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FOCUS ON ISSUES
Conservatives may rethink stance
on gays, but change won’t be quick

By Joe Berkofsky

Published: //

A clamor is growing in the Conservative movement to fully accept gays and lesbians in synagogue life and allow them to attend the movement’s rabbinical schools worldwide.

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