Judaism in Motion: The Making of Same-Sex Parenthood in Israel

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Orientations -- 1.1 Mumbai, 25 March 2013 -- 1.2 A Short Introduction to Homosexuality and Reproduction in Judaism and Beyond -- 1.3 From the Making of Same-Sex Parenthood to Transgenerational Continuity -- 1.4 Same-Sex Parenthood, the State, and the Nation -- 1.5 Conflicting Norms and Moral Logics in Transformation -- 1.6 The Entwined Paths of Ethnographic Research -- 1.7 Outline of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Rachel's Cry and the Paths to Lesbian Motherhood -- 2.1 Rabbinic Approaches to Jewish Continuity -- 2.2 Halakhic Troubles with Lesbian Relationships and Sperm Donation -- 2.3 Parenthood as a Matter of Human Dignity and as a Universal Right -- 2.4 Entering Sperm Banks and Fertility Clinics -- 2.5 Empowering Experiences -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: DNA Tests, mamzerut, and the Bureaucracies of Transnational Surrogacy -- 3.1 Following Gay Couples to India -- 3.2 Surrogacy, the State, and Bureaucracy -- 3.3 Encounters with mamzerut -- 3.4 The Tedious Journey of a DNA Test -- 3.5 Assuming Citizenship in Moments of Vulnerability -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Struggles over Recognition -- 4.1 The Knesset's Trouble with Same-Sex Marriage -- 4.2 The Institution of Common-Knowledge Couples and Other Circumventions -- 4.3 Accessing Second-Parent Adoption and Parenthood Orders -- 4.4 Separation and Stories of Loss -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Making Jewish Children and Questions of Belonging -- 5.1 The Religious Status of Children Born to Lesbian Couples -- 5.2 The Conversion of Children Who Were Born Through Surrogacy -- 5.3 Belonging Marked in Flesh -- 5.4 Marking Belonging Through Transformed Rituals -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Transformations from Within.