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People of the Book: Not Asking or Telling
Times are hard for those who want to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. “Major setback for ‘don’t ask’ repeal,” blared a headline last week on the front page of The Washington Post. “The Senate Stands...
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The Jewish View on DADT? Don't Ask!
By Steven Philp Today, President Obama fulfilled a campaign promise when he signed the bill repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” (DADT) the 17-year-old policy barring LGBT citizens from coming out while...
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The Ah-Hah Moment
By Steven Philp Matt Goldman was not like the other six-year-old boys in his Cub Scout Den. First, he was Jewish. Second, he was gay. He recalls one Cub Scout meeting at the local Baptist church in...
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Is Gay the New Black?
By Steven Philp Voicing an opinion that is shared among conservative leadership, Reverend Keith Ratliff, Sr.—president of the Iowa-Nebraska chapter of the NAACP—complained that the lesbian, gay,...
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Homophobia Is Not Kosher
By Steven Philp On Thursday LGBT-interest blog Queerty posted an article outlining the newest addition to the Kosher.com affiliates program: the anti-gay group JONAH, or Jews Offering New Alternatives...
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G-d Comes Out on the Side of Equality
by Steven Philp In the national debate concerning equal rights for the LGBT community, the opposition has consistently claimed that they have G-d on their side. Only this week, the anti-equality group...
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Hannah Senesh, Golda Meir, and now Kate Bornstein
By Bonnie Rosenbaum My introduction to Jewish heroes can be traced back to one amazing Barbie doll. It was 1986, I was in 7th grade, and my Sunday school class at Temple Sinai had started a unit on...
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Singing a New Song
By Steven Philp It goes without saying that these are trying times. Yet it is in the face of crisis that humankind produces its best music, art, and literature; while grappling with adversity, men and...
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The Jew With Two “Beards”
By Steven Philp To their neighbors they look like every other Orthodox Jewish couple, a man and woman married for five years with two children in tow. Even the fact that their marriage is a product of...
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A New Home for Detroit’s LGBT Jews
By David Stanley Whether it is Slow’s BBQ in the reimagined Corktown district or Midtown’s Shinola artisanal bicycles, watches and leather goods, Detroit’s renaissance is underway. Local businessman...
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A New Home for Detroit’s LGBT Jews
By David Stanley Whether it is Slow’s BBQ in the reimagined Corktown district or Midtown’s Shinola artisanal bicycles, watches and leather goods, Detroit’s renaissance is underway. Local businessman...
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A New Home for Detroit’s LGBT Jews
By David Stanley Whether it is Slow’s BBQ in the reimagined Corktown district or Midtown’s Shinola artisanal bicycles, watches and leather goods, Detroit’s renaissance is underway. Local businessman...
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It Gets Better for Jews, Too
By Steven Philp It has been one month since the suicides of ten LGBT teens prompted a national debate on the adverse effects of homophobic bullying in our schools. One of the more positive results of...
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Jewish Senators Oppose "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
By Steven Philp Despite significant party shifts within the United States legislature, repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT) policy may be addressed by the Senate as soon as mid-December. In a...
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Desires of the Flesh and Spirit
By Steven Philp Following a handful of screenings in the United States and Canada, the critically acclaimed Israeli film Eyes Wide Open was released on DVD for North American consumers this past month....
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People of the Book: Not Asking or Telling
Times are hard for those who want to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. “Major setback for ‘don’t ask’ repeal,” blared a headline last week on the front page of The Washington Post. “The Senate Stands...
View ArticleJewish and LGBTQ Communities Stand Together Against Club Q Shooting
Rabbi Caryn Aviv woke up on Sunday morning to her phone blowing up with texts and tweets asking if she was okay. The night before, a gunman had breached the walls of Club Q, a haven for the LGBTQ...
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