Living With Two Identities

Gay Orthodox Jews Talk About Merging Two Lifestyles

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By Jon Kalish

Published November 29, 2012.
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For Orthodox Jews, being both observant and actively gay, is a theological taboo. Producer Jon Kalish spoke to four gay Orthodox Jews who are trying to merge their two identities. The group includes an ordained Orthodox rabbi and a Hasidic lesbian living in a frum section of Brooklyn.


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