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Opinion My friend Herschel Siegel died by suicide. Politicizing his death doesn’t help gay Jews
We ought not to assume that rejection from the Orthodox community played a role in Herschel's Siegel's tragic death
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Fast Forward Yeshiva University is left in mourning after a beloved gay alum dies by suicide
Herschel Siegel had previously written on Instagram about being gay within the Orthodox community
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Letters Herschel Siegel was embraced by our Atlanta Orthodox community
The broader Orthodox community must find a way to welcome and embrace LGBTQ+ people. Herschel Siegel was embraced in ours.
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News Stunning new fertility treatments are being developed. Would rabbis approve?
In-vitro gametogenesis turns skin cells into eggs. The Jewish take on reproductive tech can be surprisingly complicated
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News His synagogue barred him because he’s gay. Now, he protests outside each Shabbat.
'I just want a shul where everyone who is Jewish is welcome,' says Brian Mandel, a social worker.
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News Former rabbinical students complain to Conservative movement about sexism at seminary
Letter to Rabbinical Assembly’s ethics committee describes culture of harassment alienating women and queer students
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Opinion Is Yeshiva University entitled to state funds? Religion has little to do with it
YU’s identification as a religious institution would not render it ineligible for the state funds in question, raising serious questions about why this whole kerfuffle got started in the first place.
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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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Fast Forward Rep. Ritchie Torres, outspoken pro-Israel advocate, is dropping hints that he could run for NY governor
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Fast Forward Ursula Haverbeck, infamous German Holocaust denier known as ‘Nazi grandma,’ dies at 96
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Fast Forward A Jewish museum in Tulsa held a funeral for remains of Holocaust victims it kept for years
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