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but only to "oppressive,
coercive or idolatrous" acts.
He will call for developing
ceremonies for sanctifying
homosexual relationships
and urge that sexual orien-
tation no longer provide
halachic grounds for "the
denial of synagogue office or
honors, for exclusion or ex-
pulsion from the rabbinate,
the cantorate, or from a ca-
reer in Jewish education."
Few observers expect a
definitive answer from the
committee meeting. More
likely than one or the other
of the two extreme views be-
ing accepted is that the
committee will not vote, but
continue to review the con-
troversial subject.
Many students at the Jew-
ish Theological Seminary
believe that just as accepting
women into rabbinical
school was voted down in
1979 and then passed years
later, eventually gay and
lesbian students will be ac-
cepted.
A few years ago the subject
was taboo on campus. But a
small item in the Oct. 14 edi-
tion of Divrei Hayamim, the
weekly Seminary in-house
bulletin, announced the
formation of the Incognito
Club of the Graduate Stu-
dent Organization, which
described itself as
"dedicated to exploring the
needs and concerns of the
gay and lesbian population
here at JTS."
The very presence of a gay
population at the Seminary
came as a surprise to some
students. But 30 students
and one faculty member at-
tended the club's first public
activity (it also meets pri-
vately, off campus) and
discussed how congregations
can best serve homosexual
worshippers.
Some rabbis and congrega-
tional leaders in the Conser-
vative movement think the
Seminary is slow to recog-
nize and respond to the sex-
ual climate of American
Jewry.
Rabbi J.D. Sacks of Jersey
City, N.J., says synagogues
need to choose between
defining themselves so
narrowly "that people will
know they cannot or should
not come," or they can be
"the kind of place that is go-
ing to be very open to peo-
ple."
Several Conservative con-
gregations in the New York
area have taken increasing-
ly tolerant stands on
homosexuality. The board of
the Park Slope Jewish
Center in Brooklyn recently
voted to allow gay and les-
bian couples to join at a
family rate, instead of as two
singles. Says Rabbi Sammy

Barth: "We speak about
partners rather than
husbands, wives or spouses,"
even though most members
are heterosexual.
At B'nai Jeshurun in
Manhattan, a lesbian couple
will soon publicly celebrate
their relationship. Rabbi
Rolando Matalon says he is
"a little worried" about the
potential shock to members,
but says the synagogue can
take it. The next synagogue
newsletter will include an ad
asking members to start a
gay and lesbian group for
Shabbat dinners.
The law committee
meeting may result in a
startling decision, either
way, but more likely it will
mark the beginning of what
may be a long debate regar-
ding the status of homosex-
uals in the Conservative
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the hospital will not re-admit
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Let's Not Poke
Fun At Friends

I was very disappointed
with editor Gary Rosenblatt's
column, "Satire," on Nov. 1
("Ten Sure-Fire Lines for
Yitzhak Shamir to Break the
Ice in Madrid").
I see no humor in the
following references he made
to Dan Quayle:
7. To the gathered
assembly: "Gentlemen,
Secretary Baker has inform-
ed me that if we are unable to
reach an agreement, he will
bring in his secret weapon:
Dan Quayle trying to define
U.N. Resolutions 338 and
242."
5. To the gathered
assembly: ". . would you
believe Dan Quayle trying to
add 338 and 242?"
Though Dan Quayle may
not be as "successful" a politi-
cian as President Bush, he
also is not as "manipulative
and unreliable" as an ally of
Israel.

Matilda Post

Haslett

