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News Rabbis revolt over LGBTQ+ club, exposing fight over queer acceptance at Yeshiva University
A settlement appeared to create a place for queer students to be themselves at YU. Its rabbis aren't having it.
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Fast Forward After announcing LGBTQ club, Yeshiva U president says Pride values ‘antithetical’ to the school
In an email to students, Rabbi Ari Berman rejected the idea that Y.U. had reversed its prohibition on the club
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Fast Forward Yeshiva University recognizes LGBTQ+ student group in landmark settlement
The settlement with the YU Pride Alliance — now called 'Hareni' under the settlement — ends litigation that lasted nearly four years
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Theater Abby Stein shows us the Hasidic Williamsburg she left behind
Stein’s memoir about growing up transgender in the Hasidic community, 'Becoming Eve,' is being adapted into a new play
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Theater A ‘dreadfully Jewish’ new play tells the story of a Grindr hookup gone awry
'As Time Goes By' explores modern gay male loneliness with humor, but is scant on Jewish themes
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Fast Forward Pro-Israel LGBTQ group A Wider Bridge names new leadership after previous director charged with sexual misconduct
The announcement of Rabbi Denise Eger as interim director, as well as Daniel Hernandez as board chair earlier this year, comes as the group contends with pressures from multiple angles
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BINTEL BRIEF She’s married to a man but attracted to women. Now what?
Bintel says she’s not alone — and there are Jewish ways to recognize these feelings
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Culture Simply Barbra has been channeling Streisand for over 30 years
Steven Brinberg has performed with the likes of Audra McDonald and Jonathan Groff as his long-time Streisand drag persona.
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News Rabbis revolt over LGBTQ+ club, exposing fight over queer acceptance at Yeshiva University
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