Category: Gender & sexuality
“Same-Sex Marriage: A Selective Bibliography of the Legal Literature”
Rutgers’ law library posts a bibliography of legal literature on the topic.
The National Marriage Project
The National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia conducts research and analysis on marriage issues. Brad Wilcox is director.
“Timeline: Gay Marriage In Law, Pop Culture And The Courts”
NPR has posted a timeline of significant developments in the debate from 1972 through 2012.
“Defining Marriage: Defense of Marriage Acts and Same-Sex Marriage Laws”
The National Conference of State Legislatures maintains a page on state laws defining marriage.
Drisha Institute for Jewish Education
The Drisha Institute for Jewish Education is a school created for Jewish women who want to study advanced Hebrew texts. Rabbi David Silber is its founder and dean. It is in New York City.
Jen Taylor Friedman
Jen Taylor Friedman is one of the few known female Torah scribes in the world. Last year, she became the first female scribe to complete an entire Torah scroll, for the United Hebrew Congregation, a St. Louis Reform synagogue that commissioned it. She is also the creator of Tefillin Barbie, a version of the Mattel icon wearing […]
Avi Weiss
Rabbi Avi Weiss is the senior rabbi at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale in the Bronx, an Orthodox synagogue. He originated the idea of “open Orthodoxy” – a progressive form of Orthodoxy that would expand the sources for interpreting Jewish law, support the state of Israel, expand the role of women, embrace pluralism and engage […]