Letter to the Editor: Appalling.Comments (4)

Appalling

If I understand correctly, among other wonderful traits that were part and parcel of Rabbi Mark Loeb’s personality, it is supposed to be commendable that he performed a commitment ceremony between two women (“Rabbi Mark G. Loeb,” Oct. 16).

I’m appalled that the JEWISH TIMES even printed that letter. I don’t understand how a man who was supposedly such a bastion of Judaism and did all these wonderful things can be praised for something that goes against the basic tenets of the religion he represented. He should have taken a stand and said “No,” regardless of anyone’s feelings being hurt.

I had a phone conversation with him once when I was considering going to a Conservative shul. I told him I wanted a place where men and women could sit together, but that the main tenets of Judaism, such as believing that the Torah came directly from G-d and is immutable, were followed. His response: “Go find another shul.” He was just another leader leading his flock down the wrong path.

Michael Caplan
Baltimore