So much went on this week I just can’t get it all on this post right now.  But the internet is hopping with articles and posts about LGBTQ Jewish related topics.  Here aare just a few - the directly related.

Have a great Rosh Hashana.  There are a number of service options on the calendar.

Ivri Lider discusses his recent blacklisting.
By gay TLV(gay TLV)
Israeli pop star Ivri Lider’s fame in Israel has climbed steadily over a decade-long career, only increasing after he came out in 2002. As proud of his country as he is of being gay, the singer even did double duty during his US tour…
http://gaytlv.blogspot.com/2007/09/ivri-lider-discusses-his-recent.html

Rabbi speaks out on same-sex ceremony
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
… I was going to do one for two gay friends of hers and let the press know about it, BUT NOT ME or Temple B’nai Jeshurun. Neither of the men was Jewish. …
http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070901/NEWS/70901013/1001/NEWS

Big Brother: Big Brother Thy Name Is CBS
Reality TV Calendar - Prescott,Canada
There have been homophobic (anti-gay) remarks. There have been Anti-Semantic (anti-Jewish) remarks as well. That’s a whole lot of controversy for one little …
http://realitytvcalendar.com/shows/bb8/commentary/crd-9317-p1.html

Trail blazer
Bay Windows - Boston,MA,USA
Max Feldman, who wrote and recorded the first song that proclaimed a lesbian identity, died unexpectedly at home in Albuquerque, NM, on Aug. 17. …
http://baywindows.com

Lesbian trail blazer Maxine Feldman dies
EDGE Boston - Boston,MA,USA
Those who knew Feldman offstage described a person who was alternately sensitive and gentle or loud, proud and, in the words of Tyler, “very Jewish. …
http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=22667

Anti-Semitic symbols scrawled on LI synagogue, high school
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
“This was an act against Jews, but it could be an act against people of color, or people who are gay,” said Rabbi Lee Friedlander, of the synagogue, …
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny–synagoguedefaced0902sep02,0,7583959.story

SF Democrats Promote Anti-Semitic Jesus Band in Wash Sq Park
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
This noisey band also showed up at Washington Square Park during Gay Pride weekend in June, and were called Jews for Jesus and openly promoted not only the …
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/09/01/18445287.php

Today’s the day for the Jewdas film fest
By Levi9909(Levi9909)
From gay rights to comic books, from vegans to the Middle East, all issues for modern Jewry will be explored on screen. The screening includes the European premiere of American doc Young, Jewish and Left and the UK’s first cinema …
http://jewssansfrontieres.blogspot.com/2007/09/todays-day-for-jewdas-film-fest.html

JTA.org — Gay, lesbian Brazilian Jews want acceptance
A group representing Brazilian gay and lesbian Jews focuses on how to reconcile homosexuality with Judaism and how the various streams of Judaism relate to …
http://www2.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/InBrazilgayandl.html

Israeli filmmaker makes ‘invisible years’ clearer
Israel 21C - Cupertino,CA,USA
In terms of the Israel’s aging gay population, he sees similarities, differences and universal themes as compared to the New York and other scenes. …
http://www.israel21c.org/

Eytan Fox’s ‘The Bubble’: a gay love story in Israel - San …
By zer0
Eytan Fox’s ‘The Bubble’: a gay love story in Israel San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 31 minutes ago There isn’ta Castro, but maybe it means we’re in a more advanced place, where gay people are all over and part of mainstream society. …
http://zer0s.net/2007/09/02/eytan-foxs-the-bubble-a-gay-love-story-in-israel-san-francisco-chronicle/

Hungarian gay groups condemn radio station’s Nazi photomontage
UX.TV - Maastricht, Netherlands
The creation of the Magyar Garda by the extreme-right party Jobbik has raised fears among the Jewish community both in Hungary and internationally. …
http://www.eux.tv/article.aspx?articleId=13602

Eytan Fox’s ‘The Bubble’: a gay love story in Israel
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
“She was an American Jewish lady who moved with her husband and three children to Israel in the mid ’60s, and after the initial shock - Jerusalem was such a …
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/30/PKE8RMNR6.DTL&type=movies

The show may go on for canceled student play
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
Both the Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando and the Orlando Gay Chorus said they would help find space, actors and anything else the teens need this …
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/stage/theater/orl-play0207sep02,0,2536649.story

Rosh HaShanah (The beginning of the Jewish Year)
By gay TLV(gay TLV)
In two weeks from now, the Jewish world will celebrate the begining of a new year (Rosh HaShanah ). By the tradition, Rosh HaShanah is the day on which God created Man, Adam, God’s final and most precious creation. …
http://gaytlv.blogspot.com/2007/09/rosh-hashanah-beginning-of-jewish-year.html

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Last night I went to see the New York premier of The Bubble, the newest film from Israeli director Eytan Fox.  It was incredible.  The film, though long, is extremely well done and poignant.  The characters are real, and scenes will tug at your heart strings, and the storyline is thought provoking and humbling.

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“God’s Christian Warriors” Battle Against Gay Rights
AfterElton.com - USA
While watching Amanpour interview some of these fundamentalists, I hoped
she would ask just what would happen to gay people should they get
their way: …

New film season offers dearth of gay themes, characters
Washington Blade - Washington,DC,USA
… created popular gay films “Walk on Water” (2004) and “Yossi & Jagger” (2002), and “The Bubble” similarly chronicles the lives of gays living in Israel. …

God’s Warriors Part 3 - Christianity
By jeremiahandrews
I am a Christian Man; I am a Gay - Married Man; I Believe in a woman’s right to choose; I Qualify as a Christian Zionist because of my support of Israel; I Believe that the US has its issues with celebrity, materialism, violence and…

Is America Turning Left? [Huh?]
By Left Turn(Left Turn)
It is hard to imagine Ronald Reagan sponsoring a federal amendment banning gay marriage or limiting federal funding for stem-cell research. Yet Mr Bush’s departure hardly guarantees a move back to the centre. …

CNN’s ‘God’s Warriors’ Reflects MSM’s Bias Towards ‘Big 3′ Faiths
By Matthew Balan
The term “right wing” is used seven times to describe the settlers and/or their supporters in Israel and in the United States, and “fundamentalist/-ism” was used three times, once in reference to Christian supporters of the settlers in …

Ivri Lider Talks to Out.com About Being Blacklisted by Israel
By N u n o(N u n o)
Israeli pop star Ivri Lider’s fame in his homeland has climbed steadily over a decade-long career, only increasing after he came out in 2002 [see Out, March 2007]. As proud of his country as he is of being gay, the singer even did…

Complete list of TIFF doc events
By Thom Powers
Director Ran Tal shows the world of the Israeli kibbutz movement from a largely unexplored perspective - that of the first generation of children who were born within the kibbutzim, or rural communities, and lived there for most of…

Here’s an ad for the Israeli Gay Youth organization in Israel started by Yaniv Weitzman.  The song is by Ivri Lider.  Wouldn’t you love to see something like this in the U.S.?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yix1AnBnU4[/youtube]

I have received this video from four differnet people now. so I guess it needs to be posted. Gay Israeli Music Video. Need I say more?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFwYsz0-UEk[/youtube]

The Jerusalem Pride March was a relatively peaceful success!  As we get ready for our own march here in NY, it’s wonderful to see this progress in Israel.  Congratulations to the Jerusalem Open House who organized the parade, and all fo the organizations, groups, and individuals that marched, supported it, and helped make it happen.

Gay Activists March Through Jerusalem - Los Angeles Times:

JERUSALEM — Hundreds of cheering gay activists marched through downtown Jerusalem on Thursday, while ultra-Orthodox Jews held a counterdemonstration across the city, burning tires and chanting psalms.

With police far outnumbering protesters, there was no violence during the brief Gay Pride parade, an annual event that highlights the deep divide between Jerusalem’s secular and religious communities.

Gay activists clapped and sang on their trek of just a few hundred yards, passing in front of the historic King David Hotel. Police said 2,500 people took part.

Opponents claim the march debases the Holy City, while gay activists say they are exercising their civil rights. Some 7,000 police were deployed throughout the city to prevent the violence that has marked the Gay Pride march in past years.

Police approve Gay Pride event in Jerusalem over objections of ultra-Orthodox Jews:

Israel’s police on Sunday gave approval for a Gay Pride event in Jerusalem later this month, setting up a possibly violent confrontation between gay activists and ultra-Orthodox Jews.

The Israeli government wasn’t so keen on us having a pride parade, but apparently the jig is up, they actually want more Gay Jews in Jerusalem. It’s an incredibly cheesy campaign, but what did you expect?

Religious MKs slam J’lem gay tourism campaign - Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews:

New ‘pink Jerusalem’ campaign aimed at promoting gay tourism in capital and partly sponsored by state, angers religious legislators who threaten no-confidence motion over issue

Jerusalem Gay Tourism Campaign Angers Religious Lawmakers — Towleroad for modern gay men,:

A new ad campaign put together by the Israeli Tourism Ministry meant to attract gay and lesbian visitors to the Holy Land has angered religious lawmakers, with the right-wing National Union party threatening to file a no-confidence motion to the Knesset, according to Ynet News.

Here’s another place to go to take online actions for the good of the gays.  The Aguda, Israel’s national LGBTQ union based in Tel Aviv, now has an online action center… there is LGBTQ activism to be done outside of the US.  Find some off it here.

Collactive: The Aguda - GLBT in Israel - List of Alerts:

The Aguda - GLBT in Israel – Latest Alerts

Who says olim aren’t making a tremendous contribution to the State of Israel and the state of gay Israel?! Enjoy this great animation. And rumor has it LOGO just ordered 10 episodes of Lizzy the Lezzy…

The video: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1654867907

Here’s the first four episode from YouTube: