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Conservative Judaism Rules for Same-Sex Unions, Gay Ordination

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HRC report on the 2006 Conservative Judaism law committee decision allowing same-sex commitment ceremonies and ordination of gay and lesbian rabbis.

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Start with the answer How did LGBTQ+ faith inclusion develop? It developed through LGBTQ+-affirming religious organisations, openly LGBTQ+ clergy, denominational policy changes and contested pastoral shifts. Read the topic guide LGBTQ+ Faith and Religious Inclusion LGBTQ+ faith inclusion developed through affirming churches, queer religious organisations, openly LGBTQ+ clergy and contested shifts in denominational teaching.

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LGBTQ+ Faith and Religious Inclusion

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How did LGBTQ+ faith inclusion develop?

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6 December 2006 CulturalActivism

Conservative Judaism Lifts Ban on Gay and Lesbian Ordination

The Conservative movement's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards adopted a responsum lifting most classical prohibitions on homosexual conduct and permitting ordination of openly gay, lesbian, and bisexual clergy. Rachel Isaacs became the first openly gay rabbi ordained by the Conservative movement's Jewish Theological Seminary in May 2011.