Apr 8, 2011 | Eshel in the Media
Devout and proud The gay religious community in Israel is represented by three different organizations, reflecting divergent views on rabbinical authority, consummation of same-sex relations and raising families. The crowding in the fast-food place where Amit (not his...
Apr 8, 2011 | Eshel in the Media
Devout and proud The gay religious community in Israel is represented by three different organizations, reflecting divergent views on rabbinical authority, consummation of same-sex relations and raising families. The crowding in the fast-food place where Amit (not his...
Mar 11, 2011 | Eshel in the Media
Israeli rabbis launch initiative to marry gay men to lesbian women So far, 11 marriages have been performed, and some were surprising successes. Rabbis from the religious Zionist community have launched an initiative to marry gay men to lesbian women – with some...
Mar 11, 2011 | Eshel in the Media
Israeli rabbis launch initiative to marry gay men to lesbian women So far, 11 marriages have been performed, and some were surprising successes. Rabbis from the religious Zionist community have launched an initiative to marry gay men to lesbian women – with some...
Mar 11, 2011 | Eshel in the Media
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Purim is a holiday that celebrates the power of secrets and their revelation; it is, in effect, the holiday of “coming out.” The rabbis of the Talmud mark Purim explicitly as the festival of masks, which calls for nothing less than an...
Feb 28, 2011 | Eshel in the Media
Unorthodox Position Meet Washington’s gay-friendly Orthodox rabbi When Zvi Bellin, a gay Washingtonian, heard that a vigil was being organized by members of the gay and Jewish communities in the Capitol to memorialize the victims of the Tel Aviv gay youth center...
