‘Jewish Standard’ Publisher: ‘We May Have Acted Too Quickly’ With Gay Announcement Ban, Will Reconsider

We ran the wedding announcement because we felt, as a community
newspaper, that it was our job to serve the entire community — something
we have been doing for 80 years.

We did not expect the heated response we got, and — in truth — we
believe now that we may have acted too quickly in issuing the follow-up
statement, responding only to one segment of the community.

We are now having meetings with local rabbis and community
leaders. We will also be printing, in the paper and online, many of the
letters that have been pouring in since our statement was published.

We urge everyone to take a step back and reflect on what this
series of events has taught us about the community we care so much
about, and about the steps we must take to move forward together.