The appropriation of gay rights in Israel diverts the conversation from Palestinian oppression in an attempt to present Israel as a liberal democracy. After she won the 1998 Eurovision competition, Israeli pop star Dana International was asked about the potential conflict between the fact that she represented the “Jewish state” and the fierce opposition by […]
Sunday, the Celebrate Israel Parade in New York commemorated its 64th anniversary with purportedly the largest gathering in the world saluting Israel. Celebrate Israel transcends religious and political differences to represent the American Jewish community and celebrate our common history and solidarity with fellow Jews here and in Israel. This year, there was even more […]
Next week, as millions of people around the world celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month, we in the Jewish community will mark the occasion with a pivotal milestone: the first-ever Jewish LGBT Movement Building Convening, to be held June 27-29 in California. Organized by the leading Jewish LGBT organizations, Keshet, Jewish Mosaic: […]
President Obama’s announcement on same-sex marriage is good for the Jews. Why? Here are three reasons. First is the “who.” Obama’s support of same-sex marriage signals that he’s not going to let a noisy religious minority dictate public policy. This is important for all religious minorities, including the Jewish one, because that same group of […]
February, 2012 — Adventures of a lesbian-feminist-rabbi-mom in the Judean Hills — With all of Israel’s progress on LGBT rights, out LGBT rabbis are still rare there, making our evening with Rabbi Gail Diamond, Associate Director of the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem, a unique opportunity. Rabbi Gail Diamond talked about her experiences moving to and […]
I returned about a week ago from an amazing two weeks spent in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. I was there to meet with many of the people that will be part of the LGBTQ trip to Israel in November 2011 and also to develop opportunities for people and programs that A Wider Bridge could bring […]