Jul 25, 2011 | Eshel in the Media
Gay And Orthodox, According To Jon Marans Can homosexuality and Orthodox Judaism mix? In Jon Marans’ new Off-Broadway play, “A Strange and Separate People,” Jay (Jonathan Hammond) and Phyllis (Tricia Paoluccio), a Modern Orthodox couple on the Upper West Side, have...
Jul 25, 2011 | Eshel in the Media
Does liberal Judaism benefit from seeing gays as the ‘other’? Representations of sameness help prompt empathy. But depictions of difference may help us come to terms with our phobias and prejudices so that empathy can actually take root. The recent law in...
Jul 25, 2011 | Eshel in the Media
Does liberal Judaism benefit from seeing gays as the ‘other’? Representations of sameness help prompt empathy. But depictions of difference may help us come to terms with our phobias and prejudices so that empathy can actually take root. The recent law in...
Jun 29, 2011 | Eshel in the Media
Gay Orthodox Jews See Growing Acceptance In Israel By Michele Chabin c. 2011 Religion News Service TEL AVIV, Israel (RNS) Though never short on spectacle, this year’s annual gay pride festival was even more colorful with a parade float, sponsored by Google,...
May 27, 2011 | Eshel in the Media
Why Orthodox Jews Should Not Oppose Legalizing Same Sex Marriage On May 23 2011 several prominent Orthodox Jewish organizations issued ajoint statement declaring their opposition to legalizing same sex-marriage. The brief statement is as follows: On the issue of...
May 18, 2011 | Eshel in the Media
Religious gays battle for acceptance Israeli Orthodox homosexuals increasingly rejecting age-old dictates to ignore their attraction, abstain from sex or undergo therapy that supposedly will make them straight A once unimaginable movement is emerging from within...
