The chief rabbi’s LGBT report shows that culture wars can be overcome | Naomi Alderman

Ephraim Mirvis knows that the only way to change reactionary attitudes is by talking, not shouting. More power to him

This week the UK’s chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, along with the charity KeshetUK, released a report on how Orthodox Jewish schools should relate to LGBT+ children. Surprise: it’s excellent. It’s the first such guidance to be issued by any chief rabbi in the world, and will probably become a template for tackling gender and sexual identity in religious communities – which, if you’ve followed recent stories about Orthodox Jews, may be a pleasant shock.

Related: Chief rabbi calls on Jewish schools to tackle homophobia

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