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In early June, the town of Highland Park, New Jersey, had one of its central thoroughfares decked out in rainbow Pride flags to celebrate an upcoming LGBTQ-themed music festival. But four days after the display went up, Highland Park’s mayor took four of the flags down. According to communications from city officials, Congregation Ohav Emeth, a local Orthodox synagogue, had objected to the quartet of banners waving in front of its building. So had the rabbi of another Orthodox congregation about half a mile away. 

The confrontation reflects a decades-long struggle with accepting LGBTQ people by some in the Orthodox world, but has also seen allies of the gay community rally in support

The city of Highland Park has reinstated four Pride flags two rabbis had asked the mayor to take down.

(JTA) – In early June, the city of Highland Park, New Jersey, had one of its central thoroughfares decked out in rainbow Pride flags to celebrate an upcoming LGBTQ-themed music

Volunteer leaders at the Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva in Edison were considering creative ways to recruit new students by engaging with families not yet affiliated with the school.