Jews wander. Jewish communities migrate. Half a century ago these communities migrated on various wheel spokes outward, their institutional identities and Torah scrolls in tow. In recent years, a new pattern has emerged, and America's cities are bursting again with Jewish life. This blog contains my reflections on the work of an urban rabbi in a city as complex - exciting, expansive, provincial, gritty, isolating, political and inspiring - as Baltimore.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
You're Invited! The Religious Case for Same-Sex Marriage
A discussion led by Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg ofBeth Am Synagogue and Pastor Andrew Foster Connors of Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church about the theological and textual underpinnings of a progressive stance on same-sex unions.
I wish that Rachel and I could have made it. I saw that the event was to have been streaming and was wondering if the recording would be available on Beth Am's Ustream channel in the near future. I would love to see it, as I have personally been examining the evolution of the Conservative Movement's thoughts on the subject through the 1992/93 and 2006/07 responsa, and a little real world perspective might be a nice change of pace.
I wish that Rachel and I could have made it. I saw that the event was to have been streaming and was wondering if the recording would be available on Beth Am's Ustream channel in the near future. I would love to see it, as I have personally been examining the evolution of the Conservative Movement's thoughts on the subject through the 1992/93 and 2006/07 responsa, and a little real world perspective might be a nice change of pace.
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