“Gay rabbis getting married—and marrying”
A The Jewish Journal article from June 17, 2008 on same-sex unions in Judaism.
Category: Gender & sexuality
“Conservative Jews Allow Gay Rabbis and Unions”
A Dec. 7, 2006 New York Times article on allowing gay and lesbian rabbis and same-sex unions in Conservative Judaism.
“Conservative Rabbis Allow Ordained Gays, Same-Sex Unions”
A Dec. 7, 2006 on the decision to allow gay and lesbian rabbis, as well as same-sex unions, in Conservative Judaism.
“Conservative Jewish scholars ease ban on gay ordination, upending centuries of precedent”
Read a Dec. 6, 2006, account of the action from The Associated Press, published in The San Diego Union-Tribune.
“JTS Ordains Its First Openly Gay Rabbi”
Read a blog post in The Forward about Rachel Isaacs, who on May 19, 2011, was ordained the first openly gay rabbi in Conservative Judaism.
“Conservative Jewish Seminary Will Accept Gay Students”
A March 27, 2007, New York Times story on the Jewish Theological Seminary’s acceptance of openly gay and lesbian candidates
Homosexuals and the Catholic priesthood
This ReligionLink edition explores the issue and provides resources and experts.
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