"The protesters carried banners that read 'homophobia is not part of the Torah,' 'Jewish, out & proud,' 'prejudice against one is prejudice against all.' They lit memory candles and sang songs in Hebrew. Gay rabbis addressed the crowd and shared their experience of being homosexual and religious.
Josh Rosenthal, a gay Jewish activist who organized the rally, said the response from Jewish institutions was immediate.
'I just hope that this kind of energy makes it to Israel,' he said. 'It was particularly harmful that a Jew is shooting another Jews in Israel for the simple reason that they are gay.'"
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
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