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The Gay Marriage Issue

Rabbi Karen Bender describes how she fought to bring the issue of officiating gay marriage to the floor of the Central Conference of American Rabbis.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "The Gay Marriage Issue." (Viewed on November 22, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/karen-bender-gay-marriage-issue>.