These queer newlyweds are modeling Jewish joy for LGBTQ youth

While some Orthodox communities have tried to make space for LGBTQ members, the vast majority of Orthodox rabbis, citing prohibitions in traditional Jewish law, do not conduct LGBTQ weddings.

LGBT Rights activists wave flags and protest as religious Jewish activitsts protest against same-sex parenting and LGBT families, in Tel Aviv, on December 16, 2018.

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ByJULIA GERGELY/JTA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 05:16

These queer newlyweds are modeling Jewish joy for LGBTQ youth

While some Orthodox communities have tried to make space for LGBTQ members, the vast majority of Orthodox rabbis, citing prohibitions in traditional Jewish law, do not conduct LGBTQ weddings.

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These queer newlyweds are modeling Jewish joy for LGBTQ youth

While some Orthodox communities have tried to make space for LGBTQ members, the vast majority of Orthodox rabbis, citing prohibitions in traditional Jewish law, do not conduct LGBTQ weddings.

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