Comments on: Lesbian rabbi to head Southern Calif. board of rabbis

By: LOrion

LOrion — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:17:34 +0000

I love how the Jews can ‘chose’ the type of Judaism they want.
I suppose there is familial pressure to follow a trend, but from what I have read, at some adult point they can choose.
Now supposedly in the Catholic church we cannot do that…
however, as per testimoney before the Judiciay Committee of the Maine House Of Representatives… a canonical and civil lawyer riminded us that actually, Catholic policy instructs each of us to live unto our own conscious dictates.. and there have been times when the laity has changed Catholic dogma from the congregation up,so to speak.
Now as an adult Catholic convert, I have always, lived by my ‘conscious’ accepting only those positive precepts from the original Catholic church.. especially the Golden Rule.

Again, though congratulations to the new Rabbi leader.

By: LOrion

LOrion — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:12:14 +0000

So, is she married, you would tell us if she was HET.

By: sydney

sydney — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:04:35 +0000

Mazel Tov!

By: Kari

Kari — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:32:24 +0000

Mazel tov to Rabbi Eger.

SteveMD2:
I find your bias against Orthodoxy distasteful. There’s a right-wing and a left-wing to Orthodoxy, like any group of people.

Orthodox Jews, by and large, do not live in another world or in ancient history. (The Charedis do, but no one cares about them anyway.)

Orthodoxy is not homogeneous. There are a lot of Orthodox Jews that support gay rights. Do not generalize or vilify them as a group; they aren’t the problem.

By: SteveMD2

SteveMD2 — Thu, 07 May 2009 07:58:44 +0000

I’m amazed. Not that Jews selected a gay Rabbi – when you’ve been hated, you recognize hate, but that she could work with the stuck in the muds from the Orthodox group, who live in ancient history, as depicted in the movie Trembling before God.

btw – I am Jewish, but trending UU. Our Reform temple has been unwilling to take a leadership role, or ever come to the state house to testify for our gay citizens equality under the law.

And my wife is going to Israel in June. To me, going to a country that lets ultra-orthodox members of Parliment get away with saying “gays are like bird flu” just doesn’t fly.

And my second reason not to go came today. As Maine enacted gay marriage, we can expect a new Prop 8 type battle. And the money I’ve saved is already committed to Equality Maine. Hint – a 747 cattle car seat RT to Israel on El Al, a fine airline, is almost $1100. And the hotel, tours, and some meals is one heck of a lot more.

I hope that all of you will contribute whatever you can to Equality Maine, to fight what will almost certainly be a referendum attempt to overturn this law, with the vote coming this Nov. We cannot be complacent as too many people were after CA.

The enemies of humanity and decency, the right wing power mongers, are still fighting the old creationism battle, with a new term – intelligent design.

Don’t ever let all of us in the good fight relax. Life is a struggle, but a struggle that will help younger and future generations.

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:23:50 +0000

Mazel tov to Rabbi Eger! It sounds like she’s got great ideas.