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Forward 50 2014 Jared Polis
At 39 and in only his third term in office, Jared Polis is already drawing attention in political circles, thanks to what a Politico profile of the Colorado Democrat called “too much self-confidence and too little self-awareness.” But in his race to the top, the self-made millionaire whose Jewish parents were peace activists in the…
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Life A First in the Jewish World
Jordan Cassway Rabbi Deborah Waxman has been many firsts in her life. She was one of the first bat mitzvahs to be celebrated on a Saturday morning in her hometown of West Hartford, Connecticut in 1979 and now she is the first female rabbi, and the first lesbian, to lead a Jewish congregational institution. Waxman,…
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News Rabbi Gil Steinlauf Wins Wide Support From Conservatives After Coming Out as Gay
(JTA) — Gil Steinlauf, a nationally prominent Conservative rabbi, made headlines this month when he announced to his large Washington, D.C., synagogue that he is gay, and that he and his wife of 20 years would divorce. As surprised as his congregants at Adas Israel may have been by the news, it was Steinlauf, the…
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Opinion How Gil Steinlauf Chose ‘Personal Torah’ Over One True One
A respected Conservative clergyman, Gil Steinlauf, senior rabbi of Washington’s Adas Israel Congregation wrote his congregants a moving letter shortly after Yom Kippur. In it, he announced that he and his wife of 20 years, Batya, would be divorcing. That alone would have been surprise enough for his congregation, considering the model marriage, complete with…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Slam Supreme Court for Allowing Gay Marriage in More States
Reform and Orthodox groups had opposite takes on the Supreme Court decision not to hear gay marriage cases, effectively extending the right to a majority of the states. “The Supreme Court’s decision to leave in place lower court rulings that have the potential to bring marriage equality to more than half of the states is…
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Fast Forward Israel Warns Against Gay ‘Conversion’ Therapy
Israel’s health ministry issued a warning declaring that therapies aimed at changing patients from gay to straight are not supported by medical evidence and could be harmful. Signed by Health Minister Yael German, Sunday’s decision adopts the position of the Council of Psychologists and the Israel Psychological Association. The health ministry statement warns that gay…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Gil Steinlauf of Adas Israel Comes Out as Gay
(JTA) — Rabbi Gil Steinlauf struggled for decades with an identity that he only acknowledged publicly this week. On the Monday after Yom Kippur, Steinlauf, the married senior rabbi at Adas Israel — a large and historic Conservative synagogue in Washington, D.C. — announced that he is gay. In a letter sent to congregants, Steinlauf…
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Opinion Same-Sex Marriage Wins at SCOTUS
The Supreme Court decision not to hear any of the seven pending cases on state same-sex marriage bans is being hailed as a watershed moment for LGBT equality. While some of these claims are overly enthusiastic — this is only a decision not to decide, and the Court will surely take up the issue at…
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