Mordechai Levovitz is the founder and principal consultant of JQY (Jewish Queer Youth), an organization that supports and empowers LGBTQ+ youth and teens from Orthodox, Hasidic and Sephardi-Mizrahi homes. If you need support, please visit the JQY website or call/text the JQY warmline at 551-JQY-HOPE (551-579-4673).
Mordechai Levovitz
By Mordechai Levovitz
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Opinion Instead of making LGBTQ+ Jews scared of Pride, we should inspire them to march no matter what
Queer Jews are uniquely equipped to face the challenging context Pride celebrations are taking place in this year
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Opinion A young gay Orthodox man died by suicide. We must confront how Jewish teachings harmed him
Like many queer Orthodox Jews, 25-year-old Herschel Siegel struggled with teachings that paint LGBTQ identity as an 'abomination'
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Letters Tennessee’s drag ban affecting Purim is not a distraction from trans advocacy
In the face of the dangerous and formidable movement against queer lives, all voices are necessary
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Opinion Tennessee’s new anti-drag laws would make Purim celebrations illegal
Laws that seek to curtail the rights of any minority group are inevitably used against Jews
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Opinion ‘You must yell, you must accuse, and you must threaten.’ How Larry Kramer changed the gay Orthodox community
“You must yell, you must accuse, and you must threaten.” — Larry Kramer Dear Larry, The gift of a role model is having someone to see yourself in and through. It allows us to ground our emotional experiences in a communal destiny rather than a personal fate. Every injustice I have encountered, every coward I…
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Community JVP’s Targeting Of LGBTQ Youth Shows ‘An Unbelievable Lack Of Empathy’
Jewish queer youth are a vulnerable population of Jews being unfairly targeted for Disruption and sabotage by an organization called Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP). While it is important to counter the distortions and dishonesty disseminated about the group’s disruptions at the Celebrate Israel Parade (and I will below), it is far more urgent to…
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