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New Hampshire’s Gay Marriage Law: A Reasonable Model for Reasonable People
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Brad Hirschfield
New Hampshire’s newly passed law on same-sex marriage is good public policy, and will be welcomed by many people, including both those who support, and those who oppose it. But it won’t end the fight over this divisive issue. Why? Because that fight is dominated, on both sides, by those who want not only their…
Why Do Straight People Go To Gay Synagogues?
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Brad Hirschfield
This reminds me of the old joke about the reporter who asked the famous bank robber, Willy Sutton, why he robbed banks. Sutton replied, “Because that’s where the money is”. People attend a particular synagogue because that’s where the meaning is, at least for them. But what that meaning is, and how they find it,…
Taylor v. Feinberg: Disowning and Mourning Jews Who Intermarry
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Brad Hirschfield
The case of Taylor v. Feinberg pitted the descendants of Max and Erla Feinberg against the estate of their grandparents. According to the Feinberg’s will: “A descendant of mine other than a child of mine who marries outside the Jewish faith (unless the spouse of such descendant has converted or converts within one year of…
Jewish Nude: Israeli Model Bar Refaeli on Cover of Esquire
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Brad Hirschfield
Ranked repeatedly as one of the world’s “hottest” women, Bar Refaeli appears nude on the cover of the July edition of Esquire. Pictures from the shoot can be seen here. But before you head there, consider the following: The pictures appeal with the word “morality” scrawled across Refaeli’s body. Does this suggest that there is…
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