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A gay synagogue in New York

Title
A gay synagogue in New York / Moshe Shokeid.
Author
Shokeid, Moshe.
Publication
New York : Columbia University Press, [1995], ©1995.

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Description
x, 264 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • Congregation Beth Simchat Torah (New York, N.Y.)
  • Jewish gays > Religious life > New York
  • Homosexuality > Judaism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-259) and index.
Contents
1. A Journey to CBST -- 2. From Tearoom to Sanctuary: Introduction -- 3. The History of CBST -- 4. Why Join a Gay Synagogue? -- 5. The Ritual Process -- 6. The Drashah: Negotiating Multiple Realities -- 7. The Talmud Circle: Identities in Conflict -- 8. The Politics of a Lay-led Synagogue -- 9. Getting Around the Gender Issue -- 10. The Social Component at CBST: Couples, Gentiles, Cruising, and Talking Sex -- 11. "We Are an Extended Family": Confronting the Rampage of an Epidemic -- 12. A Gay Space, a Jewish Space, a Safe Space.
ISBN
  • 0231084609
  • 0231084617 (pbk.)
LCCN
94043463
OCLC
  • 31604510
  • ocm31604510
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries