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This section explores challenges facing individuals and Orthodox communities as more gay individuals struggle to find an open place in communal and religious life.
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2005
"A Break in the Path: Lesbian Relationships and Jewish Law," Riccetti, Angela J.. Marriage, Sex, and Family in Judaism: The Past, Present, and Future. Broyde, Michael J. and Ausubel, Michael, eds., 2005, 262-294.
Synopsis: The author presents an analysis of the halakhic view of Lesbian relationships.
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ADDITIONAL READING
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June, 2010
"Orthodox and Lesbian (interview with Miryam Kabakov)," Nussbaum Cohen, Debra. The Sisterhood [blog], June, 2010.
Synopsis: Debra Cohen Nussbaum interviews Miriyam Kabakov, a founder of New York OrthoDykes, the director of the Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival, national program director of AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps, and the editor of the recent collection of essays on being Orthodox and Lesbian, Keep Your Wives Away from Them. Kabakov answered a few questions for The Sisterhood (blog), and will be the subject of a forthcoming episode in their podcast interview series.
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1997
"Marginal Discourse: Lesbianism in Jewish law," Zeidman, Reena. Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1, 1997.
Synopsis: Zeidman explores the ways in which Biblical and halakhic sources approach, or ignore, lesbianism, and discusses the significance of lesbianism to traditional Judaism, beyond its being considered a threat to heterosexual marriage.
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1986
"Homosexuality and Judaism," Freundel, Barry. Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, XI, 1986.
Synopsis: This article discusses the ways in which traditional Judaism is being pushed to confront homosexuality, as gay synagogues are forming in various communities and individuals are increasingly coming out of the closet. R. Freundel queries: how can and should traditional Judaism support the rights of homosexual individuals in the face of Biblical prohibitions against acts of homosexuality.
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"Homosexuality in Orthodox Judaism," Amsel, Nachum. Lookstein Center Library of Educational Resources.
Synopsis: R. Dr. Amsel discusses homosexuality from the perspective of the Torah.
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2002
"Trembling Before God: Film and Discussion," DuBowski, Sandi Simcha and Rabbi Steven Greenberg, Naomi Mark. JOFA 4th International Conference. 2002.
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2001
"Lesbianism and the Orthodox Community," Kabakov, Miryam. JOFA One Day Conference, New York. 2001.
Synopsis: This session is a group discussion about lesbianism and its presence within the Orthodox community.
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2010
Keep Your Wives Away from Them: Orthodox Women, Unorthodox Desires. Kabakov, Miryam. North Atlantic Books: Berkeley Ca, 192, 2010.
Synopsis: This book analysis the challenges faced by lesbian women who live in Orthodox contexts. This book presents the challenges that Lesbian women within the Orthodox face. It is composed of some 16 essays, an introduction and foreword by Judith Plaskow (Professor at of contemporary religious thought at Manhattan College, author of Standing Again at Sinai). It includes a glossary, a list of resources and information on the various contributors who touch on all aspects of the issue. While most of the essays are personal coming-out stories, one is a scholarly review of Torah sources and Jewish legal literature on lesbianism. Contributors include musician and writer Temim Fruchter, Professor of Literature Joy Ladin (formerly, Jay) at Stern College, writer Leah Lax, nurse Tamar Prager, and the pseudonymous Ex-Yeshiva Girl.
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2004
Wrestling With God and Men: Homosexuality in the Jewish Tradition. Greenberg, Steven. University of Wisconsin Press, 2004.
Synopsis: Rabbi Greenburg offers an intimate and personal look at homosexuality in Hasidic and Orthodox communities as told through the day-to-day stories of their gay and lesbian members.
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2004
Judaism and Homosexuality: An Authentic Orthodox View. Rapoport, Chaim. Vallentine Mitchell Publishers, 2004.
Synopsis: As the spiritual leader of the Ilford Synagogue in Britain, Rabbi Rapoport has been called on to offer guidance to students, some of them Orthodox Jews, who were homosexuals. He addresses some of the issues raised from the perspective of the holy Torah, not as an attempt to provide definitive answers, but as a basis for consultation, discussion and ultimately decision making under the authority of a competent Rabbi.
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1998
Like Bread on the Seder Plate. Alpert, Rebecca Trachtenberg. Columbia Universitiy Press, 1998.
Synopsis: One of the first women to be ordained as a rabbi explores how lesbians can shape Jewish tradition to resonate with their own experience.
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1995
Women and Jewish Law. Biale, Rachel. Schocken Books, Incorporated, 1995.
Synopsis: In this book that covers a range of topics on women and Jewish law, Chapter 7 on "Sexuality Outside of Marriage: Incest, Adultery, Promiscuity, and Lesbianism" is relevant to this category.
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1992
Challenging Male-Female Complementarity: Jewish Lesbians and the Jewish Tradition in People of the Body. Alpert, Rebecca Trachtenberg. SUNY, 1992.
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1991
Twice Blessed: On Being Lesbian or Gay and Jewish. Balka, Christie & Andy Rose, Eds. Beacon Press, 1991.
Synopsis: Essays on Jewish lesbians and gay men. Three of the essays adress the biblical condemnation of homosexuality. Other essays discuss how traditional Jewish services and ceremonies can be adapted to affirm gay and lesbian life, and the founding of gay and lesbian synagogues.
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1982
Nice Jewish Girls: A Lesbian Anthology. Torton Beck, Evelyn Ed.. The Crossing Press, 1982.
Synopsis: A collection of angry, bitter, proud, and joyful writing-- poetry, stories, history, analysis, autobiography -- on Jewish lesbian identity.
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