Jerusalem: Daniel Atwood ordained the first orthodox homosexual rabbi

Daniel Atwood was ordained in Jerusalem when his New York University refused to give him his ordination, reports "Haaretz".
His ordination is historic. A homosexual pupil of a rabbinical school whose ordination had been refused by an American seminary was welcomed by the rabbinate of Jerusalem, reports Haaretz. The semikha - rabbinic ordination - was delivered to Daniel Atwood, Sunday May 26 in the evening, by Daniel Landes, Israeli-American rabbi. A first in the Orthodox Jewish community, where marriage between people of the same sex is prohibited, says Haaretz, noting that Daniel Atwood was engaged to a man a few months ago.