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Mon, 01 January 2007 10:04

timmy

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On the 3rd of January there is a meeting in Israel of much of the rabbinate of Conservative Judaism where the topic under discussion is ordination of openly gay rabbis and celebration of gay partnership. This follows the decision in New York on 6 December, 2006, for the Conservative Movement to be able to do both of these things. http://www.jta.org/page_view_story.asp?intarticleid=17355&intcategoryid=4 refers and is slow to load. Be patient, pease.

At the 3rd January meeting a very good friend of mine is presenting a paper which I would love to reproduce here, but it is in Hebrew. The paper is firmly in favour of both matters, and interprets the Leviticus apparent prohibtion on homosexuality in a substantially less rigid manner.

This meeting is a discussion rather than a debate. There are two entranched camps, pro and anti. Neither of these camps is important in the overall outcome. The waverers, the "floating voters", the undecided rabbis - these are the imporant part of the audience.

My friend reads this board. He finds it insightful in common sense gay matters. I'm not sure I agree with him totally, but on our behalf I accept his compliment Smile

. My post is to ask simply for your good wishes, either expressed or thought, for his 10 minute speech on the 3rd. May those who hear hsi words interpret what he says as he means it to be interpreted.

Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School

		In a couple of days in Israel..... By: timmy on Mon, 01 January 2007 10:04
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