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Progressive Rabbis of Australia, Asia and New Zealand Call for Marriage Equality.
New Family commends the Moetzah, the Rabbinic Council of Progressive Rabbis of Australia, Asia and New Zealand, for their support of same-sex marriage equality. See their press statement here: Rabbis’ Marriage Equality statement 19 May 2011
Read MoreTrying to find the truth
By Jonathan Danilowitz I’ve just watched the World View interview with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Like him or not, he is an excellent speaker, and has the facts and figures at his fingertips. He gave a good performance, breaking down many of the anti-Israel stereotypes that fly around simply because people don’t know better. [...]
Read MoreWill They/Won’t They Allow Gay Marriage?
It’s still too early to be talking about this in Israel, but not in the United States. Recently the Maryland Senate squeaked through a vote to approve gay marriage in that State, making it (only) the 6th State of the Union to do so. http://www.care2.com/causes/civil-rights/blog/maryland-senate-approves-gay-marriage Even so, there are rumblings from Maryland opponents to equal [...]
Read MoreIn Wisdom and Beauty
בְּחָכְמָה, יִבָּנֶה בָּיִת; וּבִתְבוּנָה, יִתְכּוֹנָן. וּבְדַעַת, חֲדָרִים יִמָּלְאוּ– כָּל-הוֹן יָקָר וְנָעִים. Through wisdom is a house built, and through understanding it is established, and with knowledge the rooms are filled with precious and pleasant riches. (Proverbs 24:3-4) When I went to see my aunt and uncle for Thanksgiving dinner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania last [...]
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Head to Head / Isn’t New York’s take on same-sex marriage a major step?
An interview with family rights activist Irit Rosenblum. By Tomer Zarchin Attorney Irit Rosenblum, the founder and chairperson of the New Family Organization for Advancement of Family Rights, each year handles hundreds of cases involving homosexual and lesbian couples that are heard primarily in the family affairs courts. These involve requests by same-sex couples to [...]
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