The news Friday that the Supreme Court of the United States had issued a 5-4 ruling making same-sex marriage legal nationwide prompted both tears and enthusiasm from many in the Los Angeles Jewish community.
In 2013, I traveled in Nepal with six dear friends, including two Americans who have lived there on and off for several decades.
Parashat Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10)
Parashat Chayei Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18)
Parashat Nitzavim-Vayelech (Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30)
On a wall of the Autry National Center — among Los Angeles Jewish immigrant artifacts, biographies of Hollywood Jewry, above a case of kippot from Uganda — a white banner proclaims in crimson letters: “Beth Chayim Chadashim, Jewish, Gay & Lesbian & Proud.”
He flopped down on the couch in my study, looking pale, upset. “What is it?” I asked, imagining a bad diagnosis.
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