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Culture A gala for Jewish Queer Youth celebrates untold, queer Jewish stories
Rachel Sussman was the inaugural honoree for the nonprofit advocating for observant queer Jews
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Culture How the Oct. 7 aftermath splintered the New York Dyke March
Amid debates on Zionism, the beloved Pride month ritual saw a founder ejected and an organizer doxxed
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Fast Forward Yeshiva University rescinds approval for LGBTQ+ student club
The club has vowed to keep operating
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Fast Forward Ben Shapiro, Emily Damari among torch lighters for Israel’s Independence Day ceremony
Some Israelis have decried the inclusion of Shapiro, one of the most prominent conservative pundits in the United States
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Culture At a seder by and for trans Jews, guests define liberation for themselves
Liberation Now: A Trans+ Seder is a first of its kind event that aims to elevate transgender, nonbinary and gender nonconforming Jews
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Theater William Finn, Tony-winning writer of queer, Jewish musicals dies at 73
The ‘Falsettos’ scribe drew from his own background and even health crises
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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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