Gays Can’t Be Rabbis but Are Welcome in Congregations, Conservative Jews Say
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NEW YORK — Specialists on the laws of Conservative Judaism have upheld welcoming of homosexuals into congregations and other Jewish groups, but prohibited admission of avowed homosexuals as rabbis or cantors.
The committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly also affirmed a ban against providing ceremonies for homosexual unions.
The Rabbinical Assembly represents about 1,400 rabbis serving 1.5 million members of Jewish congregations.
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