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The Conservative gay marriage debate
On Rosh Hashanah in 1992, Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis stood before his Conservative congregation at Valley Beth Shalom (VBS) in Encino and declared that despite the words of Leviticus, homosexuality is not an abomination. He argued that the same understanding and compassion Jews afford all human beings should be extended to those attracted to others of their own sex, and he told his congregation:
Jewish embrace of LGBT people recognizes the dignity of all
Attitudes toward same sex marriage in Judaism have undergone a dramatic change in the last quarter century. The prohibition recorded in Leviticus 18 has been affirmed by some, negated by others and reinterpreted by still others. Did the Torah intend loving same sex relationships? Did it understand homosexuality as a fundamental orientation rather than a choice?
West Hollywood rally celebrates same-sex marriage ruling
Thousands of people came to West Hollywood on June 26 to celebrate expanded rights for the LGBT community.
Charedi Orthodox Agudath Israel of America on gay marriage
The first of what will likely be many Jewish responses to the Supreme Court’s decision today, the Charedi Orthodox Agudath Israel of America was brief and to the point:
Jewish groups ride roller-coaster week of Supreme Court rulings
A slight bump up on affirmative action, a plunge on voting rights, and on gay marriage, the mountaintop: federal legitimacy.
AJWS president Ruth Messinger applauds Supreme Court ruling on DOMA & Prop 8
American Jewish World Service President Ruth Messinger released the following statement today after the Supreme Court ruled in two cases related to marriage equality.
Supreme Court issues two major rulings expanding gay rights
The Supreme Court upheld the federal rights of same sex couples in states that allow same sex marriages.
Gay rights response: Let us eat (wedding) cake!
Doors opened early this morning at the Abbey, a gay bar in West Hollywood where people gathered to watch the Supreme Court rule that part of the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional by denying federal benefits to same-sex couples.
Edgar M. Bronfman: Jewish values dictate protecting gay marriage
In the early 1970s, while I was CEO of the Seagram Company, public dialogue about gay rights was largely nonexistent in corporate America. Social discourse had not yet even evolved into the “don’t ask, don’t tell” ethos that dominated the following decades. Homosexuality was simply not discussed and therefore, by implication, was shameful.
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