The spiritual leader and political activist has led the Manhattan congregation for over 30 years. (New York Jewish Week) — Sharon Kleinbaum, the first full-time rabbi of Manhattan’s Congregation Beit ...

(RNS) — On Saturday (May 4), some 40 New York City rabbis and synagogue staff received the same chilling email in their inboxes: “I have set a bomb in your building. You have a few hours to disarm, or ...

NEW YORK (AP) — For more than three decades, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum has led the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ synagogue through the myriad ups and downs of the modern gay-rights movement — through the AIDS ...

With what’s going on in our world, a word about a special lady: Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (called the gay synagogue) began 1992. Height of the AIDS crisis. No staff or leader before Rabbi Sharon ...

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While Republicans have named homophobes such as Tony Perkins to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, President Joe Biden is nominating a lesbian rabbi. Biden Friday announced his ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Rosh Hashanah starts Monday night. In the midst of the pandemic, some congregations are carefully planning to gather in person, while others will connect virtually, CBS2's Lisa ...

Temple Etz Rimon of Carlsbad celebrated the holiday of Simchat Torah and also welcomed new members to the congregation. Simchat Torah, which means “rejoicing in the Torah,” marks the completion of the ...