JTS Scholar To Argue for New Views on Gay Rabbi Ban From: Forward | Date: February 28, 2003| Author: Newhouse, Alana | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Forward

02-28-2003

A leading Conservative scholar, scheduled to speak at an event sponsored by
a gay rights group at the movement's Jewish Theological Seminary, is
expected to argue that community norms can determine Jewish law.

In an interview with the Forward, Judith Hauptman, a professor of Talmud at
JTS, said that her theory -- coming amidst intensifying calls for the
movement to revisit its ban on ordaining gay rabbis -- is not based on a

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