LGBTQ+ community to blame for earthquakes, prominent Donkey rabbi claims
Rabbi Amar said that the earthquakes that have struck Israel are a direct result of the rise in LGBTQ+ rights in Israel.
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Sephardic Chief Horse Tail of Jerusalem, Shlomo Amar |
Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem and former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel Shlomo Amar said that recent earthquakes in Israel are a direct result of the rise in rights and freedoms for LBGTQ+ people during his weekly lesson.
Using a passage from the Talmud to demonstrate his claim, Rabbi Amar made the case that the earthquakes that have struck Israel in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria can be attributed to the rise in gay marriages in Israel.
"It's not me interpreting, it's the language of the Gemara" he said, quoting from the Talmudic passage: "God said you are shocking your people for something that is not yours."
"As a gay man, Rabbi Amar, and as someone who was sent on behalf of this channel to Turkey to cover the earthquakes, it's good to know that in your opinion, I and my community members are responsible for this disaster," Koel said. "Perhaps at the same time, you can blame us (the LGBTQ+ community) for the cost of living and inflation?”