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Title: Rabbis of Conservative Judaism pass a resolution supporting transgender rights
Post by: suzifrommd on June 01, 2016, 08:49:41 AM
Post by: suzifrommd on June 01, 2016, 08:49:41 AM
The rabbis of Conservative Judaism pass a resolution supporting transgender rights
By Julie Zauzmer
June 1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/06/01/the-rabbis-of-conservative-judaism-pass-a-resolution-supporting-transgender-rights/
An influential body of Jewish rabbis passed a resolution last week calling for synagogues to be "explicitly welcoming" to transgender people.
As the country debates whether transgender people should be allowed to use the bathroom of their choosing, the rabbis of Conservative Judaism officially declared their support of transgender rights.
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The Conservative branch of Judaism, less stringent than the Orthodox, is the second-largest denomination in America. The largest, the more liberal Reform movement, passed a similar resolution last year, and the small Reconstructionist movement is similarly supportive.
By Julie Zauzmer
June 1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/06/01/the-rabbis-of-conservative-judaism-pass-a-resolution-supporting-transgender-rights/
An influential body of Jewish rabbis passed a resolution last week calling for synagogues to be "explicitly welcoming" to transgender people.
As the country debates whether transgender people should be allowed to use the bathroom of their choosing, the rabbis of Conservative Judaism officially declared their support of transgender rights.
...
The Conservative branch of Judaism, less stringent than the Orthodox, is the second-largest denomination in America. The largest, the more liberal Reform movement, passed a similar resolution last year, and the small Reconstructionist movement is similarly supportive.
Title: Re: Rabbis of Conservative Judaism pass a resolution supporting transgender rights
Post by: Stevie on June 03, 2016, 12:26:54 AM
Post by: Stevie on June 03, 2016, 12:26:54 AM
"Since Talmudic times, our people have recognized that the human condition is not just binary," said Rabbi Gil Steinlauf, senior rabbi of Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, D.C. who came out as gay in 2014, in an interview with LGBT advocacy group Human Rights Campaign. "I hope this resolution will go far in promoting this deep truth of our religion in our society and in the world"
They could of mentioned this a few centuries ago, still god news though.