On the morning after, Jewish Republicans advise the party
Jewish Journal
November 12, 2012
Think immigration through — again. Forget about gay marriage. And for heaven’s sake, when it comes to rape, shut up!
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Conservative rabbis approve same-sex marriage ceremonies
Jewish Journal
June 1, 2012
The Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards — which sets halachic policy for the Conservative movement — has voted unanimously to provide the approximately 1,600 Conservative rabbis with guidelines on performing same-sex marriages.
Jewish groups back Obama on gay marriage
Jewish Journal
May 9, 2012
Jewish leaders praised President Barack Obama’s statement that he personally supports gay marriage.
Minn. rabbinical group opposes ban on same-sex marriages
Jewish Journal
February 9, 2012
Members of the Minnesota Rabbinical Association have signed a statement opposing a state ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriages. The group represents rabbis from 15 congregations in the state from the Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist movements. No Orthodox rabbis signed the statement, which was adopted last month.
Jewish groups split on gay marriage ruling
Jewish Journal
February 8, 2012
Jewish groups split on a federal appeals court ruling that allows same-sex couples to marry in California. The 2-1 decision Tuesday by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Proposition 8, a 2008 ballot measure that said same-sex marriages violated the state constitution. Prop 8 had reversed a decision the same year by the California state Supreme Court that had allowed same-sex marriage.
California gay marriage ban overturned, appeal planned
Jewish Journal
February 7, 2012
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday found California\’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional in a case that is likely to lead to a showdown on the issue in the U.S. Supreme Court. Proponents of the ban said they would appeal the ruling, and the Protect Marriage coalition that sponsored the ban called the judgment \”out of step with every other federal appellate and Supreme Court decision.\” The appeal is likely to keep gay marriage on hold pending future proceedings.
Preparing for Same-Gender Weddings
Jewish Journal
June 29, 2011
All eyes will still be on New York in the coming weeks as the state prepares for marriage equality. I learned a lot in the run-up to wedding mania here in California in 2008, so I thought I would share some tips with those in New York.
Marty Kaplan: Pessimism is the last taboo
Marty Kaplan
June 27, 2011
If you pay attention to the news, the prospects for the future look grim.
In N.Y., debate over religious exemptions at issue in gay marriage bill
Jewish Journal
June 21, 2011
When it comes to passing a gay marriage bill in New York State, even many supporters acknowledge that wide-reaching religious exemptions are crucial. After all, this is the state with the nation’s second-largest number of Catholics and largest number of religiously observant Jews, and many say including exemptions is a legitimate way to address concerns of the religiously observant.
The will of the people, the light of Chabad, the gift of ‘The Goldbergs’
Jewish Journal
December 11, 2008
\” . . . If we left it to the \’will of the people,\’ would we ever have ended segregation in this country? . . \”
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