Amsterdam’s ‘gay cure’ rabbi ‘fears for his life’
By Stephen Gray, Pink News
The New York-based rabbi who heads Amsterdam’s Orthodox Ashkenazi community had said he fears for his life after he was suspended for signing a ‘gay cure’ declaration.
The chief rabbi reportedly told a Dutch newspaper he felt it would be safer to stay away from the Netherlands, saying: “Why would I risk the life of my wife and me?”
Aryeh Ralbag, had been suspended from his position after he signed a document alleging homosexuality could be “modified and healed”.
Ralbag defended putting his name to the Torah Declaration, a document written by 25 Jews who claim to have overcome same-sex attraction and now campaign that “change is possible”. Around 180 rabbis and other figures have signed the document.
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