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Conservative Judaism’s new line on intermarriage is a great start. What comes next is key - opinion

Belonging is not declared. It is rebuilt and demonstrated, slowly, through consistency, humility, and courage. If the movement is willing to do that work, genuine repair is possible.

  Conservative Judaism has been trying to chart a middle path between Jewish tradition and acceptance of the reality of interfaith families.
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2025.

Kennedy seeks to cut US children's access to gender-affirming care

Carrie Soloway

Carrie Soloway, inspiration for trailblazing trans Jewish protagonist of ‘Transparent,’ dies at 88

 EUROPEAN COMMISSION President Ursula von der Leyen and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speak as EU leaders gather for a group photo at a summit meeting in Brussels, last week.

Same-sex marriages to be recognized throughout the EU, court rules


US teacher fired after reading book on gender identity to 5th grade class

The 33-year-old teacher had asked the students to write a poem about their own identity after reading the book.

 CLASSROOM SHORTAGE: Ongoing problem.

Man assaulted in Rehovot in suspected LGBTQ-phobic attack

The attack is the second anti-LGBTQ assault reported in Rehovot in the past month.

 LGBTQ+ protest in Rehovot. July 2023

NGOs file fresh petition against reasonableness standard

Immediately following the passing of the amendment, anti-reformists filed a barrage of petitions calling for the striking of the law.

 YULI EDELSTEIN talks to Defense Minister Yoav Gallant as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on during the Knesset vote on the reasonableness standard last week.

Children of LGBTQ parents: We were raised with so much love

The children of LGBT families spoke out against Welfare Minister Yaakov Mergi's statements against LGBT families being allowed to adopt.

 Israelis march in Jerusalem during the pride march on June 1, 2023

Why an Orthodox group supports the Supreme Court ruling on not serving same-sex couples

The decision was not about discrimination or about religion and attempts to characterize it as such are disingenuous.

The US Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, US April 6, 2023.

Did Itamar Ben-Gvir threaten to kill Sinead O’Connor?

“God does not reward those who bring terror to the children of the world. So you have succeeded in nothing but your soul’s failure,” O'Connor wrote.

 A picture of late singer Sinead O'Connor, who died at the age of 56, known for her chart-topping hit "Nothing Compares 2 U", is placed around floral tributes outside her former Irish home, in the seaside town of Bray in County Wicklow, Ireland, July 27, 2023.

Vladimir Putin signs law banning gender changes in Russia

The law also bans post-surgery transgender people from adopting children and annuls the marriages of post-surgery transgender people.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Security Council via a video link in Moscow, Russia, July 21, 2023.

How Yiddish taught me to embrace the joy and defiance of being queer

As queerness is increasingly persecuted in the United States, Yiddish culture has been my refuge: a culture with no country that is well-suited for people being rejected by theirs.

 PARTICIPANTS GATHER for the annual Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance.

Michael Oren on Herzog's visit to Washington

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and Lahav Harkov

 Israeli President Isaac Herzog reacts prior to address to a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023.

Iran’s president: Homosexuality will end ‘generation of human beings’

The Islamic Republic of Iran has executed 4,000-6,000 gays and lesbians since 1979.

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi looks on during a TV interview, in Tehran, Iran June 20, 2023.