Jewish and Transgender: Follow the Words of Hillel
This an interesting article primarily about an Orthodox Jewish MtF who teaches at Yeshiva University in NYC.
Rami
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leora-tanenbaum/jewish-and-tra...
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Thanks for the Post
That was an interesting article.
Portia
Here's a link to a review of her book...
http://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5021.htm Thanks for the heads-up, dear!
and here's her picture -
Love, Andrea Lena
Another Hillel Ruling
Recently, a U S Court ruled that Shira (Islamic) Law can be used, if appropriate. Based on that ruling Halakhah (Jewish Law) can also be used. More than 2000 years ago Hillel ruled that a half slave must be freed because the half slave could not marry a slave because of being half free and could not marry a free person because of being half slave. By freeing the half slave the newly free person could now marry a free person. Based on those rulings I believe that Gay marriage must be allowed because a gay person could not emotionally marry one of the opposite sex and not marry a same sex partner in most states.
Good for her.
Fundamentalism is about seeing things through the narrowest of views, whereas surely a belief in the supernatural would be about seeing things in the widest possible way - it's easier to believe someone can change sex than believe in imaginary gods.
It might apparently run contrary to the supposed laws of nature, but then so does a belief in gods.
I wish her joy.
Angharad.
Angharad