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How These Young Jews Found Spirituality Outside the Synagogue

by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Aug 10, 2017 | Community, Community Resources, LGBT, Religion, Spirituality

NEW YORK (JTA) — Michelle Reyf isn’t really a synagogue-goer. Until recently, the 28-year-old, who works for a Jewish nonprofit, was perfectly happy to get her spiritual fulfillment at Buddhist prayer services and meditation retreats. Synagogue did not appeal to her...

LGBT Jews Say It’s Increasingly Difficult to be Pro-Israel

by Ben Sales, JTA | Jun 28, 2017 | Community, LGBT, Religion

NEW YORK (JTA) — For years, Laurie Grauer had waved a rainbow flag emblazoned with a Jewish star at the Chicago Dyke March, sometimes marching near activists waving Palestinian flags. It had never been a problem. But this year, Grauer was confronted by the LGBT...