Shabbat Newsletter Shabbat published an article regarding the LGBT community in the religious society • In response, the Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem demanded that he be boycotted • Sabbath editor:
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An attack was launched today (Sunday) on one of the oldest Shabbat leaflets, which are published in regular synagogues and is now distributed in courtyards, following what he gave to an article concerning the LGBT community.
Last week, a broad article was published by Rabbi Benny Lau, in which he addressed the issue of gays and lesbians in the religious community, and called for them to be allowed to have relationships in the sector.
The main points of the document were presented in the "Sabbath" issue, which is considered one of the relatively Torah Shabbat leaflets, although it tends in the liberal direction in religious Zionism.
The leaflet brought the things as instructions for everything, under the heading "Relationships and family for the sons and daughters of the" home "community.
The one who is furious about this is Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu, chairman of the Association of Rabbinical Communities and son of Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, who also came out sharply about the article last week. Straight to the bin. "
"The article by Dr. Rabbi Bnei Lau that encourages LGBT people and Mishkav Zachor appeared on Shabbat in the issue of 'Shabbat' as a major article, of course with 'cheerful' colors accordingly. "For the name of the man is Adam."
The person who responded to Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu's remarks was the deputy mayor of Jerusalem, Aryeh King, who even sharpened his tone.
"What is missing in your exact post is the obvious sifa: to boycott this newsletter."
Rabbi Eliyahu replied: "I thought it was obvious."
Motti Zafat, editor of the "Sabbath" newsletter, said in response that he was behind the things.
"I estimate that Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu did not really read the article written by Rabbi Dr. Bnei Lau, as we published in Shabbat, since it does not encourage male intercourse, as he claims.
It has an overflowing fact that hurts and hurts thousands of religious LGBT people in the past and some even today, and their families. "
"Some rabbis are afraid to delve into complex issues and think they have all the wisdom and knowledge," Zaft added.
"Thus, even when the weekly 'Shabbat' was the first to flood the issue of Datlashim in a series of articles with rabbis, families, Datlashim, etc., we were attacked by various circles.
Later, they themselves also dealt extensively with the subject.
By the way, Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu recently admitted in a press interview that he erred in his treatment of non-Orthodox communities in the United States and that he now understands that they need to be spoken to and sacrificed.
"For his very call to throw the leaflet in the trash, man by man and his style. According to him on the leaflet in general, 'Sabbath' has been published for 20 years, every Saturday, hundreds of rabbis wrote in it," Zaft concluded.
"We do not need the 'kosher' of Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu. Older than him, including his father, Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, we wrote or were interviewed and I believe that this will continue."