gStar's Profile

I have my own spin on the orange - that it represents the turning, retelling and re-appropriation that is at the core of much of Jewish practice. The orange originally came about as a complex reaction to the idea of putting a crust of bread on the Seder plate as a comment on how gays and lesbians are perceived by the Jewish community. The fact that the orange has taken on different meanings for different people, and the story has become so convoluted, is a beautiful symbol itself for the progress of Jewish ideas and practices. We Jews are not as wedded to the true history as we sometimes think, and that is in and of itself something powerful to symbolize.