A gay synagogue in New York /
Shokeid, Moshe.
A gay synagogue in New York / Moshe Shokeid. - New York : Columbia University Press, c1995. - x, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-259) and index.
A Journey to CBST -- From Tearoom to Sanctuary: Introduction -- The History of CBST -- Why Join a Gay Synagogue? -- The Ritual Process -- The Drashah: Negotiating Multiple Realities -- The Talmud Circle: Identities in Conflict -- The Politics of a Lay-led Synagogue -- Getting Around the Gender Issue -- The Social Component at CBST: Couples, Gentiles, Cruising, and Talking Sex -- "We Are an Extended Family": Confronting the Rampage of an Epidemic -- A Gay Space, a Jewish Space, a Safe Space.
0231084609 (alk. paper) 9780231084604 (alk. paper) 0231084617 (pbk.) 9780231084611 (pbk.)
94043463
Congregation Beth Simchat Torah (New York, N.Y.)
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Jewish gays--Religious life--New York (State)--New York.
BM225.N5 / S56 1995
296/.08/664
A gay synagogue in New York / Moshe Shokeid. - New York : Columbia University Press, c1995. - x, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-259) and index.
A Journey to CBST -- From Tearoom to Sanctuary: Introduction -- The History of CBST -- Why Join a Gay Synagogue? -- The Ritual Process -- The Drashah: Negotiating Multiple Realities -- The Talmud Circle: Identities in Conflict -- The Politics of a Lay-led Synagogue -- Getting Around the Gender Issue -- The Social Component at CBST: Couples, Gentiles, Cruising, and Talking Sex -- "We Are an Extended Family": Confronting the Rampage of an Epidemic -- A Gay Space, a Jewish Space, a Safe Space.
0231084609 (alk. paper) 9780231084604 (alk. paper) 0231084617 (pbk.) 9780231084611 (pbk.)
94043463
Congregation Beth Simchat Torah (New York, N.Y.)
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Jewish gays--Religious life--New York (State)--New York.
BM225.N5 / S56 1995
296/.08/664