While some Orthodox communities have tried to make space for LGBTQ members, the vast majority of Orthodox rabbis, citing prohibitions in traditional Jewish law, do not conduct LGBTQ weddings.
The videos aim to frame a new community conversation about LGBTQ+ issues that allows "disagreements without divisiveness."
The Milli Gazete report alleges, "Chabad commits many crimes. They launder money and leak information to Mossad. They decipher all military points. They buy land from near military areas."
Anti-LGBT demonstrations in the United States last year rocketed 30-fold compared with 2017 and legal moves to restrict LGBT rights are on the rise.
Trans rights activists argued that the Foreign Ministry was not aiding in efforts to bring the woman home.