U.S. Conservative Movement to ordain openly homosexual rabbis - Haaretz

Last update - 10:01 07/12/2006

U.S. Conservative Movement to ordain openly homosexual rabbis

By Reuters

Leaders of the Conservative Jewish movement opened the door on Wednesday to the ordination of gay rabbis and the recognition of gay marriage, but made it clear the more orthodox in the faith may go on opposing such liberalization.

"We as a movement see the advocacy of pluralism and we know that people come to different conclusions," said Rabbi Kassel Abelson, speaking for the 25-member Rabbinical Assembly Committee on Jewish Law and Standards which issued a series of advisory reports.

"These ... are accepted as guides so that the gays and lesbians can be welcomed into our congregation and communities and made to feel accepted," he added.

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The statements issued by the committee are not binding on congregations or seminaries. One said openly gay people should be allowed as rabbis and that gay marriages should be sanctified but not recognized.

The group also upheld a 1992 statement that advises against gay ordinations and the recognition of same-sex marriages - a mixed approach that will allow both liberals and the more orthodox in the movement to pursue whichever policies they prefer.

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1.	Conservative homosexuals	00:02	\|	Rabbi Yakov Lazaros	07/12/06

2.	they don`t keep Shabbat so....no surprises here	00:12	\|	Blah Blah	07/12/06

3.	Conservative JM recognize Homosexual Rabbis	00:26	\|	Chaim	07/12/06

4.	H.I.V virus sanctification instead of psychological treatment	00:32	\|	Joseph E .	07/12/06

5.	a `narrow` interpretation	00:49	\|	Lev	07/12/06

6.	Conservative Halacha	00:52	\|	Jo Jo	07/12/06

7.	conservatives	01:41	\|	joe	07/12/06

8.	no suprise	01:54	\|	yg	07/12/06

9.	Congratulations	02:20	\|	Nicole	07/12/06

10.	It could be "conservative" but definitely not "Jewish"	02:25	\|	Gene	07/12/06

11.	Fraud	02:35	\|	Rabbi	07/12/06

12.	double-talk to confuse	02:39	\|	sho	07/12/06

13.	Do we really do EVERYTHING in the Torah	02:45	\|	salito	07/12/06

14.	DECISION	03:07	\|	JOEL ALLEN	07/12/06

15.	Sic but for the good of Am-Israel	03:14	\|	Dennis Slapo	07/12/06

16.	Sin of man	03:31	\|	kyle	07/12/06

17.	Gay Rabbis and .........	04:04	\|	Alan	07/12/06

18.	Our Brothers and Sisters...and daughters	04:08	\|	Ross	07/12/06

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20.	EGALitarianism	04:12	\|	Aaron	07/12/06

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26.	Homosexual rabbis	05:29	\|	Sam	07/12/06

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35.	Conservatives	08:03	\|	Jay	07/12/06

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42.	my personal approach is...	12:42	\|	Robert	07/12/06

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