Decision opens all aspects of synagogue life to gay Jews

Gay Jews will find it easier to enter rabbinical school and to join in a sanctified union under a ruling by a national committee on Jewish law.

Until now, the Conservative branch of the Jewish faith prohibited gay partnerships and ordination. But in a recent meeting, the 25-rabbi Committee on Jewish Law and Standards accepted a model for behavior that approves both.

The decision enraged four rabbis, who immediately quit the committee. (To read the rest of this story, click here.)