Jewish GLBT News

Index

Community news -- Current affairs -- Israel -- In the kitchen
Legal issues -- Literary arts -- Politics -- Religious views -- Theater arts

Community news

• Gays and Lesbians Find a Home at a Village Synagogue [Anna Gorman/Columbia News Service]
• Homosexual and Jewish: Gay, lesbian gathering looks at impact of homophobia, anti-semitism [A. Engler Anderson/Jewish Exponent]
• Gay volunteer [Paul Cohen] says Jewish agencies make a difference Debbie Cohen
• Young, gay, and Jewish [1995 Members of the Tribe Conference] Babrielle Antolovich
• Author [Jyl Lynn Felman] speaks out to students on struggle to find acceptance Mandy Schwartz
• Being gay vs. Being Jew
• A Gay Jewish Wedding Sermon
• Commitment Ceremony Home Page Sharon Silverstein
• Jewish Home Page Sharon Silverstein

Current affairs

• Congregation Kol Ami Honors [Dr. Mark] Katz, [Roberta] Bennett, [David] Mixner Karen Ocamb/Gay & Lesbian Times
• No wedding bells for Ithaca gay men Bay Windows column
• Gays from Australia, Mexico share concerns in N.Y. Susan Josephs/N.Y. Jewish Week
• Denver Jewish Newspaper has anti-gay editorial policy Glenn Mones
• Gay Jews mobilize to protest Gingrich and the right Toby Axelrod/Jewish Week
• Photographer [Esther Greenburg] captures spirit of Gay Jewish retreat Teresa Strasser/Jewish Bulletin
• UW Jewish Center condemned for presenting forum Tom Flint/Seattle Gay News
• Yeshiva battle over gay club strikes at university's heart Debra Nussbaum Cohen/JTA

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Israel

• Rabbi Who Married Two Women Yesterday [June 19/97] May Be Dismissed[Shahar Ilan/Ha'aretz]
• Israel rabbi seals lesbian wedding [Michele Gershberg/UPI]
• Two women married by rabbi in Tel Aviv wedding ceremony [Naomi Segal/JTA]
• Weizman Tells Gays to 'Come Out of the Closet' [Esther Hecht]
• Israeli president apologizes for his anti-gay statements [Naomi Segal]
• El-Al v. Danilowitz and the Future of Sexual Minority Rights in Israel [Alon Harel]
• Translation of Judgment of Supreme Court of Israel in El-Al v. Danilowitz [Alex Stein]
• Gay Tel Aviv a 'golden ghetto'; few safety, oppression worries Lesley Pearl/Jewish Bulletin
• Israeli gays and lesbians concerned about new leadership's stance on gay issues Fred Kuhr/Bay Windows
• Israel denies discouraging gay immigration AP/Bay Windows
• Rabbin's death is the result of religious extremism that could be headed our way Marvin Liebman/Bay Windows
• Rethinking the language of intolerance Dan Perreten/Bay Windows
• Gays on historic trip to Israel Trudy Ring/Outlines
• New Israel Fund Grantee Scores Victory on Gay Rights in Israel
• Victory in Israel: An El Al attendant's fight for spousal travel benefits results in a landmark decision Jonathan Danilowitz/Skyjack Magazine
• Army officer's gay partner [Adir Steiner] loses appeal for benefits Naomi Segal/JTA

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In the kitchen

• The Chef's Panel: Chef Mary Sue Milliken & Chef Susan Feniger
• A Recipe Contributed by Chef Susan Feniger & Mary Sue Milliken [of] Border Grill Restaurant
• No tuna surprises! This fund-raising book delivers Zillah Bahar/Jewish Bulletin

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Legal issues

• El-Al v. Danilowitz and the Future of Sexual Minority Rights in Israel [Alon Harel]
• Translation of Judgment of Supreme Court of Israel in El-Al v. Danilowitz [Alex Stein]
• United States Court of Appeals: Shahar v. Bowers
• Lesbian Attorney [Robin Shahar] wins before US Appeals Court [Oasis]

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Literary arts

• [J.S. Marcus's] The Captain's Fire Edward Neuert
• [J.S. Marcus] Right on the Marcus Alex Chee
• [Benjamin Taylor's] Tales Out of School Sanford Pinsker
• [Lawrence Mass] MASS APPEAL Brandon Judell
• Tip of the week: Mark Matousek ["Sex Death Enlightenment" review]
• [Mark Matousek] A post-Warholian quest for meaning Bill Goldstein
• [Mark Matousek] Sex Death Enlightenment: A True Story Dwight Garner
• Total recall: Bernard Cooper blends fact with fiction in his new memoir Michael Bronski
• Cross-over dreams: Sarah Schulman says her books are for everyone Michael Bronski
• A review of Post-Porn Modernist by Annie Sprinkle Jack Hafferkamp
• Beyond Heather's Two Mommies [Lesléa Newman] Gip Plaster/Texas Triangle
• Mother's anger, loss explored in poems about AIDS Lesley Pearl/Jewish Bulletin
• A Conversation with Sarah Schulman Bart Schneider/Hungry Mind Review
• Jewish Gay Male reading list Sharon Silverstein
• Jewish Lesbian reading list Sharon Silverstein

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Politics

• Jews generally back pro-gay rights bill [Matthew Dorf/JTF]
• Judaism, Homosexuality, and Political Activism: Analyzing the Need for Diversity in approaching Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Politics [Jacob Rothman/Bowdoin College]
• Roberta Achtenberg [San Francisco, CA]
  • The real Roberta? [Golden Gater]
  • Shelterforce Interview: Roberta Achtenberg [Shelterforce/National Housing Institute]
  • Roberta Achtenberg to Receive National Advocate Award June 3, 1995 [Texas Human Rights Foundation]
  • Will her next title be "Madame Mayor"? [Loren King/Bay Windows]
  • Roberta's Run [Sara Miles/OUT]
• Scott Bernstein [Dade County, FL]
  • Openly Gay Man Elected to Dade County (Florida) Circuit Court
• Art Feltman [Hartford, CT]
  • Gay Hartford Councilmember a Shoe-in for CT [State] House [of Representatives]
• Barney Frank [MA]
  • Barney Frank 98 [1998 campaign website]
  • Barney Frank Homepage
  • And then there was Frank [Claudia Dreifus/NYTimes]
  • US House: The Races: Rep. Barney Frank
  • Why Party Politics Matters [Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review]
  • Jewish Service Corps Sponsors Forum with Rep. Frank, Wolfe [Shang-Lin Chuang]
  • Barney Frank's speech provokes mixed reactions [Lida Masoudpour]
  • Barney Frank on Domestic Partner Benefits
  • Being Frank [Claudia Dreifus/Mother Jones]
• Deborah Glick [NY]
  • Deborah Glick
• Jackie Goldberg [Los Angeles, CA]
  • Jackie Goldberg, Councilmember, Council District 13 [Los Angeles]
• Leslie Katz [San Francisco, CA]
  • Supervisor Leslie Katz [San Francisco]
• Mark Leno [San Francisco, CA]
  • Mark Leno for Supervisor
  • Govt Directory - Supervisor Mark Leno
  • SF's New Supervisor Sworn In
  • Leno moves out of background
• Carole Migden [CA]
  • While Washington's Burning, Some West Coast Jews Are Keeping Cool [David Batterson]
  • Carole Migden for California State Assembly HomePage
  • Assemblywoman Carole Migden: 13th Assembly District
  • Migden brings double minority perspective to state Assembly [Leslie Katz]
  • The Chosen two [Ron Curran]
  • Victory Fund Recommended Candidate Profile
• Ed Sedarbaum [NY]
  • Senator Ed's Homepage

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Religious views

• A Second Look at Homosexualiyt [Rabbi Harold Schulweis]
• Gay, lesbian congregants immerse vessels in mikveh [Lori Eppstein]
• Judaism and Gays 101 [PFLAG-Talk]
• Judaism and Homosexuality
• Homosexuality and Its Role in Judaism: An argument for acceptance of gay and lesbian Jews in observant congregations [Joanathan J. Oriole]
• Homosexuality and [Conservative] Judaism [Reference paper by Ian Silver]
• Judaism and HIV/AIDS [United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism]
• Gay and Lesbian Rights [Religious Action Committee of Reform Judiasm]
• Are Lesbians Kosher? [Rabbi John Levi]
• Homosexuality and Torah Thought [various rabbis/Liberal Judaism Mailing List]
• Jewish Family Values: Same-sex marriages [The Economist]
• Debate on gays divides religious [Diego Ribadeneira/Boston Globe]
• Gayness and God: Wrestlings of an Orthodox Rabbi [Rabbi Yaakov Levado]
• "The Real Abominations" [Rabbi Steven Z. Leder]
• Understand What It Means To Be Created in the Image of God [Rabbi Harris Goldstein]
• Cross Dressing and Deuteronomy [Rabbi Jon-Jay Tilsen, Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel]
• [Rabbi Leila Gal] Berner offers Jewish approach to issues of sexual expression [Dan Treadaway/Emory Report]
• Affirmed But Waiting: At Hebrew Union College [Michael Latz/new voices]
• One Foot in the Closet and One Foot Out: At The Jewish Theological Seminary ["David"/new voices]
• Landmark Decision: Reform rabbis vote yes on gay civil marriage [A. Engler Anderson/Jewish Exponent]
• Difficult choices for rabbis: Some find ways to sanctify gay and lesbian relationships [Lesley Pearl/Jewish Bulletin]
• New prayerbook contains liturgy for loss of gay lover [Debra Nussbaum Cohen/Jewish Bulletin]
• Man with AIDS using traditional Counting of Omer as a time to chronicle his own emotional journey [Natalie Weinstein/Jewish Bulletin]
• Vote for gay weddings symbolic but critical, Reform rabbis assert [Debra Nussbaum Cohen/Jewish Bulletin]
• Reform Rabbis Consider Blessing Gay Marriages [Texas Triangle]
• Rabbi in New York blesses lesbian union of assistant rabbi [Toby Axelrod/Jewish Week]
• Policy Regarding Gay and Lesbian Jews [Adat Shalom Reonstructionist Congregation, Rockville, MD]
• UAHC: A Resolution on Promoting Equal Employment and Leadership Opportunities for Lesbians and Gays in the Reform Movement
• CCAR: Resolution on Gay and Lesbian Marriage
• The Beth Ahavah Papers, 1974-1987 [GLBT Library/Archives]

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Theater arts

• Panel discussion on comedy crosses line into shtick Anastasia Steinberg
• Musical melds Sondheim, 'Oedipus,' 'The Graduate' Gregory Sterling/Jewish Bulletin
• Chain Reaction [Nicky Silver] Sarah Schulman & Don Shewey
• Aisle Say: THE FOOD CHAIN [Nicky Silver] David Spencer
• Pee-Wee Herman [Paul Reubens] and the Postmodern Picaresque Melynda Huskey
• Whiplash [Shelly Mars] John Michael Koroly
• Santa Barbara Comics [Suzy Berger]
• Interviews with Jugglers: Sara Felder, January 1996
• Charles Busch, for once, plays a man! Michael Elkin/Jewish Exponent
• Atomic sparks, passion energize encounter of 2 Jewish women Jordan Winer/Jewish Bulletin
• 'Lady Upstairs' seeks key to God, Judaism and self Matthew Surrence/Jewish Bulletin
• Apocalyptic playwright [Tony Kushner] dispels image as a rebel Matthew Surrence/Jewish Bulletin
• Jewish lesbian [Suzy Berger] goes for laughs to level two stereotypes Tim Sosbe/Jewish Bulletin

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