May 22, 2012 | Eshel in the Media
Obama’s Advocacy of Gay Marriage: An Alternative Orthodox Response In an interview with ABC News last week, President Barack Obama said, “I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.” Since then all hell has broken loose. In the Orthodox Jewish community...
May 5, 2012 | Eshel in the Media
Y-Love is Ready for Love The black Jewish hip-hop artist Yitz Jordan has struggled with his public image for years. Now he’s ready to come out. Most people have probably never heard of Y-Love. For a dedicated fanbase, however, Y-Love, aka Yitz Jordan, is...
Apr 19, 2012 | Eshel in the Media
I’m Coming Out of the Closet Last night I spoke on a campus interfaith leader panel about the subject of LGBT and religion. One of the questions we were asked was, “When did you come out of the closet or when did you come out as an ally?” As the only...
Apr 13, 2012 | Eshel in the Media
Vows: Chris Barley and Marc Kushner <nyt_text> DURING a summer internship in 2007, Chris Barley thought that he had found a mentor in the architect Marc Kushner. Both were 6-foot-4, dapperly handsome and from religious families. Tina Fineberg for The New York...
Jan 18, 2012 | Eshel in the Media
Amsterdam chief rabbi suspended for homosexuality stance The chief rabbi of Amsterdam, Aryeh Ralbag, was temporarily relieved from his post Wednesday by the board of the Orthodox Jewish community, after he signed a document describing homosexuality as an inclination...
Jan 11, 2012 | Eshel in the Media
Homosexuals in the Orthodox Community Introduction Few social issues facing the Orthodox Jewish community are as emotionally charged as that of the place of homosexuals, especially the gnawing question of the place of homosexual couples and families in the synagogue...
