Two days ago Rabbi Shmuley Boteach planted trees in occupied territory of Palestine, signalling his militant American opposition to Palestinian enfranchisement. Tomorrow the Chabad rabbi is the keynote speaker at BJBE, a big Reform temple outside Chicago.
What would get a Chabad rabbi to step foot inside a reform temple led by a woman rabbi? Well, because of Zionism – the glue that holds the Jewish community together. Rabbi Karyn Kedar surely detests his misogynistic community and he has no respect for the “Reformistim”. After all, BJBE is dedicated to gender diversity/equality:
welcomes people living all lifestyles, married, single, same sex commitments, interfaith and interracial, people with diversity of needs and personal priorities.
And to intermarried couples too:
full scope of beliefs, levels of observance and varying histories
Kedar is willing to set aside these principles for a higher one. One thing we can all agree: We Stand with Israel. The event that will honor both Boteach and Kedar is sponsored by StandWithUs, a rightwing pro-Israel group.
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