The Jewish Telegraphic Agency's report that the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards approved, on Thursday 31 May 2012 by a vote of 13 to 0 with one abstention, an appendix by Rabbis Elliot Dorff, Daniel Nevins and Avram Reisner titled "Rituals and Documents of Marriage and Divorce for Same-Sex Couples," offering two model wedding ceremonies and same-sex divorce guidelines within the movement's own rule of halakhic pluralism.
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PublisherJewish Telegraphic Agency
Publication Year2012
URLhttps://www.jta.org/2012/06/01/lifestyle/conservative-rabbis-approve-same-sex-marriage-ceremony-guidelines
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An independent Jewish news wire, not the Rabbinical Assembly's own communications, reporting the Committee's own floor vote by tally on the day it happened. NotesCited for the 31 May 2012 CJLS vote (13 to 0, one abstention) approving same-sex wedding and divorce ritual guidelines.
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