A new study on American rabbinical training has revealed a dramatic and unprecedented shift within the non-Orthodox Jewish world: 51% of rabbinical students now identify as LGBTQ+. Hebrew Union College — the flagship institution of Reform Judaism — openly celebrates same-sex couples among its student body, highlighting what it calls an evolved expression of “progressive Jewish life.” Scholars note the speed of this transformation is astonishing, considering that seminaries barred LGBTQ applicants until the 1990s. Today, however, institutions not only accept but platform LGBTQ identity as a central part of their public messaging and spiritual leadership pipeline.

This seismic change marks more than a cultural moment — it signals the deep theological reorientation unfolding across America’s progressive religious landscape. Advocates claim LGBTQ-identifying clergy bring empathy, resilience, and “new models” of spiritual authority to congregations. But from a biblical perspective, this represents another pillar of moral inversion prophesied for the last days — when religious institutions would embrace doctrines and practices incompatible with God’s design (2 Timothy 4:3–4; Romans 1:26–27). As antisemitism rises and spiritual confusion intensifies, the U.S. rabbinate’s shift reflects a broader trend: religious leadership adapting to cultural pressure instead of calling culture to repentance.

SOURCE: Times of Israel