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Keshet Rabbis - Studies of Judaism - Posted: 8th Dec, 2005 - 3:35am
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Keshet Rabbis
A new group of rabbis calling themselves Keshet Rabbis arises, fighting for gay rights.
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| As leaders of Conservative Judaism face looming decisions about the future, the movement is facing new internal challenges to its restrictions on gays and lesbians and on interfaith couples. In recent days, more than 90 Conservative rabbis have signed their names to the Web site of a new group that pledges to fight against "all religious and organizational limitations" that the movement places on gay and lesbians, including the ban on same-sex unions and the ordination of openly gay rabbis or cantors... |
https://www.forward.com/articles/3397
I find it interesting that the fight for gay rights comes also from a religious side. I wouldn't have thought that conservative rabbis would believe that limitations on gays should be removed when they were there mostly because of religious points of view in the first place.
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Post Date: 3rd Jul, 2005 - 7:31am / Post ID: #
Rabbis Keshet
To be honest, I am not just surprised to see this come from religious people and conservatives, but that it is also coming from Judaism. Judaism has long been very rigid when it comes to the morals that it teaches. For 90 Rabbi's to break from the accepted norm is nothing short of miraculous in my opinion. I wish them luck and good will towards them as they try to gain equality amongst people who are different. As humanity grows, we are beginning to see the evolution of acceptance of the human race as we are, different beliefs, likes, and dislikes. I applaud the teachers of Jewish laws for being amongst the first to become the future.
Post Date: 8th Dec, 2005 - 3:35am / Post ID: #
Keshet Rabbis Judaism Studies
Actually, the name of "Conservative Judaism" is a bit misleading. The movement began as an attempted Moderate position between Orthodox Judaism and the newly created Reform Movement. Today it is in sort of a split, with most "Conservative" synagogues being almost the same as the "Reform" Synagogues. I would daresay that within the next century it will dissappear completely - with part returning to Orthodoxy, and the other half becoming Reform.
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