yes he MUST and you should be a neue Rebbe !!!
Happy now ??

the word “mantch” does not exist !!!

one should never equate homosexuality and pedophilia, the later is a heinous crime akin to murder perpetrated again innocent children.
Orthodox Judaism does not place them in the same category.
Homosexuality is not a illness which can be cured, it is an orientation which is not supported by the Torah.

If a person is an Orthodox Jew, by definition she cannot give the green light to homosexual behavior, however no one needs to be vindictive or hurtful and disparage homosexuals as people.
Ahavas Yisroel must be shown to all Jews and decency to all human beings.

As a Lubavitcher I find Rabbi Telsner’s comments an embarrassment, inappropriate and counterproductive.
Is he resigning?.

Fully agree.

There are all sorts of things we don’t do today that are mentioned in the Torah, we don’t kill animals for a sacrificial ceremony, we don’t stone people to death. So let’s be careful what we pick and choose as to what’s okay and what isn’t.

As for the Rabbi telling the Royal Commission homosexuality is curable – unbelievable! It’s embarrassing.

David, I’m not sure if you understand, but in Australia it’s not illegal to be homosexual. However it is illegal to rape children. You might like to focus on the issue of consent rather than target the sexuality (perceived or actual) of the offenders. Because a man rapes male children does not make him homosexual. It just makes him a male boy rapist.

Miriam, I think you’ll find the point is that what this “loyal Torah-observant Rabbi” has said is out of touch with the reality of the world we live in, a world in which I can have a husband if I want to. We do not “cure” homosexual people and we do not compare homosexuality with paedophilia, much like we don’t stone people to death any more, nor do we let men have multiple wives. The world has moved on. You can either move on too or be left behind, like this rabbi.

We are all human. We are all equal. No one has the right to place moral judgement on another person for something that is a non-criminal intrinsic part of their personality. IF you feel it’s against your religion to be homosexual, let your god make that call. Don’t be that god.

The JCCV believes all people should be treated equality. They are not a religious body but an organisation that represents the various Jewish perspectives in their community. You might disagree with others on what being Jewish means, but no one owns that definition. Not the JCCV, and most certainly not you.