President says Pride values 'antithetical' to Yeshiva U

(JTA) — Days after Yeshiva University announced that it would recognize a club supporting LGBTQ students, its president said the values espoused by a typical “Pride” club are “antithetical” to the school.

Rabbi Ari Berman also claimed that the Modern Orthodox school’s decision to allow an LGBTQ club, after years of fighting in court not to recognize one, did not represent a reversal. He apologized for how the school had initially communicated the announcement.

“I deeply apologize to the members of our community — our students and parents, alumni and friends, faculty and Rabbis — for the way th...