Shefa Dreams: Mitzvah

Shefa Dreams: GLBTQ Inclusion

Teshuvot Online 1) "Homosexuality, Human Dignity and Halakhah" by Rabbi Daniel Nevins. Rabbi Elliot Dorff and Rabbi Avram Reisner (approved by the CJLS) summary 2) "Homosexuality Revisted"* by Rabbi Joel Roth (approved by the CJLS) summary 3) "The Halakhah of Same-Sex Relations in a New Context"* by Rabbi Myron Geller, Rabbi Robert Fine, and Rabbi David Fine (not approved by the CJLS) summary 4) "Halakhic and Metahalakhic Arguments Concerning Judaism and Homosexuality"* by Rabbi Gordon Tucker (not approved by the CJLS) summary 5) "Dear David" (English -- Hebrew)* by Rabbi Simchah Roth (not approved by the CJLS) 6) "Gay & Lesbian Burial" by Rabbi Menachem Creditor (not approved by the CJLS)	Resources from www.KeshetRabbis.org & www.keshetjts.org & www.conservative-judaism.org & www.ritualwell.org 1) Background Essays 2) Sample Rituals 3) Jewish Sources 4) Suggested Books and Articles 5) Making Your Synagogue Welcoming to Gays & Lesbians 6) Sample Jewish Coming Out Ceremonies
	A Prayer for Yom Kippur Mincha Torah Reading by Rabbi Steve Greenberg and Danny Wohl *An Intention for Reading Leviticus 18* by Rabbi Victor Reinstein
Movement Resources The Halakhic Status of Homosexual Behavior	Responses to the CJLS Decision on Dec. 6th, 2006
	Rabbi Paul Arberman	"CJLS Journal" by Rabbi David Fine
	Rabbi Jason Miller	"After the Vote" by Rabbi Danny Nevins
	Anne Pettit	Rabbi Matthew L. Berkowitz
Additional Educational Resources Oy Vey! The Rabbi is Gay! A Children's Tale for All the Conservative Synagogue Educators Who Might Need a Little Extra Help Jewish Mosaic: The National Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity	Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson	Rabbi Jack Moline
	Rabbi Neal Loevinger	Rabbi Menachem Creditor Part I -- Part II
	Rabbi Barry Leff	Rabbi Judith Hauptman
	Bob Smith (response by Dahlia Schwartz)	Rabbi Irwin Kula

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