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Culture A bar mitzvah for a transgender man in the shul where he once had a bat mitzvah
Same bimah, same Torah portion — but this time, a ‘gender-affirming’ ceremony
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Looking Forward At DNC, this queer, formerly Orthodox Jew is ‘Uncommitted’ and pushing for an arms embargo on Israel
'The world is broken,' said June Rose, 29. 'I ask for Kamala Harris to help repair it.'
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News Jury convicts Blaze Bernstein’s killer of premeditated murder and a hate crime
Samuel Woodward, Bernstein's former classmate, will face life in prison without the possibility of parole
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News ‘Non-Zionary’: How some queer Jews are wrestling with Israel
“While I'm a raging Zionist,” said Blake Fonberg, who organizes Shabbat dinners for queer Jews, “it's important to create a space for Jews who aren’t Zionists.”
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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 Made to feel unwelcome at Pride, LGBTQ Jews will not cede joy
Litmus tests on Israel shouldn’t shake the determination of queer Jews, writes the CEO of Keshet
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News She built the largest queer synagogue in the nation ‘for Jews rejected from everywhere’
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum is set to retire from Congregation Beit Simchat Torah after 32 years as its spiritual leader
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News This Pride, queer Jews are feeling the strain — and sometimes unsafe — over Israel
Critics are seeing an atmosphere of antisemitism and Israel-related “litmus tests” for Jews in queer spaces
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