Judaism

Pence opens campaign rally with ‘rabbi’ who skips shooting victims to pray for Republican candidates

The "Christian rabbi" referred to "Jesus the Messiah" in an incredibly offensive prayer for Republican candidates instead of the Jewish victims.

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He was a Nazi for almost his entire life. Now he’s coming out as gay.

"I saw people being abused, shouted at, spat at in the street. It's not until it's directed at you that you suddenly realize that what you're doing is wrong."

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Judge rules Orthodox Jewish trans woman cannot see, text or talk to her children

A judge in Manchester, England won't allow her to contact her five children because their community would shun them if she met with them.

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U.S. Reform Jewish rabbis to install first openly lesbian leader

Denise Eger will be installed Monday as the first openly gay president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the rabbinical arm of Reform Judaism.

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Iranian news agency accuses Israel, U.S., U.K. of ‘spreading homosexuality’ globally

QOM, Iran — The Mashregh News, a state-controlled Iranian media outlet, has published a report asserting that the “Zionist regime” of Israel, along with Jews in the U.S. and the United Kingdom were financing efforts to…

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Conservative rabbis provide guidance on same-sex wedding ceremonies

The Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, the Conservative branch of American Judaism which sets halachic policy, last week voted to provide guidelines on performing same-sex ceremonies, nearly six years after lifting a ban…

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Jewish newspaper sets off ‘firestorm’ over same-sex wedding announcements

A Jewish newspaper in New Jersey has announced its first published same-sex engagement announcement will also be its last, bowing to complaints from members of the traditional Orthodox Jewish community. The Teaneck, NJ-based Jewish Standard announced…

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