Amsterdam’s orthodox Jewish community has reinstated chief rabbi Aryeh Ralbag after he apologised for signing a controversial document on homosexuality, news agency ANP reports on Thursday.

The community suspended rabbi Ralbag as its nominal chief in January after the New York-based official signed a statement describing homosexuality as an illness which can be cured.
Last week, the rabbi was in the Netherlands for talks on his position and said he was wrong to sign the document using his Dutch title. In addition, the rabbi said ‘perhaps he should not have signed it at all because it did not properly reflect his position,’ ANP said.
However, the Amsterdam community is concerned about how well the rabbi can do his job at a distance and does plan to talk about his long-term future.