Charleston rabbi resigns, saying anti-LGBTQ legislation has forced him to leave South Carolina

(JTA) — A rabbi at a historic synagogue in Charleston has announced his resignation from his congregation, and plans to leave South Carolina, over what he characterized as the state’s discriminatory treatment of LGBTQ people. On Wednesday, Rabbi Greg Kanter, who is gay, told Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim that he and his family would be […]

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