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The New York Times11mon
A Pioneering New York Rabbi Says Goodbye to Her L.G.B.T.Q. Congregation
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, the senior rabbi at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in Manhattan ... controversy has largely faded from memory. A New York rabbi had asked permission for her congregation ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency11mon
Sharon Kleinbaum led New York’s queer synagogue through crisis and triumph. Now she’s passing the baton.
On one of her final Shabbat mornings as senior rabbi at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, New York City’s pioneering LGBTQ-oriented synagogue, Sharon Kleinbaum was presented by her junior clergy ...