Israeli Orthodox rabbinical group calls for acceptance of gays and lesbians
Dozens of religious Zionist rabbis urged their communities last night to be tolerant of gays and lesbians, though stressing that the religious prohibition on gay sex remains unchanged.
“Although forbidden sexual relationships must not be permitted, there’s room for leniency in attitudes toward social inclusion and for accepting them into the community,” the rabbis wrote in a religious opinion issued by the Beit Hillel organization.
The opinion said gays could serve in “any communal capacity,” including leading prayer. The signatories’ goal, it added, was to present an approach that “combines law with compassion and peace” in order to “magnify the Torah and increase love, brotherhood and peace.”
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