Conservative seminary in Israel
pushes pro-gay event off campus
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| Courtesy of Aaron Weininger |
| Aaron Weininger and Ian Chesir-Teran, two openly gay students at the Jewish Theological Seminary, participate in a celebration of first anniversary the Conservative movement's decision to ordain gay rabbis. |
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By Ben Harris
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Published: 03/27/2008
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In a sign of continuing friction among Conservative Jews over the issue of homosexuality, a ceremony in Jerusalem to mark the first anniversary of the decision to admit gays to the Jewish Theological Seminary was held away from the campus of the movement's main educational institution there.
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