The first Jewish outreach organization geared to assist homosexual men and women seeking to change their sexual orientation has been established in New Jersey. Desiring to be inclusive, the non-profit group will embrace any Jew regardless of religious commitment or their physical location. Its goal is to educate Jews about the causes of same-sex attraction and the possibility of change from homosexuality to heterosexuality.
Many former homosexuals are now married with children and lead more contented, spiritual lives.
It aims to provide support groups, a speaker's bureau, seminars for interested parties, and referrals to appropriate counselors. Actions and Fantasies Rabbi Rosenberg points out that the Torah strongly forbids the act of homosexuality precisely because it recognizes the capacity of anyone to commit such an act. Jewish ethics require us to offer assistance to those who struggle with homosexuality and to understand how to help men and women with same-sex attractions. We must repeatedly remind ourselves that, in the Torah, it is not the person, but the act that is abhorred. The spiritual leader of the Elmora Hebrew Center, Rabbi Rosenberg is a licensed social worker and psychotherapist who was trained at the Family Institute of New Jersey.