Ron Yosef

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Ron Yosef

Ron Yosef (* 1974 ) is an Israeli rabbi .

Life

After completing his military service with the Israel Defense Forces, Yosef studied at a yeshiva in Israel. In 2004 he received his semichah as an Orthodox rabbi. Yosef has been the first openly gay rabbi in Religious Zionism in Israel since 2009 . He founded the Jewish organization Hod for orthodox homosexual Israelis. Yosef lives with his partner in Netanya .

Individual evidence

  1. Yermi burner: Gay Rabbi Seeks Recognition. The Huffington Post . May 21, 2010, accessed November 30, 2016.
  2. ^ Israeli rabbi speaks out on being gay. JewishWorld. June 7, 2013, accessed November 30, 2016.