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Fast Forward Queer yeshiva to publish first-ever collection of Jewish legal opinions written by and for trans Jews
“Halacha has to be informed by the real lived experiences of the people about whom it is legislating,” said Laynie Soloman, who teaches at and helps lead Svara, a Chicago yeshiva that serves queer Jews
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Opinion ‘This is not about Hitler’ — Micaela Diamond on the Broadway revival of ‘Parade’
The Jewish musical theater star talks playing the role she's always dreamed of
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News For Zionist LGBTQ group, Israel’s right-wing government has created an urgent crisis
A Wider Bridge has doubled its donations to Israeli LGBTQ groups this year, in the face of an Israeli government that includes anti-LGBTQ officials
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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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Letters Bans on drag performers are direct attacks on trans people
A recent op-ed centered cisgender Jewish gay men who might dress up in drag once a year at Purim
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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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Fast Forward Biden administration to reverse Betsy DeVos-era rule on campus religious clubs
The free inquiry rule was touted as a defense of religious freedom but critics said it promoted discrimination
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BINTEL BRIEF Seeking a Jewish community that welcomes queer and interfaith folks — but isn’t anti-Israel
Bintel has lots of ideas. Let us gently push you into the shallow end of the pool
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News Curtis Sliwa has a plan to beat Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayor’s race — and it starts with apologizing to Jews
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