It actually happened and the support is still staying strong which feels like a total fever dream honestly. I am so glad that we moved past the noise to keep Rabbi Dweck here because the discourse was getting way too toxic for words. Just stay alert because we need to …
August 10, 2017
Final supporters
We are writing to express our appreciation for the leaders of the Sephardic Community Alliance (SCA) who have demonstrated their courage and integrity in standing by their values of Torah, halakha, respectful discourse, and the flourishing and continuity of our Syrian Sephardic community.
We are members of a community which is united around shared values but still contains diversity of thought and opinion. We join in solidarity in support of Rabbi Joseph Dweck regarding the recent controversy. We may not all agree with everything Rabbi Dweck expressed - but we know him to be a teacher of Torah with deep integrity, knowledge of Jewish tradition and love for Klal Israel.
The current situation, wherein character assassination, misrepresentations, and misconstrued contexts has constituted a majority of the responses rather than honest, open, and sensitive discussion is disheartening and reflective of a most unfortunate climate in our community. Young people in our community are thirsty for Torah learning which is engaged with the world, sensitive, uncompromising on halakha, yet treats all individuals with dignity and respect. For the past ten years the SCA has been a brave champion of the open and honest learning of Torah. We implore the leaders of this organization to stand strong behind Rabbi Dweck and continue to invite him to share his Torah with our community. By doing so, we can truly follow in the tradition of our forefathers, who valued education, free thought, civil discourse, and respect despite differences of opinion or ideology.
We write to you today to commit our unwavering support to this tireless endeavor and in the hopes that the SCA will continue to do so, as it has done, even in the face of tremendous adversity.
Updates
Reached 2,500 supporters
June 15, 2017
June 15, 2017
I was just checking the counter and we are honestly getting so near that big 2500 number which is wild because it feels like just yesterday we started this whole thing. Can you all just message a few people you know and tell them to look at this today so we can actually push over the edge and show how many of us really care about keeping this conversation going with integrity.
Reached 1,000 supporters
June 5, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
June 4, 2017
June 2, 2017
The momentum is actually picking up and I can barely keep my eyes off the count because seeing almost a thousand people stand up for Rabbi Dweck is just incredible (totally surreal, honestly). We really need to keep this energy moving before the leadership meeting so please tell everyone you know because it is high time they see how many of us actually value this kind of Torah.
268 Comments
Rabbi Dwek is an honest and searching Rabbi. I have heard him speak at Limmud . He understands that we need to encounter the modern world with Jewish teachings .He has been hounded. I am ashamed of a Jewish community that does this.
Rabbi Dweck is a courageous voice for authentic, dynamic Judaism. He represents the rich heritage of Sephardi Hashkafah and Halakhic insight that has been all but swallowed up by an increasingly insular Ashkenazi worldview.
Rabbi Dweck's did a great job in assembling various sources, and presenting the subject properly. He should be praised for his brave act. If orthodox rabbinate wishes to remain relevant it should listen to other voices, not silence them. Hazak u-Varukh. YBN
I don't know Rabbi Dwek personally, but I am an orthodox Jew who also thinks that we should acknowledge and love every member of our community whatever the love life may look like. I find it brave and necessary that some orthodox rabbi is ready to address the topic.
Rabbi Dweck perspectives simply represent the mainstream views in Modern Orthodoxy and he has said nothing different to similar statements by Rabbi Chaim Rappaport (Lubavitch Rabbi) in his book on Orthodoxy and Homosexuality published more than 10 years ago.
I’m a Sephardic Jew I support my brothers.
Keep on refining the world Rav Dweck, hope to meet you one day soon....
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It actually happened and the support is still staying strong which feels like a total fever dream honestly. I am so glad that we moved past the noise to keep Rabbi Dweck here because the discourse was getting way too toxic for words. Just stay alert because we need to …
August 10, 2017
Final supporters
We are writing to express our appreciation for the leaders of the Sephardic Community Alliance (SCA) who have demonstrated their courage and integrity in standing by their values of Torah, halakha, respectful discourse, and the flourishing and continuity of our Syrian Sephardic community.
We are members of a community which is united around shared values but still contains diversity of thought and opinion. We join in solidarity in support of Rabbi Joseph Dweck regarding the recent controversy. We may not all agree with everything Rabbi Dweck expressed - but we know him to be a teacher of Torah with deep integrity, knowledge of Jewish tradition and love for Klal Israel.
The current situation, wherein character assassination, misrepresentations, and misconstrued contexts has constituted a majority of the responses rather than honest, open, and sensitive discussion is disheartening and reflective of a most unfortunate climate in our community. Young people in our community are thirsty for Torah learning which is engaged with the world, sensitive, uncompromising on halakha, yet treats all individuals with dignity and respect. For the past ten years the SCA has been a brave champion of the open and honest learning of Torah. We implore the leaders of this organization to stand strong behind Rabbi Dweck and continue to invite him to share his Torah with our community. By doing so, we can truly follow in the tradition of our forefathers, who valued education, free thought, civil discourse, and respect despite differences of opinion or ideology.
We write to you today to commit our unwavering support to this tireless endeavor and in the hopes that the SCA will continue to do so, as it has done, even in the face of tremendous adversity.
Updates
Reached 2,500 supporters
June 15, 2017
June 15, 2017
I was just checking the counter and we are honestly getting so near that big 2500 number which is wild because it feels like just yesterday we started this whole thing. Can you all just message a few people you know and tell them to look at this today so we can actually push over the edge and show how many of us really care about keeping this conversation going with integrity.
Reached 1,000 supporters
June 5, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
June 4, 2017
June 2, 2017
The momentum is actually picking up and I can barely keep my eyes off the count because seeing almost a thousand people stand up for Rabbi Dweck is just incredible (totally surreal, honestly). We really need to keep this energy moving before the leadership meeting so please tell everyone you know because it is high time they see how many of us actually value this kind of Torah.
268 Comments
I support Rabbi Dweck wholeheartedly. Without hearty discussion and debate there would be no Judaism today. Our religion is one of thought, introspection, challenge and evaluation. Rabbi Dweck is a man of Torah and integrity and I support him 100%.
Rabbi Dwek is an honest and searching Rabbi. I have heard him speak at Limmud . He understands that we need to encounter the modern world with Jewish teachings .He has been hounded. I am ashamed of a Jewish community that does this.
Rabbi Dweck is a courageous voice for authentic, dynamic Judaism. He represents the rich heritage of Sephardi Hashkafah and Halakhic insight that has been all but swallowed up by an increasingly insular Ashkenazi worldview.
Rabbi Dweck's did a great job in assembling various sources, and presenting the subject properly. He should be praised for his brave act. If orthodox rabbinate wishes to remain relevant it should listen to other voices, not silence them. Hazak u-Varukh. YBN
I don't know Rabbi Dwek personally, but I am an orthodox Jew who also thinks that we should acknowledge and love every member of our community whatever the love life may look like. I find it brave and necessary that some orthodox rabbi is ready to address the topic.
Rabbi Dweck perspectives simply represent the mainstream views in Modern Orthodoxy and he has said nothing different to similar statements by Rabbi Chaim Rappaport (Lubavitch Rabbi) in his book on Orthodoxy and Homosexuality published more than 10 years ago.
I’m a Sephardic Jew I support my brothers.
Keep on refining the world Rav Dweck, hope to meet you one day soon....
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I support Rabbi Dweck wholeheartedly. Without hearty discussion and debate there would be no Judaism today. Our religion is one of thought, introspection, challenge and evaluation. Rabbi Dweck is a man of Torah and integrity and I support him 100%.