Same-Sex Marriage / Homosexuality (Modern Halachic Discourse)
This entry covers how contemporary Jewish legal and ethical discussion engages questions of homosexuality and same-sex relationships — an area where the traditional prohibitions, pastoral concern for individuals, and sharply differing communal approaches all meet. It is among the most sensitive live conversations in modern Jewish life, handled very differently across the denominations.
Key passages(4)
Each passage is tagged by what it does with the idea: explains it, applies it in practice, redefines it with a new meaning, or challenges it. Relevance shows how directly the passage is about this idea.
Igrot Moshe · Moshe Feinstein
I cannot provide this summary with confidence. While R. Moshe Feinstein's Igrot Moshe is a foundational halachic work, I cannot reliably verify the specific content of Orach Chaim 4:115 or confirm it
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Tzitz Eliezer · Eliezer Waldenberg
In Tzitz Eliezer 11:75, R. Eliezer Waldenberg addresses homosexuality within traditional halachic prohibitions, maintaining that same-sex relationships violate biblical law and cannot be sanctioned th
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Yabia Omer · Ovadia Yosef
In Yabia Omer Yoreh De'ah 5:18, R. Ovadia Yosef addresses homosexual conduct through the lens of Torah prohibitions, maintaining the traditional halakhic prohibition while discussing potential lenienc
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Sefer Charedim · Rabbi Elazar ben Moshe Azikri
(כג) כמעשה ארץ מצרים אשר ישבתם בה לא תעשו אמרו בתורת כהנים מה היו עושים איש נושא איש ואשה נושאה אשה ואלו הן נשים המסוללות:
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