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The seminary considered the flagship institution of Conservative Judaism said Monday that it will start accepting gay and lesbian applicants.
Arnold Eisen, incoming chancellor for the Jewish Theological Seminary, said the decision was made after extensive discussion with faculty and students, a survey on the issue within the movement and a meeting of the school’s trustees.
The more liberal Reform Jewish movement, as well as the smaller Reconstructionist wing, ordain homosexuals; the Orthodox bar gays and women from ordination.
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Items compiled from Tribune wire services
