TY - BOOK AU - Shokeid,Moshe TI - A gay synagogue in New York SN - 0231084609 (alk. paper) AV - BM225.N5 S56 1995 U1 - 296/.08/664 20 PY - 1995/// CY - New York PB - Columbia University Press KW - Congregation Beth Simchat Torah (New York, N.Y.) KW - Homosexuality KW - Religious aspects KW - Judaism KW - Jewish gays KW - Religious life KW - New York (State) KW - New York N1 - 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 UR - http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=732 ER -