Local rabbis react to Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling
Intermountain Jewish News interviewed two local rabbis for their reaction to the Supreme Court ruling on June 26 extending marriage rights to same-sex couples. Rabbi Evette Lutman, B’nai Havurah, by Andrea Jacobs Evette Lutman, spiritual leader of Reconstructionist B’nai Havurah, was shocked to hear the June 26 Supreme Court ruling permitting same-sex couples to marry across the nation. “In my lifetime, I never thought I would see this,” says Lutman. “I’ve been out and in the trenches since 1975, and I’ve suffered a lot of discrimination.” The Supreme Court’s decision “is beyond my wildest dreams.” A lawyer before entering the rabbinate, Lutman says the legal victory did not surprise her as much as the groundswell of support from individuals who are not members of the […]