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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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Riccetti, Angela J.
"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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Freundel, Barry
"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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Zeidman, Reena
"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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DuBowski, Sandi Simcha and Rabbi Steven Greenberg, Naomi Mark
"Trembling Before God: Film and Discussion," DuBowski, Sandi Simcha and Rabbi Steven Greenberg, Naomi Mark. JOFA 4th International Conference. 2002.
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Kabakov, Miryam
"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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Alpert, Rebecca Trachtenberg
Challenging Male-Female Complementarity: Jewish Lesbians and the Jewish Tradition in People of the Body. Alpert, Rebecca Trachtenberg. SUNY, 1992.
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Alpert, Rebecca Trachtenberg
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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Balka, Christie & Andy Rose, Eds
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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Biale, Rachel
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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Greenberg, Steven
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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Rapoport, Chaim
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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Torton Beck, Evelyn Ed.
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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