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Volume 35 Issue 18 |
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| CBST MEMBER TO BE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY CANTORIAL STUDENT ACCEPTED TO THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY CANTORIAL SCHOOL |
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Congregation Beth Simchat Torah (CBST) is proud to announce that CBST member, Marisa James is first openly gay Cantorial student to be accepted into the Jewish Theological Seminary Cantorial School. Marisa James has been a CBST member for over a year and regularly leads shabbat morning services. "This has been a long struggle and we are very proud that one of our members will break this barrier. This is a bold step towards for justice all." Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Senior Rabbi of Congregation Beth Simchat Torah. "As a Conservative rabbi and a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary, I could not be more pleased. I have always believed that the Conservative movement should be a home for Jews of all sexual orientations." Rabbi Ayelet S. Cohen, Associate Rabbi of Congregation Beth Simchat Torah. The Jewish Theological Seminary is the rabbinical school for the Conservative movement. It recently announced that for the first time it would admit openly gay students into its Rabbinical and Cantorial schools. For interviews with Marisa James please contact Tasha Calhoun at Congregation Beth Simchat Torah at (212) 929-9498 ext. 17. Congregation Beth Simchat Torah (CBST) is the world's largest synagogue serving Jews of all sexual orientations and gender identities. (www.cbst.org |
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