Posted by in Uncategorized So the final arguments are done. In numerous tweets from the courtroom all agreed that Olson and Boies successfully tore apart the pro-Prop 8 side. They made their so-called “experts” stumble, fumble and choke on their own words. Even getting Blankenhorn to agree that adoption of children is a good thing! The Olson and Boies team were…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Soon the Jewish Republican Governor of Hawai’i will have to decide to sign or veto the civil union bill on her desk. Linda Lingle has consulted with ministers and with two rabbis in Hawai’i. One from Chabad and the other my good friend and colleague, Rabbi Peter Schaktman of Temple Emanu-El of Honolulu. Rabbi Shacktman is a Reform rabbi…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Tomorrow is the closing arguments in the Prop 8 case in San Francisco. You recall that conservative attorney Ted Olsen, the former Solicitor General in the Bush Administration and David Boies of the Bush v Gore case before the Supreme Court are the attorney team in a lawsuit to overturn California’s Proposition 8 in the federal courts.…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized What a great Sunday!!! Thanks to Christopher Street West/LA Pride for a terrific parade and festival weekend. The floats, the great cars of yesteryear, the festival itself was a sight to behold! And who ordered such perfect Los Angeles weather on Sunday! 71 degrees sunshine and a breeze! Picture perfect. I know there were challenges…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized There are things that are upsetting and wrong about Israel’s policies. I don’t agree with everything Israel’s government does. I have trouble with the deal that Ben Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister, made six decades ago with the Orthodox rabbinate to establish their hegemony over personal status issues-effectively excluding most of world-wide Judaism from these decisions. …Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Yes it is that time of year-Gay and Lesbian Pride month. This weekend in Los Angeles we are celebrating GLBT Pride Weekend with lots of festivities. It is the 40th year of organized GLBT Pride. The festival starts Saturday at noon and concludes at midnight Sunday after the grand parade down Santa Monica Blvd in…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Just in time for Gay Pride Weekend. This CBS News poll shows that Americans are changing their attitudes from ignorance and intolerance of gay and lesbian people toward acceptance! More Americans say they actually know gay people proving the point that the best road to equality is coming out of the closet. Harvey Milk was right–everyone who is…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Parshat Korach Numbers 16:1 – 18:32 There is nothing worse perhaps in a family than sibling rivalry. When brothers and sisters fight and claw at each other verbally or physically or jockey for position the whole dynamic of the family can be set off kilter. We see this often when children are seeking attention from…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized He did it last night! The kid from San Diego State, last year’s number 1 MLB draft pick made his major league debut after a short minor league preparation. The Washington Nationals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates (mychildhood fav team) in an impressive 14 strikeout night. He had the Pirates swatting at his 98 mph fastballs…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized For those of you that couldn’t be there on Sunday. Here is a video compliation of the event by the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles. It is highly edited but you get a sense of the flavor of the rally. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhDBccZOZm8&feature=player_embedded
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