Is homosexuality(either thought or deed) accepted in any degree in Orthodoxy? I believe that Israel and its Orthodox ruling do not accept homosexual "marriages". However,the position of women as rabbis is slowly taking up ground from a previous post on the forum,(why do Orthodox jews reject women as rabbis?)might this also happen with the issue of homosexuality?
Some sites such as ilovetorah.com and the link to the Jonah website are promote changing ones sexuality and that it is a result of bad experiences from early life and therefore is not natural. They have made me rethink my views although family and friends have this orientation.
I question this because i am considering Orthodoxy after reviewing the different Jewish faiths and believe in a strong link to the jewish identity,culture and tradition.
I like the fact that Reb Moshe of ilovetorah.com is so passionate about Hashem and Torah. Also,i want to learn Hebrew and say prayers etc. in Hebrew. I also believe in Israel as the holy land,it is the centre of the faith. I also believe in the holiness of the Shabbat. With the restoration of the Temple and the coming of the Moshiach, i believe in vegetable/grain sacrifice,not animal and believe "Thou shalt not kill" to be the basis of this and that humans became greedy and selfish and so G-d allowed us to eat meat, (deviating from the prefered diet evidence i believe to be found in Torah in passages such as Genesis and other sources)
Genesis 29: And G-d said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
thereby the rules of animal sacrifice becoming known;however i am unsure that G-d officially stated all these rules but in keeping with the Torah,perhaps this is true.
However,i am vegan,so would not be able to fulfil some of the 613 commandments(such as eating paschal lamb) and may buy second hand tefillin etc,since i believe that if i absolutely have to use leather that it better already used. I would very much appreciate people's thoughts on this matter.
Some sites such as ilovetorah.com and the link to the Jonah website are promote changing ones sexuality and that it is a result of bad experiences from early life and therefore is not natural. They have made me rethink my views although family and friends have this orientation.
I question this because i am considering Orthodoxy after reviewing the different Jewish faiths and believe in a strong link to the jewish identity,culture and tradition.
I like the fact that Reb Moshe of ilovetorah.com is so passionate about Hashem and Torah. Also,i want to learn Hebrew and say prayers etc. in Hebrew. I also believe in Israel as the holy land,it is the centre of the faith. I also believe in the holiness of the Shabbat. With the restoration of the Temple and the coming of the Moshiach, i believe in vegetable/grain sacrifice,not animal and believe "Thou shalt not kill" to be the basis of this and that humans became greedy and selfish and so G-d allowed us to eat meat, (deviating from the prefered diet evidence i believe to be found in Torah in passages such as Genesis and other sources)
Genesis 29: And G-d said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
thereby the rules of animal sacrifice becoming known;however i am unsure that G-d officially stated all these rules but in keeping with the Torah,perhaps this is true.
However,i am vegan,so would not be able to fulfil some of the 613 commandments(such as eating paschal lamb) and may buy second hand tefillin etc,since i believe that if i absolutely have to use leather that it better already used. I would very much appreciate people's thoughts on this matter.
