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]
Feb 13, 2011 | Eshel in the News
When Love Fights with Faith A Community of Jews Learns to Live with Contradiction Some individuals who experience conflicts between their traditional religious beliefs prohibiting homosexuality and their same-sex attractions and desires seek out "sexual conversion therapies." Unfortunately, most people who try to change their sexual orientation are unsuccessful and sometimes these "therapies" do harm. [more]
