"You Be You: The Kids Guide to Gender, Sexuality and Family," a book originally published in English in 2019, has now been translated into Yiddish.
Sa'ed Atshan explores the complexities of navigating queerness in Palestine, including the West Bank, Gaza, and Israel, as well as in refugee camps.
Israeli Education Minister Rafi Peretz faced backlash for expressing support for gay conversion therapy during a television interview, claiming he has used the practice to help homosexual youth.
In the podcast episode titled "The Republikud & Labocrats? Edition," Noah Efron, Allison Kaplan Sommer, and Don Futterman discuss the need to potentially reform Israel's election system to eliminate small parties, the concept of Israelis sorting themselves politically, and the promotion of an openly gay IDF officer to the rank of Major-General.