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Haredi MKs Boycott Swearing-In Ceremony Of Openly Gay Lawmaker

Haredi members of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, boycotted the swearing in ceremony of new member of Knesset from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud Party just because the new Likud lawmaker is openly gay.

New Jersey Judge Orders Quack Orthodox Gay-To-Straight Therapy Organization To Close Forever

JONAH, the fraudulent Orthodox gay-to-straight conversion therapy program that has been the darling of many Orthodox and haredi rabbis, has been ordered by a New Jersey court to permanently close.

Everybody’s Welcome At Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters – Unless They’re From The Wrong Chabad Faction…Or A Transvestite

“You homo, I’m going to cut off your schmeckle!” A transvestite who makes frequent guest appearances on the Howard Stern Show was standing outside Chabad-Lubavitch’s main synagogue at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, New York Saturday night when he was confronted by a hasid who assaulted him in a repeat hate crime.

Ex-Haredi Transgender Woman Prostitute Sues Over Prison Solitary Confinement

The woman, who was born into a haredi family but who is no longer Orthodox, has now filed a petition with the Lod District Court that claims she is in isolation only because she is transgender. She has a history of robbery and prostitution and is serving her third jail term, this time for robbery and assault of her clients.

High Court Rules Transgender Ex-Haredi Woman Can Be Cremated

Israel’s High Court of Justice Supreme has affirmed a lower court ruling rejecting a petition filed by the estranged haredi family of a transgender woman, May Peleg, seeking to block her cremation.

New Research Disputes Continuum Theory Of Sexual Orientation

The results help show why so-called conversion therapy (also known as reparative therapy), like that offered by JONAH and backed by haredi and Modern Orthodox rabbis, is dangerous. The results also establish a group of people that are, in effect, bona fide heterosexuals. Then there's another group that is not a continuum but an assemblage, a variety of people united in their same-sex sexual orientation but who may reflect diverse sexual identities. Discrimination and bigotry shown to people with same-sex attraction is thought be a significant cause of the much higher rate of depression and related disorders found among same-sex people.

Religion And State: Israel's Haredi Rabbis And The Fight Over Transgender Woman's Cremation

"…Because of the Rabbinate’s monopoly over burial practices in Israel, there is no way May can be buried in Jerusalem as a woman. In her will, May wrote "Judaism does not recognize me as the woman that I am. Religious burial would be an insult to my life, my legacy and my values.” She directed in her will that her body be cremated, and that her ashes be buried beneath a kurrajong tree, known for having both male and female flowers, to be planted in her memory. Lacking other options, this is the only way May saw to preserve her identity. [But] last week, May’s estranged mother filed papers in court demanding an ultra-Orthodox burial that would dress May in male shrouds and refer to her with her male birth name.…"

Mother Of Transgender Ex-Haredi Woman Petitions High Court To Block Cremation

The estranged haredi family of a transgender woman, 31-year-old May Peleg, has petitioned Israel’s High Court of Justice to overturn a lower court ruling allowing her cremation.

Court Rules Transgendered Ex-Haredi Woman Can Be Cremated

The Jerusalem District Court has rejected a petition filed by the estranged haredi family of a transgendered woman, May Peleg, to block Peleg’s cremation.

I Left Hasidic Williamsburg To Become A Woman, Male Descendant Of The Baal Shem Tov Says

Sruly Stein, who left the Brooklyn hasidic community four years ago, is now in the process of transitioning to be a woman. As you might expect, people within the hasidic community are appalled, and some have voiced that confusion and disgust through some pretty awful text messages and the like, and many people don't understand why she didn't just suffer quietly inside the community and keep up appearances so as not to shame her family and their wider hasidic community – especially because Stein is supposedly descended from the founder of the hasidic movement, the Baal Shem Tov.

Estranged Haredi Family Tries To Block The Wanted Cremation Of Transgender Woman Who Was Once Their Son And Brother

“The moral obligation to honor the will is the family’s prerogative and there is no legal validity to other instructions. Cremation is contrary to Jewish law,” the haredi family's attorney – who referred to May Peleg only as a male – insisted.

Top Sefardi Haredi Rabbi Blames Palestinian Terrorism, Jewish Deaths On Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade

“We must avoid acts of Sodom and Gomorrah that have multiplied over the past year. Gay pride parade? Pride in what? What pride is there in opposing nature? What pride is there in opposing God? For this comes punishment!”

US Government Calls For End To Conversion Therapy

A new report from the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration says conversion therapy (also called reparative therapy) doesn't work, and it calls for the practice cease.

Belz Hasidic Girls School That Threatened To Expel Students Whose Mothers Drive Cars Gets Sharply Negative Inspection Report From British Gov’t Inspectors

Government inspectors found there was "insufficient evidence to demonstrate that pupils are able to contribute positively and more widely to society outside their faith community.”

The Section Of The Torah Many Haredi Rabbis Ignore

For hasidic rebbes and haredi gedolim, the idea that homosexuality is an "abomination" that must be staunchly opposed is axiomatic, so much so that haredi rabbis and publications never refer to homosexuality by name and instead only refer to it as "the abomination." But the Torah also calls other things an "abomination" and these haredi leaders don't really actively fight those – and, in some cases, openly benefit from them. What section of the Torah is it that these top haredi rabbis ignore?

Sefardi Chief Rabbi Of Jerusalem Calls Homosexuality An “Abomination” That Must Be Fought

"It's not natural, not normal. The Torah called it an abomination and we certainly need to find more considered ways of fighting it.…I believe that this phenomenon will wane and disappear, because most of the public is disgusted by it and detest it."

Haredi Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade Terrorist Charged With Murder

“God, the creator of the world, did not give you authority to judge me, and so I am not interested in asking questions or responding to them,” Shlissel told the court. The court asked Shlissel, who is representing himself, to stand when addressing the court, but Shlissel refused. “I am not interested in getting up,” he said.

11 Cops Disciplined Over Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade Stabbings

Eleven Israeli police officers, including the chief of Jerusalem's police and two district commanders, were disciplined today for their failures in protecting the Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade July 30.

Allegedly Homophobic Therapist To Speak To Melbourne Orthodox Jews, Despite Ethics Questions And Ban By Anti-Abuse Activists

Dr. Norman Goldwasser will be speaking in Melbourne after all, despite strong questions about his ethics, his apparent homophobia and his dis-invitation by the anti-child-sex-abuse advocacy group Tzedek.

Haredi Terrorist Indicted For Gay Pride Parade Murder, Says Parades Must Be Cancelled To "Elevate The Soul" Of His Teen Victim

“The [Gay] Pride Parade must be canceled to elevate Shira Banki’s soul. If you care for her wellbeing, you must cease this blasphemy against God. The [Gay Pride Parades] bring harsh decrees on Israel.…Whenever there is a Gay Pride Parade, stop the blasphemy against God. Stop the madness and all the people of Israel should repent."

Haredi Gay Pride Parade Terrorist Fit To Stand Trial

Yishai Shlissel was released from prison only three weeks before this year’s terror attack, but police failed to put him under surveillance despite his open threats to attack the parade again. Shlissel walked right into the parade past police, calmly pulled large knife from his black coat, and began stabbing marchers as horrified onlookers screamed in terror.

The Snake Oil Salesman And Scam Artist Trusted By Orthodox And Haredi Rabbis To Make Gay Men Straight

…[A]bout 25 years before a jury found that JONAH had engaged in “unconscionable” business practices, Arthur Goldberg pleaded guilty to mail fraud and conspiracy in connection with what the U.S. attorney alleged was a fraudulent scheme of “spectacular” scope, involving bribery and deception related to his work as an underwriter of municipal bonds. And while that case and the lawsuit against JONAH share virtually nothing of substance in common, they both involved Jewish communities with which Goldberg had nurtured ties, ties that those communities likely came to regret.…

"I Wish You Had Never Been Born"

"…I chanted my bar mitzvah portion in 1946 to a relatively full synagogue, including several dozen of my relatives, but this, for me, was the end of formal Jewish practice. I did not embrace the ritual duties of a Jewish adult — praying every day, putting on tefillin before prayer each weekday morning — and I gradually became more indifferent to the beliefs and habits of my parents, though there was no particular point of rupture until I was 18. It was then that my father, inquiring into my sexual feelings, compelled me to admit that I liked boys.…"

Tzedek Cancels Orthodox Psychologist's Talk After Apparent Homophobia Exposed

"…More recently, we have become aware of other matters and controversies relating to Dr Goldwasser. Amongst other things, we have taken on board concerns raised by the LGBTI community. As a result we have reviewed the matter and decided that it is no longer appropriate for Dr Goldwasser to speak at the forum.…"

Israel’s Keystone Cops: Law Student Stabbed During Gay Pride Parade Says Cops Mishandled Parade Security And Aftermath Of The Attack

“The way the police dealt with me and my family was negligent in ways that make you question the way they’re dealing with the investigation itself."

Cops Summon Head Of Racist Right-Wing Neo-Kahanist Organization Lehava

Earlier today, Israeli Police summoned Rabbi Bentzion “Bentzi” Gopstein – a hard right-wing follower of the late extremist Rabbi Meir Kahane – for questioning after Gopstein made public comments last week supporting church-burning and then doubled down on that incitement to violence in a Facebook post.

An Interview With Dr. Norman Goldwasser: In His Own Words, Goldwasser Tries To Explain What Appears To Many To Be His Open Homophobia

At a recent JCW event you allegedly described a patient who "was abused as a child and now lives in South Beach.…I don't need to tell you what's in South Beach.” Did you say this? “I don't remember each word that I say when I speak but I do remember something to that effect.” Did you say, “sexual abuse impacts sexual orientation in very bad ways”? “I do not recall that at all, but if I did, and if you heard that on a tape, then that was inappropriate and ill-advised.”

Gay Pride Parade Terrorist To Be Admitted For Extended Psychiatric Evaluation, May Not Be Fit To Stand Trial

Yishai Shlissel (sometimes spelled “Schlissel”), the haredi terrorist who stabbed six people during Jerusalem's Gay Pride Parade last month, killing one of them, a 16-year-old girl, will be admitted to a psychiatric hospital for extended observation to determine if he is fit to stand trial.

Report: Haredi School Disinvites Israeli President Over His Support For Tolerance For Gays

Israeli President Reuven “Ruby” Rivlin was supposed to go to the Kehillat Yaakov haredi school in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem this coming Sunday to open the school year. But Rivlin’s visit to the school had to be cancelled after the school’s rabbis became enraged with Rivlin because he spoke out against Jewish terrorism and against homophobia.

Man Who Praised Haredi Terror Attack Against Jerusalem Gay Pride Marchers Indicted

A haredi man who praised haredi terrorist Yishai Shlissel’s stabbing attack late last month on marchers in the Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade has been indicted.

Why Is A Psychologist Who Supports A Dangerous And Discredited Therapy Speaking To A Jewish Group About Child Sex Abuse?

A psychologist was suspended in Florida for breaching a patient's confidentiality and related issues, and then suspended again (twice) for failing to pay the fines and get the extra continuing education mandated by the state licensing authority in order for him to continue practicing. This psychologist also supports dangerous and discredited reparative therapy/conversion therapy which claims to able to change gay men into heterosexuals. And now Tzedek, the Australian Jewish group formed by Manny Waks and several others to fight child sex abuse, has invited this psychologist to speak. Who is this psychologist?

Small Anonymous Group Of Haredim Visit TA Gay Center

“The mere fact of my coming here means addressing my deepest fears,” one of the haredi men said. “We’re very homophobic,” another haredi man, who is reportedly prominent in the haredi community, said. “The haredi…community fears homosexuals and all those related concepts. As long as it’s in Tel Aviv that’s one thing, but when they come to Jerusalem it’s terrible.”

Senior Cop Warned Colleagues About Haredi Terrorist Before Gay Pride Parade Attack, But Cops Failed To Act To Protect Marchers

A senior police officer says he issued a special warning to his colleagues about Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade stabber Yishai Shlissel prior to the attack, and yet no action was taken by them to prevent Shlissel attack or even to monitor him.

More Haredi Posters In Support Of Gay Pride Parade Terrorist

Two more haredi pashkvils (wall posters) in support of the Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade terrorist murderer Yishai Shlissel (Schlissel):

Video: 16-Year-Old Killed By Haredi Terrorist At Gay Pride Parade Was Talented Classical Pianist

Shira Banki was a student at a prestigious music school in Jerusalem. Here's a video of her performing at a recital in 2009 when she was only 10-years-old.

Mea Shearim Posters Praise Gay Pride Parade Terrorist

Pashkivils (wall posters) posted in the haredi neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem praise Yishai Shlissel, the haredi man who stabbed six people at last week's Gay Pride Parade. One of Shlissel's victims, a 16-year-old girl, died from her wounds. Among other things, the poster says Shlissel did the deeds of the biblical figure Pinchas, who killed a prince of one of the tribe of Israel as the prince was having sex in public with a non-Israelite woman.

 

Does Judaism Have An Ancient Gay Past?

Belz hasid Jiří Langer argued that “brotherly love,” i.e. love of a man for a man, is in fact the deepest basic urge in Judaism, at the basis of the commandment of “love thy fellow man as thyself.” In his view, in early Judaism the erotic stream of love between men prevailed, but over the generations “love of woman” prevailed.. He also argued that an erotic relationship, which not actualized in the form of intercourse, is what connects yeshiva students to one another and to their rabbi.

Mother Of Gay Pride Terrorist Says Family Regrets Attack, Prays For Victims’ Recovery

“We think it’s really a great tragedy, we regret it very much and pray for the recovery of the wounded,” Rivka Shlissel told the 16-year-old Shira Banki’s family. Banki died Sunday from her wounds. Rivka Shlissel met with members of the Banki family Tuesday.

Is There A Right-Wing Orthodox Terror Problem In Israel?

Yes there is, and here is the empirical evidence to prove it.

Haredi Man Arrested For Praising Gay Pride Knife Attack, Expressing Delight At Murder Of 16-Year-Old Girl

A haredi man from Kiryat Malachi who expressed support for Yishai Shlissel and rejoiced at the death of one of his victims has been arrested by Israel Police – twice.

Haredi Rebbitzin Suspected Of Cooperating In Jerusalem Gay Pride Stabbing Attack Has Long History Of Extremism And Inciting Violence

Rebbetzin Yocheved Grossman, the Meah Shearim woman who, along with her husband, is thought to have assisted or encouraged the knife attack on Thursday’s Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade carried out by a haredi man, Yishai Shlissel (also spelled Schlissel), is no stranger to stirring up trouble.

Murderer! Youngest Victim Of Haredi Gay Pride Stabber Dies Of Her Wounds, Wasn’t Even Gay

16-year-old Shira Banki (earlier reports incorrectly said she was 17) died Sunday afternoon. She was a student at Hebrew University High School in Jerusalem and reportedly marched in the parade to show solidarity with her LGBT friends. She wasn’t gay.

Police Question Haredi Rabbi, Wife Over Alleged Roles In Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade Stabbings

The rabbi’s wife, who police believe knew about the attack ahead of time but failed to warn police or parade organizers, was first briefly detained by police Thursday night as they tried unsuccessfully to locate her husband. When police returned to the rabbi’s home Saturday night to detain the woman for additional questioning and to find her husband (who was not home), the woman collapsed in shock and was rushed to a local hospital for treatment.

Haredi Gay Pride Stabber Rejects Authority Of The Court As Police Say It Wasn’t Their Job To Monitor Him

"I do not accept this court's authority. This court does not follow the rules of the holy Torah. This court is part of the mechanism of evil. I have no interest in cooperating at all. I do not recognize any of the regime's institutions."

In Recent Radio Interview, Today’s Gay Pride Parade Stabber Said He Would Do Something “Extreme” To Stop Parade

“If a single person comes and wants to hold the [gay pride] parade, then therefore in order to do something, something extreme is necessary.…these impure people want to defile Jerusalem [and]…the objective — I need to stop this parade."

Dozens Of Former Yeshiva Students Sign Open Letter To Rabbi Admitting Their Homosexuality

“We demand to be treated like everyone else. The whole point is is that they should be treating us like human beings and equals in the community."

Cops Knew Haredi Gay Pride Attacker Was Getting Out Of Prison, Failed To Watch Him During Parade

How inept is the Israel Police? About as inept as any modern police department can be, it seems.

Haredi Man Who Stabbed 6 At Jerusalem Gay Pride March Committed Similar Attack In 2005

Police say the haredi who allegedly stabbed 6 people at today's Jerusalem gay pride parade is Yishai Shlissel, the same person who committed the stabbing attack on the Jerusalem gay pride parade 10 years ago.

Haredi Man Stabs At least 6 People At Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade

At least six people were stabbed at Jerusalem's annual Gay Pride Parade today. The assailant is allegedly a haredi man.

The Haredi World's One-Man Homophobia Machine

He lies. He deceives. He uses trickery and intentionally hateful language to inflame and hurt people, all to get his message of hate in the media. He has done so for at least a decade, inspired and guided by a haredi gadol.