In this year’s election, the Jewish Federation stood alongside allies in the gay and lesbian community and supported an “approve” vote on Referendum 71 to protect the recent domestic partnership statute adopted by the legislature. Seattle’s Jewish community supported the domestic partnership statute as it was being considered by the legislature and overwhelmingly supported the effort to approve R.71 at the ballot box.

January 27-30, the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation are sponsoring a variety of events with Rabbi Steve Goldberg. His visit, and experiences as an Orthodox gay rabbi, was highlighted in The Seattle Times.

"Rabbi Steven Greenberg is not shy about proclaiming who he is, though it raises eyebrows. He is, he says, the world's first openly gay Orthodox rabbi."

Read more in The Seattle Times.

Learn more about the events open to  the community this weekend.