Monday, March 13, 2023

Rischa D'Araisa Season 6 Episode 26: Reviewing Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander's "Finding a Home in Our Midst - Engaging & Welcoming Gay and Lesbian Jews Within the Orthodox Community"



Rischa D'Araisa Season 6 Episode 26:

Reviewing Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander's 
"Finding a Home in Our Midst - Engaging & Welcoming Gay and Lesbian Jews Within the Orthodox Community"

https://jewishpodcasts.fm/yeshivaofnewark/52431


The article can be downloaded at
https://ots.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Finding-a-Home-in-our-Midst.pdf



 

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4 comments:

  1. HerbWednesday, March 15, 2023 4:18:00 PM

    You mentioned a Maharshal. What did he say and where did he say it?

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    1. Yosef Gavriel BechhoferWednesday, March 15, 2023 11:29:00 PM

      The Maharshal (Yam Shel Shlomo, Bava Kama 4:9) rules that while, ordinarily, all laws other than idolatry, murder and licentiousness are set aside under mortal danger, one may still not falsify the Torah. Ziyuf ha-Torah is not overridden by piku’ach nefesh (https://www.torahmusings.com/2010/07/jewish-and-gentile-judges/). It is on BK 38a, and the Maharshal is bothered why the Chachamim taught the Roman that we are pattur if our ox gores an ox of a non-Jew.

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    2. Shalom RosenfeldFriday, March 17, 2023 9:03:00 AM

      Rabbi Heinemann shlit'a cited that when, a few years ago amidst all the sound and fury, he was asked why he wouldn't back down about his heter to change the temperature on a "Sabbath mode" oven on yomtov; he said he was being moser nefesh rather than commit ziyuf haTorah! (He concluded: "follow your rabbi. And if I am your rabbi, you can keep doing it.")

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  2. Shalom RosenfeldMonday, March 20, 2023 5:41:00 AM

    I really appreciated the constructive, respectful tone of this episode. (Okay maybe it helped that Rabbis B & K had a similar viewpoint this time.) Generated more light than heat. Kol HaKavod.

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