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Authors: Moshe Shokeid
ISBN-13: 9780812218404, ISBN-10: 081221840X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Date Published: August 2002
Edition: 1st Edition

Author Biography: Moshe Shokeid

Moshe Shokeid is Professor of Anthropology at Tel Aviv University.

Book Synopsis

Explores the dramatic true story of a group of gay and lesbian Jews confronting questions of sexual identity within a traditional religious framework in the creation of the largest gay congregation.

Booknews

Shokeid, a mainstream Israeli anthropologist, relates his experiences and observations studying the Congregation Beth Simchat Torah (CBST), a gay synagogue, during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He outlines the history of CBST and discusses the ritual process at the synagogue, the politics of a lay-led synagogue, and the social component at CBST. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

	Acknowledgments
1	A Journey to CBST	1
2	From Tearoom to Sanctuary: Introduction	16
3	The History of CBST	32
4	Why Join a Gay Synagogue?	63
5	The Ritual Process	82
6	The Drashah: Negotiating Multiple Realities	118
7	The Talmud Circle: Identities in Conflict	143
8	The Politics of a Lay-led Synagogue	156
9	Getting Around the Gender Issue	174
10	The Social Component at CBST: Couples, Gentiles, Cruising, and Talking Sex	183
11	"We Are an Extended Family": Confronting the Rampage of an Epidemic	216
12	A Gay Space, a Jewish Space, a Safe Space	232
	Notes	245
	References	253
	Index	261

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