Reconstructionists Tap Lesbian Rabbi

[struggle4progress]

03/09/2007

The Reconstructionist movement tapped a lesbian rabbi to head its Rabbinical Association ... Spitzer is a 1997 graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and has been serving Congregation Dorshei Tzedek, a Reconstructionist congregation in West Newton, for the past 10 years ... In 1984, Reconstructionism became the first American Jewish movement to ordain gay rabbis, a move since followed by the Reform movement in 1990 ...

http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/newscontent.php3?artid=13752

[derby378]

1. Next time, you might want to clarify the header a little bit...

You're talking about Jewish Reconstructionists. There's also Christian Reconstructionists who would have taken that lesbian rabbi, stoned her to death, burned the corpse, and then composed some long-winded "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" sermon on the whole affair.

[struggle4progress]

2. Lest some wonder why fundy theocrats were dispensing beer from a lesbian rabbi?

:D

[Random_Australian]

3. Mind you, here "tap" does not mean that.

Fundy theocrats entering into a physical relationship with a lesbian in order to get her to be leader is equally amusing. :D

[derby378]

4. Okay, thanks a WHOLE bunch for the visual...

:rofl:

[struggle4progress]

5. Yes, it's apparent that my use of the original headline has caused tremendous confusion

among the many parsers at DU who are unwilling to click the link until they have savored every possible interpretation of the subject line

I shall, of course, be more careful in the future, now that I understand the chaos that has resulted from my laziness

[nemo137]

6. Regardless of unintentional puns, it's pretty cool. n/t

[Random_Australian]

7. Agreed. Real progress is something that needs to remain unrare in this world.

These people have certainly done their bit. :)

:applause:

[Evoman]

10. Lol...you'd almost think this was the lounge, huh?

Your probably right...using the word Tap and lesbian in the same title is asking for giggles.

[Ian David]

8. "Tap" sounds dirty...

As in, "Yeah, I'd like to tap me some a that Rabbi."

[Meshuga]

9. I suggested to my wife to study to be ordained

a rabbi so I could say I am "tapping" a rabbi. :-)

The title to the original post is a nice title for a porn.