▁S . ▁Nev ins , ▁and ▁Av ram ▁I . ▁Re is ner . ▁The ▁respons um ▁abol ished ▁rabb in ic ▁laws ▁restrict ing ▁hom osex ual ▁conduct ▁other ▁than ▁male - male ▁anal ▁sex , ▁con cluding ▁that ▁the ▁C J LS ▁has ▁authority ▁to ▁do ▁this ▁on ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁tal m ud ic ▁principle ▁of ▁K av od ▁Ha B ri y ot , ▁which ▁it ▁translated ▁as ▁" human ▁dign ity ", ▁on ▁grounds ▁that ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁such ▁sexual ▁rest raint s ▁represents ▁an ▁aff ront ▁to ▁human ▁dign ity ▁as ▁modern ▁society ▁perce ives ▁it . ▁Four ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁C J LS ▁res igned ▁to ▁protest ▁this ▁decision . ▁In ▁December , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁majority ▁vote ▁of ▁the ▁C J LS ▁( 1 3 ▁members ▁for ) ▁also ▁adopted ▁a ▁respons um ▁titled ▁" Hom osex ual ity ▁Re vis ited ", ▁written ▁by ▁Rab bi ▁Jo el ▁Roth , ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁traditional ▁prohib itions ▁on ▁hom osex ual ▁conduct . ▁The ▁Roth ▁respons um ▁maintained ▁that ▁the ▁Dor ff ▁respons um ▁was ▁un ten able , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁virt ually ▁all ▁classical ▁authorities ▁hold ▁that ▁the ▁Bib lic al ▁prohib ition ▁extends ▁to ▁a ▁wider ▁range ▁of ▁hom osex ual ▁conduct . ▁It ▁also ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁K av od ▁Ha B ri y ot , ▁which ▁it ▁translated ▁as ▁" res pect " ▁or ▁" hon or ", ▁perm its ▁setting ▁aside ▁rabb in