Title
The Passionate Torah : Sex and Judaism / ed. by Danya Ruttenberg.
ISBN
9780814777381
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2009]
Copyright
©2009
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers
10.18574/nyu/9780814777381.001.0001 doi
Call Number
BM720.S4
Dewey Decimal Classification
296.3/66
Summary
In this unique collection of essays, some of today's smartest Jewish thinkers explore a broad range of fundamental questions in an effort to balance ancient tradition and modern sexuality.In the last few decades a number of factors-post-modernism, feminism, queer liberation, and more-have brought discussion of sexuality to the fore, and with it a whole new set of questions that challenge time-honored traditions and ways of thinking. For Jews of all backgrounds, this has often led to an unhappy standoff between tradition and sexual empowerment.Yet as The Passionate Torah illustrates, it is of critical importance to see beyond this apparent conflict if Jews are to embrace both their religious beliefs and their sexuality. With incisive essays from contemporary rabbis, scholars, thinkers, and writers, this collection not only surveys the challenges that sexuality poses to Jewish belief, but also offers fresh new perspectives and insights on the changing place of sexuality within Jewish theology-and Jewish lives. Covering topics such as monogamy, inter-faith relationships, reproductive technology, homosexuality, and a host of other hot-button issues, these writings consider how contemporary Jews can engage themselves, their loved ones, and their tradition in a way that's both sexy and sanctified.Seeking to deepen the Jewish conversation about sexuality, The Passionate Torah brings together brilliant thinkers in an attempt to bridge the gap between the sacred and the sexual.Contributors: Rebecca Alpert, Wendy Love Anderson, Judith R. Baskin, Aryeh Cohen, Elliot Dorff, Esther Fuchs, Bonna Haberman, Elliot Kukla, Gail Labovitz, Malka Landau, Sarra Lev, Laura Levitt, Sara Meirowitz, Jay Michaelson, Haviva Ner-David, Danya Ruttenberg, Naomi Seidman, and Arthur Waskow.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. Sep 2023)
Available in Other Form
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Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I-It: Challenges
1 Sotah
2 Prostitution
3 Divorcing Ba'al
4 The Sage and the Other Woman
5 Intermarriage, Gender, and Nation in the Hebrew Bible
6 Good Sex
I-Thou: Relationships
7 The Erotics of Sexual Segregation
8 Reclaiming Nidah and Mikveh through Ideological and Practical Reinterpretation
9 The Goy of Sex
10 A Jewish Perspective on Birth Control and Procreation
11 Not Like a Virgin
12 Reconsidering Solitary Sex from a Jewish Perspective
We-Thou: Visions
13 "Created by the Hand of Heaven"
14 Toward a New Tzniut
15 On the Religious Signifi cance of Homosexuality; or, Queering God, Torah, and Israel
16 Heruta's Ruse
17 Love the One You're With
18 Eden for Grown-Ups
Glossary
Contributors
Index of Sources
Subject Index
