Gay Marriage Stirs Rebellion at Synagogue

The New York Times ^ | 7/5/2013 | Adam Nagourney

[Jewbacca]

I’d probably add to your list, Modern Orthodox, which is pretty consistently Zionist and socially conservative.

I grew up the equivalent of Modern Orthodox (or, perhaps more correctly, non-Hasidic Orthodox) in Israel, but married into a Hasidic family.

Every USA citizen in our family is a TEA-Party side Republican.

[Absolutely Nobama]

Not gonna happen. For the liberal Jews, liberalism comes first.

[justiceseeker93]

There is a good side to this.

Jews who marry the same sex, will, in time whither from this Earth.

Biologically, they extinct themselves by definition.

True, but wouldn't that pertain regardless of whether "gay marriage" was legal or not? I'm not arguing for or against "gay marriage" with that rhetorical question,, but I don't see the relevance of your point to the "gay marriage" debate.

[justiceseeker93]

I cannot claim to have a full understanding of the issues in this synagogue, but it appears, at least to me on the outside, that we have a case of a Rabbi who is teaching contrary to what Jews and Christians have always believed about homosexuality until the last couple of generations and a group of laymen in the synagogue who are being faithful to Scriptural teaching against homosexuality.

From this Jewish perspective, I'd say you just about nailed it.

[Netz]

Legally recognized and accepted or not by a state or country, the matter, biologically speaking will take care of itself, naturally.

There can be no multiplication of their gene pool in a biological flow into the future. Their line basically stops right there, when they wed or live in union.

Of course they can adopt or do IVF (women) but technically speaking, what can be the byproduct of such a same-sex union...nothing at all, no kids and 2 dogs or a role-confused adopted or IVFed child.

[sheik yerbouty]

Wolpe is a shonde, a disgrace! The congregation should endeavor to get another rabbi..

[jabotinsky]

Mr Naims outrage reminds me of the police inspector
from ‘Casablanca’... Shocked to find gambling in a
casino. Indeed.

While I share mr naim’s contention that the Torah rejects
gay union in explicit terms even a lib should understand,
I’m puzzled as to why an intelligent man like Naim
would be surprised that a ‘conservative’ ‘temple’ would
take such a move!?

Surely mr. Naim’s 1st clue should have been the
‘rabbi’s well known angst regarding the very
veracity of the bible and god himself.

You can’t make this stuff up... Look up the rabbis
Views (on tape) regarding the very fundamentals
of Judaism will make this latest stunt fit right in.

Not to worry though .. At the rate deformed and conserved
Jews are intermarrying and not reproducing, there
won’t be many marriages let alone gay jewish ceremonies
to perform in the coming generation.