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At Work With: Sharon Kleinbaum; ‘Luckiest Rabbi in America’ Holds Faith Amid the Hate

By Alex Witchel — 1993

As the spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, a predominantly gay and lesbian synagogue in Greenwich Village, Rabbi Kleinbaum spends her days fighting Goliaths everywhere, most disturbingly, perhaps, other Jews who believe that the sexual orientation of her congregation’s 1,200 members places them outside traditional Judaism.

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For Our Faith to Grow, We Must Celebrate its Roots in Nature

When our ancestors received the Torah, they stood at a mountain. When we celebrate receiving the Torah on Shavuot, we will stand in the pews. They looked at the sky; we will look at the ceiling. They were warmed by the sun; we will be cooled by the air conditioning. I am a rabbi in a synagogue.

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