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but doing a gay marriage or commit-
ment ceremony is not a litmus test
one way or the other — and should
never be," he said.
The counter-proposal will not be
presented for a vote at the convention,
but will be shared with those planning
to vote.
However, a third proposal that will
be voted on is the "Resolution on
Gays/Lesbians and Reform Judaism"
penned by opponents of the original
resolution. Essentially, it calls for jus-
tice for gays and lesbians in the "full
panoply of civil and political rights
that protect all other American citi-
zens" and "support of criminal legisla-
tion protecting the dignity and safety
of gays and lesbians." Neither the
CCAR nor the WRN endorse this res-
olution.

Groundwork Laid

Regardless of the outcome, Reform
rabbis know the decision to officiate at
a same-sex ceremony is personal. Some
already have made up their minds.
In fact, Rabbi Paul Yedwab con-
ducted Temple Israel's first commit-
ment ceremony with Rabbi Joshua
Bennett and Cantors Harold Orbach
and Lori Corrsin this past January He
said the board of the West Bloomfield
synagogue passed "a resolution in sup-
port of gay and lesbian commitment
ceremonies in the sanctuary" last
December.
Alan Ellias, director of program-
ming at Temple Israel, described the
ceremony committing him to his life
partner, Ross Grossman, as "amazingly
traditional — a similar process to a
wedding."
Before 200 witnesses, the couple
exchanged vows written for one
another and then each broke a glass, a
tradition reserved for a Jewish groom.
Ellias recalled attending a commit-
ment ceremony for two women, who
divided and shared the honor of cir-
clinc, seven times around the bride.
Knowing that a ceremony of com-
mitment is something most couples
get to do automatically, Ellias was
ecstatic to have found "a way for us to
celebrate a wonderful relationship —
within our religion."
Grossman said the ceremony took
place on the eighth anniversary of
when they became a couple. "We
could have had a commitment cere-
mony anywhere along the way, but we
didn't because we couldn't have it
Jewishly sanctioned in some way."
The two resigned themselves to
think such a ceremony would never be
available to them, so they lived the life

