Anonymous Rabbi R loves his faith – and men. Quite a conundrum for an Orthodox Jew living in Israel, where R hopes to change conservative minds about the gays. Even if he does succeed, R still promises to follow Jewish religious law and abstain from same-sex sex. “He lives with another observant Jewish man in what he describes as a romantic but celibate relationship, and one that is not flaunted in public. Even so, R says “we are part of the religious world and we plan to stay there.” He reiterates his own celibacy and says that a group he has co-founded — HOD — toes the line on that… HOD is the Hebrew acronym for religiously observant homosexuals; ironically, it is also a Hebrew word meaning “splendor”.” [AFP]
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Judas
Idiot.
To each his own
Okay, but keep it to yourself.
abelincoln
The Flying Spaghetti Monster is the oppressor of true freedom. Always was, always will be.
todd
He don’t eat Shell Fish?
hells kitchen guy
If you live with someone and you’re not doing the nasty, you’re not lovers or partners, you’re roomates. That, or lesbians.