From the Author's Introduction: "This paper is divided into three sections. The first explains the halachah as I understand it, the way it functioned in the past, how it operates today, and how we can renew its meaning in our lives. The second deals with homosexuality and suggests how halachicly, klal yisra’el can change its present attitude and welcome gays and lesbians into its Jewish communities. The third section deals with the ever evolving institution of marriage, examples of same-sex relationships in our tradition, and finally, it focuses on the marriage ceremony and proposes a halachicly based kidushin v-nisu’in ceremony for same-sex couples."