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| Rosh Hashanah: Easier in a Church | |
 by Izzy Grinspan, September 17, 2007
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Friend of Jewcy Harlyn Aizley on what to do during the High Holy Days when you’re a non-practicing Jewish lesbian and your wee daughter has just developed an interest in the Russian Orthodox church next door:
The thing about my people is going to temple during the high holidays ain’t easy. You need to belong or you need a ticket or you need someone to invite you. It’s easier to go to church and for a moment I thought maybe we should just go to a church where we could mumble things in Hebrew and secretly be celebrating the Jewish high holidays.
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Izzy Grinspan is Jewcy's managing editor. Her work has been published in Salon, The Believer, and The Village Voice. More... |
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Ehud Aha
Goodness Gracious
What does the mother's sexual orientation have to do with the situation? If homosexuals are getting charged more for Days of Awe tix, surely this is a job for the Jewcy protest squad!
Izzy Grinspan
The Russian Orthodox Church
The Russian Orthodox Church isn't terribly gay-friendly. It takes a "love the sinner, hate the sin" approach, recognizing homosexuality as innate but condemning anyone who actually tries to act on their urges. In fact, in 2003 Church officials insisted on demolishing the church in which Russia's first-ever gay-wedding was performed, saying it had been "defiled." That's why I thought the mother's sexual orientation was relevant.
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