Sep 9, 2012 | Eshel in the News
Suicide rates high for Orthodox homosexual youths Research shows 20% of LGBT sample attempted suicide, compared to 3.5% rate for general youth population. Suicide rates among Orthodox homosexual youth are dramatically higher than that of their heterosexual peers, research published last week showed. The research on suicide among all Israeli youth, conducted by Hannah Bar-Yosef, [more]
Jun 29, 2011 | Eshel in the News
Gay Orthodox Jews See Growing Acceptance In Israel By Michele Chabin c. 2011 Religion News Service TEL AVIV, Israel (RNS) Though never short on spectacle, this year's annual gay pride festival was even more colorful with a parade float, sponsored by Google, representing the country's religious gay and lesbian communities. Dressed in shorts and T-shirts [more]
May 18, 2011 | Eshel in the News
Religious gays battle for acceptance Israeli Orthodox homosexuals increasingly rejecting age-old dictates to ignore their attraction, abstain from sex or undergo therapy that supposedly will make them straight A once unimaginable movement is emerging from within Israel's insular Orthodox Jewish community: Homosexuals demanding to be accepted and embraced, no matter what the Bible says. Living [more]
Oct 28, 2010 | Eshel in the News
The answers lie in our love for our daughter The brouhaha that has ensued over The Jewish Standard’s printing a same-sex marriage announcement in September may yet lead to a great deal of good, especially in the Orthodox community, in getting people to think more seriously about an issue that impacts thousands of Jewish lives. [more]
