Season 2 of That’s So Kvetch is in full swing! In this episode, I journey into the terrain of dealing with homosexuality in the Torah. First, I share the scandalous story where Resh Lakish mistakes Rav Yochanan for a woman and is enchanted by him. Then I dive into Judaism’s general attitude towards homosexuality. I listened to a super right-wing shiur to get a different perspective and contemplated some big questions like: Why are some Jews against homosexuality? What do Jews value most in Judaism? Should the Torah be a rule book or a lesson book? This episode is just the tip of the iceberg of part of a developing conversation as I attempt to deal with the cognitive dissonances in Judaism.

(0:00-4:07)- Intro

(4:07-10:53) The Story of Resh Lakish and Rav Yochanan

(10:53-13:58) Commentary on the story (Daniel Boyarin)

(13:58-17:20) Different Jewish approaches to homosexuality

(17:20 -20:28) Is adding to the Torah corrupting it?

(20:28-end) My cognitive dissonance