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Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan-Ram went to court after an adoption agency disqualified them for being Jewish. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy of Elizabeth and Gabriel Rutan-Ram)
Posted inU.S.

Tennessee court rules couple may sue state after adoption agency denied them services because they are Jewish

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg August 25, 2023

(JTA) — A Jewish couple has grounds to sue the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services after a state-funded adoption and foster care agency denied them services because they are Jewish, […]

Hundreds protesting in support of the right of LGBT couples to adopt children, outside the Ministry of Absoption in Tel Aviv, July 20, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Tomer Neuberg-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Bay Area Jewish leaders condemn adoption inequality for same-sex Israeli couples

by Rob Gloster July 26, 2017March 19, 2018
her father smiles while her mother holds up baby rose
Posted inFirst Person, Local Voice, Youth Voice, Opinion

Where do I, an immigrant in an American Jewish family, truly belong?

Rose Teplitz by Rose Teplitz June 13, 2017June 13, 2017
a woman holding a baby in a field
Posted inUncategorized, Columns, Kids & Family, Jewish Life, Parenting

A single foster mother? Welcome to life as a mom-to-be

Allison Borsuk by Allison Borsuk May 11, 2017May 11, 2017
2015 Operation Babylift exhibition at the Presidio (Photo/adoptionmusuemproject.org)
Posted inKids & Family, Talking With ..., Jewish Life

Q&A: She dreams of an adoption museum

by Patricia Corrigan February 5, 2017February 3, 2017
From left to right: Hallel, Adar, Aliza, Yosef, Ashira, Susan and Zamir.
Posted inUncategorized, Israel, Jewish Life

Rabbi, mom of five an advocate for 153 million parentless kids

by Lisa Klug April 1, 2016February 21, 2017

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