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Photos show a year behind the scenes at the world’s first LGBT synagogue

I was at the vigil for myself, my family and for everyone else who feels under threat from this administration and the hate it engenders. On Oct. Vernon streets, with more than 1, in attendance. According to the U. Jews comprise less than 3 percent of the U.

Meet The World's First LGBTQ Synagogue

But, frankly, not much of this study impacts on the position I take in the paragraph above. There are standards of sexual behaviour our tradition mandates for couples of all sexual orientations. The welcome and openness I attempt to offer, both as a gatekeeper of the Jewish tradition and as an employee of this community, is not predicated on whether — and forgive the bluntness of the language — our straight members might be engaging in sexual practices that breach Halachah.

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