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Category Archives: Homosexuality
Behind The GLBT Movement
When I can’t figure out whether a person is male or female, it disturbs me. I like people who are clear and forthright in their identity. I like Jews who are Jewish and Christians who are Christian and women who … Continue reading
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Transgender Rabbinical Students Finding Equality in the Jewish World
This comes as a profound relief to me. For years I’ve worried about the lack of respect Jews show to their transgendered rabbis. You’d think the Holocaust would’ve educated us to be more sensitive. Does not our Holy Torah command … Continue reading
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Gay Rabbis Night Hosted By Jewish Journal
Why would clergy, of all people, want to go public with their sexual preferences? I am a humble blogger. I have no responsibilities. But you don’t see me tearing up the blogosphere talking about my sexual orientation. You don’t read … Continue reading
Posted in Homosexuality, Personal
Tagged adventism, gay clergy, moral leaders, sexual choices, sexual identities, sexual tastes
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I’m Tired Of All These Public Outpourings Of Sensitivity To Gay Orthodox Jews
Why should gay Orthodox Jews get any more compassion than any other group within Orthodoxy who chooses to publicly deviate from their religion and simultaneously seek acceptance from it? Judaism unambiguously says that is it not allowed to have sex … Continue reading
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Tagged fellow journalists, foundational law, gay jews, orthodox jews, orthodox judaism, public actions, religion judaism, sensitive treatment, traditional jews
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Homosexuality And Orthodox Judaism
From my coverage of this past weekend’s LimmudLA: Sunday. Feb. 14, 2010. 4 p.m. Judaism and Homosexuality: An Orthodox Conversation Many assume that Orthodox leaders are uniformly unwelcoming of gays and lesbians, but Orthodox communities are far from monolithic. Join … Continue reading
Posted in Bnai David-Judea, Homosexuality, Limmud, R. Yosef Kanefsky
Tagged judaism and homosexuality, nyu press, orthodox rabbi, rabbi yosef, transgender jews, trembling before god
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