In first, Tel Aviv religious council offers funds to Orthodox LGBTQ women’s group – Bat Kol says it requested grant of thousands of shekels for program geared toward drawing queer community into Jewish life; council head says funds open to all that fit criteria | Timesofisrael

Tel Aviv’s local religious council has provided a grant of thousands of shekels to support a program by Bat Kol, an LGBTQ rights group for religious women.
Haaretz reported that it marked the first time a religious authority in Israel has provided funding for an LGBTQ organization.
Bat Kol said it responded to a call by the council, which offered to fund programs that aimed at “contributing to Torah enrichment in community life.”