Gays get married and I’m still single
Amy Klein
June 26, 2008
Maybe gay marriage is just what the world needs to make weddings sane.
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Big Bay Area Jewish turnout for gay weddings
Jewish Journal
June 22, 2008
As dozens of gay couples celebrated legal weddings at San Francisco City Hall, Jews representing numerous organizations set up a chupah, volunteers passed out plates of marble cake frosted with the phrase \”Mazel Tov\” and invited couples to partake in rituals.
Same-sex marriage and the fabric of society: What does it all mean?
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
June 18, 2008
For some, it is a spiritual moment of human dignity finally resting upon everyone. For others, it is a sign that society is being sucked into an eddy of moral dissolution.
With this ketubah, I thee wed
Shoshana Lewin Fischer
June 18, 2008
While civil ceremonies abound up and down the California coast, those seeking a Jewish ceremony — complete with ketubah (the Jewish marriage contract) — have a few extra stops to make on the road to matrimony.
Lesbian couple weds in Jewish ceremony in Beverly Hills
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
June 17, 2008
Amid a crush of photographers, a handful of largely drowned-out protesters, and hundreds of supporters tossing rose petals, Diane Olson and Robin Tyler stood under a chuppah on the Beverly Hills Courthouse steps on Monday evening to become one of the first lesbian couples to legally marry in California.
Conservative seminary in Israel pushes pro-gay event off campus
Ben Harris
March 27, 2008
In a sign of continuing friction among Conservative Jews over the issue of homosexuality, a ceremony in Jerusalem to mark the first anniversary of the decision to admit gays to the Jewish Theological Seminary was held away from the campus of the movement\’s main educational institution there.
Films at L.A.’s Outfest examines gay life in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
Nick Street
July 6, 2007
\”The Bubble\” is one of two Israel-centered features scheduled for the 25th Outfest, Los Angeles\’ gay and lesbian film festival, July 12-23. The film is being shown in collaboration with Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion\’s Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation, as well as JQ International.
Why the Conservative movement endorsed gays
Amy Klein
December 14, 2006
Last week, the Conservative movement paved the way for ordination of gay rabbis and the performance of commitment ceremonies for same-sex couples. But the decisions that came out of the two-day meeting of the Rabbinical Assembly\’s Law Committee — the advisory body for the movement — were much more nuanced than headlines suggested.
Finding their way home to Judaism: three same-sex couples share their conversion stories
Nick Street
October 12, 2006
Spiritual decision-making is also frequently a factor in the calculus of gay life. In fact, finding a religious tradition that affirms gay experience and offers the support of a vibrant community can be one of the most important aspects of self-realization for gay men and lesbians — especially for people who see being in a committed relationship as a natural extension of their spiritual lives.
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