"I am a proud #Jew who has several #tattoos (that I love!) on my arms and legs. But for years, I have kept this fact from some of my older relatives who disapprove of tattoos, either because of the #Torah’s prohibition against them or because they associate tattoos with the #Holocaust. What is the more ethical thing to do at this point — keep covering my tattoos in their presence or come clean?"

"There is no strict #halakhic (#Jewish legal) obligation either to keep covering your tattoos or to “come clean.” But there are Torah values that can help you think through your decision..."

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/ask-the-ethicist-hiding-my-tattoos/

"A group of #Orthodox #rabbis from the #US and #Israel issued a strongly worded letter condemning discredited practices that try to “convert” #LGBTQ+ people to #heterosexuality — a rarity for an establishment that still largely sees #queer people as sinful.

The letter, which was drafted years ago but released earlier in January in Israel, includes the signatures of prominent #modernOrthodox rabbis, including Yitz Greenberg, Shmuly Yanklowitz and Daniel Sperber, as well as a number of female rabbis.

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“We the undersigned,” it begins, “believe that it is forbidden according to #Halakhic principle and ethos, for anyone, including a #rabbi, #rabbanit, educator, or therapist to recommend to any person to undergo treatment for the purpose of changing a person’s #sexualorientation, commonly known as ‘#conversiontherapy. This is because conversion therapy is harmful, does not work, and because same-sex attraction is not a mental health problem.”

https://religionnews.com/2026/01/28/in-new-letter-modern-orthodox-rabbis-say-conversion-therapy-is-forbidden/