{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Bottom Up Torah: How Queer Jews Are Changing Orthodoxy","description":"Imagine being told you belong to a faith that is fighting to keep you out\u2014and refusing to leave. In this week's Madlik, Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz welcome Rabbi Steve Greenberg, the first openly gay Orthodox-ordained rabbi, for a deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation. Key Takeaways  Vulnerability transforms the meaning of Torah. Bottom-up change is reshaping Orthodoxy. The tradition has the capacity \u2014 and the precedent \u2014 to grow.  Timestamps [00:00:12] Rabbi Steve Greenberg\u2019s coming-out context and the question of LGBTQ+ Jews as teachers of Torah. [00:03:11] Steve\u2019s Yom Kippur aliyah story and being vulnerable to the text. [00:04:46] Confronting the biblical verses; reframing what Leviticus might mean. [00:06:22] Tamar\u2019s courage and parallels to LGBTQ+ belonging. [00:08:57] \u201cBottom-up Judaism\u201d: queer Jews staying, not leaving \u2014 shifting the halachic landscape. [00:11:39] Google rabbis, post-COVID authority shifts, and personal autonomy in community life. [00:15:08] Israeli changes: rejecting the Rabbanut, forming new models of partnership. [00:17:42] A painful role-play with a rabbi exposes how harmful \u201clifelong celibacy\u201d messaging is for gay teens. [00:21:19] New data on LGBTQ+ rabbinical students and why queer spiritual sensitivity strengthens Jewish leadership. [00:24:56] Parents as powerful advocates: Orthodox families pushing shuls and schools to stop rejecting their children. Links &amp;amp; Learnings Sign up for free and get more from our weekly newsletter https:\/\/madlik.com\/ Sefaria Source Sheet: https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/sheets\/691629 Transcript here: https:\/\/madlik.substack.com\/ Eshel:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.eshelonline.org\/ &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Madlik Podcast \u2013 Disruptive Torah Thoughts on Judaism","author_url":"https:\/\/madlik.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39348105\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/198954260"}