My personal struggles with homosexuality. Taken from Aish.com over here. Editor’s note: The thoughts expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the experience of others who practice Judaism in light of their homosexual inclinations. Judaism stresses the importance of teshuva, return, to work on faulty character traits and habits that have obscured our true selves.…(Continue Reading)
Author: admin
Homosexuality to Heterosexuality: Can the Transition Be Made?
Taken from an Arutz 7 article over here. by Arutz 7 Is it possible for men and women who experience unwanted same sex attraction to change from homosexuality to heterosexuality? Or were such individuals born that way and efforts to change their sexual orientation are harmful? These questions have been the subject of raging debate amongst therapists…(Continue Reading)
Declaration On The Torah Approach To Homosexuality
The Torah Declaration is a public statement signed by 192 Rabbis, Community Leaders, and Mental Health Professionals by Torahdec.org Societal Developments On Homosexuality There has been a monumental shift in the secular world’s attitude towards homosexuality over the past few decades. In particular over the past fifteen years there has been a major public campaign to…(Continue Reading)
Letter from the Lubavitcher Rebbe about SSA
by Chabad.org See the original letter here. By the Grace of G-d 25th of Shevat, 5746 Brooklyn, N.Y. Greeting and Blessing: This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of Jan. 26th, in which you write about a serious problem. As requested, I will remember you in prayer for the fulfillment of your heart’s desires for good. While all…(Continue Reading)
A Letter by Reb Ahron Feldman to a Gay Baal Teshuva
by Feldman, Rabbi Aharon Dear _____, I received your letter a few days ago and was very pained by the anguish you have undergone for so many years because of your homosexuality and which is especially tortuous to you now that you have become a baal teshuvah. You have asked me for a Torah view on…(Continue Reading)
Shedding Light on the Gay Issue
by Dr. Benzion Sorotzkin It has become increasingly common in the Orthodox community for young men to turn to a therapist because of concerns regarding their “sexual orientation.” Sometimes, even if they give other reasons for their interest in therapy, the concern over same-sex attraction (SSA) later emerges as an underlying concern that permeates their subconscious…(Continue Reading)
Should I say anything about a guy’s SSA issues to his Kallah?
A Woman asked: After being married for 2 years, I found gay hookup apps on my husband’s phone. This was tremendously shocking and heartbreaking. We are dealing with it well but I feel totally tricked (into marriage) and betrayed. Also, my brother had known this whole time, as well as another guy-friend, that my husband…(Continue Reading)
Awareness of Same Sex Attraction
Question: I’m male and sexually attracted to certain types of men. I’ve been brought up with weird parents. I also had a difficult upbringing and was bullied a lot. About half a year ago, someone recommended a book, “Bad Childhood, Good Life”, which changed my life! Now I find that I get a crush on…(Continue Reading)
Yaakov’s views on homosexuality (in a nutshell)
by Yaakov from GYE Try to imagine a man who has no desire for single women, only married women had any appeal to him. This sounds crazy, right? But we can imagine such a thing. Having SSA is very similar. We must empathize with such people because they have struggles that most men can’t even…(Continue Reading)
13 Principles regarding gender disorientation groups
by Rabbi Baruch Efrati Vulgar style and silencing dissenting opinions show more than anything else their spiritual inferiority. In light of the to silence the Rabbis of Israel from expressing religious law and Torah thought in public, and as a result of the endeavor to change our values as a religious community faithful to the…(Continue Reading)