Shlomo Amar, who was formerly the Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel, made the bizarre claim recently, saying the recent earthquakes were the direct result of the rise of rights and freedoms – particularly same-sex marriage – being given to queer people in the country. In his weekly sermon, Amar used a passage from the Talmud – an ancient Jewish text, central to the religion’s cultural life – to back his wild claim. The accusation comes after about 50,000 people were killed during the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria last month. Rabbi Amar has a history of homophobic statements. In 2019, he described homosexuality as a “cult of abomination” saying Jewish law meant that LGBTQ+ people should face the death penalty. Three groups representing LGBTQ+ Jews – Bat-Kol, Havruta, and the Gay Religious Community responded to the rabbi by issuing a statement calling out his remarks. Social links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/faywhattt Queer News Tonight: https://www.youtube.com/c/QNewsTonight/videos It’s Happening Out: https://www.youtube.com/c/ItsHappeningOUT/videos Sunshine Cathedral Lumination: The Visioning Conference https://sunshinecathedral.org/conference/ Book a seat now and be a part of this conference https://sunshinecathedral.org/conference/register/ Center for the Performing Arts https://sunshinecathedral.org/sunshine-cathedral-center-for-the-performing-arts/ Book a concert ticket now – Performing artist Tom Goss https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunshine-cathedral-center-for-the-performing-arts-presents-tom-goss-tickets-305820636757 #lesbian #homophobic #rabbi #queers #talk #show #funny #gay #podcast #fay #faywhat
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