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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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Books In an Israeli boy’s coming of age story — tween angst, family dysfunction, and a bar mitzvah amidst rocket fire
Eli Zuzovsky’s debut novel ‘Mazeltov’ explores the turmoil of adolescence.
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Opinion My ancestors left their homelands to escape antisemitism. Will my son have to leave the U.S. because he’s trans?
Trump's executive orders scapegoating transgender people echo past persecutions of Jews
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Fast Forward ‘I’m not waiting until they come to round us up’: Transgender Jews and their families search for safety as Trump takes aim at their rights
One transgender Jew described the situation as “like 1930s Germany all over again.”
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Fast Forward Director of pro-Israel LGBTQ group faces sexual misconduct charge
Ethan Felson is on leave from his position at A Wider Bridge, which advocates for Israel in the LGBTQ community and is facing a turbulent time for its work
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