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Publication Date: January 2009
Publisher: Ma'yan (Program : New York, N.Y.)
Author(s): Caryn Aviv; Steven M. Cohen; Judith Veinstein
Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions
Keywords: Culture; Congregations; Tolerance; Diversity
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This power point presentation highlights findings from a 2009 survey of synagogues designed to ascertain the relationship between synagogues and lesbian, gay and bisexual Jews. (Transgendered Jews were not measured in this sample.) Topics covered include the American Jewish LGB population; the inclusiveness of synagogue policies, synagogue practices, and ritual observances; and the perceptions and attitudes of rabbis vis-a-vis their congregations' degree of welcoming LGB Jews.