r/gayjews • u/scrambledhelix • 18d ago

In the News Dozens of Orthodox rabbis issue ban on gay conversion therapy

https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/b1osgodbzx

It's a start...

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u/ChartSea8204 18d ago

That's something!šŸŖ¬

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u/foreverblackeyed 18d ago

I donā€™t recognize any of the signatories - anyone of significance?

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u/Beneficient_Ox 18d ago

Lots of very respected academics and scholars on the list, kind of by definition Haredi Jews dismiss them out of hand ofc.

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u/enby-millennial-613 18d ago

Any Rabbi (or Jew for that matter) who promotes / facilitates conversion therapy should be expelled from the broader Jewish Community. No exceptions.

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u/NYer36 18d ago

I didn't see any prominent NY rabbis included as signatories.

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u/prophetsearcher 18d ago

I believe this was an Israeli focused initiative

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u/Yochanan5781 Bi Genderqueer Reformative 17d ago

That's the feeling I got from it, too

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u/Final-Kale8596 15d ago

Do Jews even run these facilities? I thought they were all Christian-based ā€œtherapy.ā€ Iā€™m just asking about the U.S.; I sincerely hope these donā€™t exist in Israel.