Discussion. About homosexuality and Judaism
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Speaker:
Rabbi Steven Greenberg
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Steven Greenberg is the first openly gay Jewish Rabbi. He took part in the 2001 documentary about homosexual men and women who grew up in the Orthodox Jewish world. He is the author of the book “Wrestling with God and Men: Homosexuality in the Jewish Tradition.”
About event
What challenges and reactions does one have to face if they openly say in today’s society that they are gay? And what if that person is also a Rabbi? How similar are the religious and the sexual journeys of self-discovery? How do modern gay Jews manage to bring together their sexual identities and their religion? Does the formal kiddushin for same-sex couples contradict Jewish law? Rabbi Steve will talk about life, struggle, and the film with the Narrative Film Program Curator of the Festival Egor Belikov.
