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Frontmatter
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Part I. Bereshit
one. Male and Female God Created Them
two. From Delight to Destruction: The Double-Faced Power of Sex
three. Going to and Becoming Ourselves Transformation and Covenants in Parashat
four. Looking Back to Look Forward Parashat Vayera (Genesis 18:1-22:24)
five. When Gender Varies: A Curious Case of Kere and Ketiv
six. Esau's Gender Crossing
seven. And Jacob Came Out
eight. Biblical Sex
nine. Joseph's Fabulous Technicolor Dreamcoat
ten. Yusuf Come Home
eleven. Forgiveness as a Queer Response
twelve. Uncovering Joseph's Bones
Part II. Shemot
thirteen. Making Noise for Social Change
fourteen. Uncircumcized Lips
fifteen. The Ritual of Storytelling
sixteen. Into Life: The Humanism of the Exodus
seventeen. The Necessity of Windows
eighteen. Laws and Judgments as a "Bridge to a Better World"
nineteen. Building an Inclusive Social Space
twenty. When the Fabulous Is Holy
twenty-one. Mounting Sinai
twenty-two. Listening to Heart-Wisdom
twenty-three. A Knack for Design
Part III. Vayikra
twenty-four. Bodily Perfection in the Sanctuary
twenty-five. HaNer Tamid, dos Pintele Yid v'ha Zohar Muzar: The Eternal Flame, the Jewish Spark, and the Flaming Queer
twenty-six. Nadav and Avihu and Dietary Laws: A Case of Action and Reaction
twenty-seven. Nagu'a: Touched by the Divine
twenty-eight. It's the Purity, Stupid: Reading Leviticus in Context
twenty-nine. How Flexible Can Jewish Law Be?
thirty. Sex in the Talmud: How to Understand Leviticus 18 and 20
thirty-one. Fear Factor: Lesbian Sex and Gay Men
thirty-two. Neither Oppress nor Allow Others to Oppress You
thirty-three. "Less Is More" and the Gift of Rain: The Value of Devaluation in Behukotai and Cixous's Desire-That-Gives
Part IV. Bemidbar
thirty-four. How to Construct a Community
thirty-five. From Impurity to Blessing
thirty-six. Setting the Stage for Pluralistic Judaism
thirty-seven. Ruach Acheret-Ruach Hakodesh/ Different Spirit-Sacred Spirit
thirty-eight. Torah and Its Discontents
thirty-nine. The Healing Serpent: Recovering Long Lost Jewish Fragments
forty. Between Beast and Angel: The Queer, Fabulous Self
forty-one. Pinchas, Zimri and the Channels of Divine Will
forty-two. Going Ahead
forty-three. Hearing Ancient, Courageous Voices for Justice and Change
Part V. Devarim
forty-four. From Whom Do We Learn History? Why Queer Community Needs Texts More Than Other Communities
forty-five. Rethinking the Wicked "Son"
forty-six. Bind These Words
forty-eight. Setting Ourselves Judges
forty-nine. To Wear Is Human, to Live-Divine
fifty. In a New Country
fifty-one. Embodied Jews
fifty-two. "Be Strong and Resolute"
fifty-three. Dor l'Dor
fifty-four. This Is the Blessing: The "First Openly Gay Rabbi" Reminisces
Part VI. Holiday Portions
fifty-five. The Parade of Families
fifty-six. What Is Atonement?
fifty-seven. Strength through Diversity
fifty-eight. Ad de'lo Yada: Until We Don't Know the Difference
fifty-nine. Liberation and Transgender Jews
sixty. Trance and Trans at Har Sinai
The New Rabbis:
Contributors
Index
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Part I. Bereshit
one. Male and Female God Created Them
two. From Delight to Destruction: The Double-Faced Power of Sex
three. Going to and Becoming Ourselves Transformation and Covenants in Parashat
four. Looking Back to Look Forward Parashat Vayera (Genesis 18:1-22:24)
five. When Gender Varies: A Curious Case of Kere and Ketiv
six. Esau's Gender Crossing
seven. And Jacob Came Out
eight. Biblical Sex
nine. Joseph's Fabulous Technicolor Dreamcoat
ten. Yusuf Come Home
eleven. Forgiveness as a Queer Response
twelve. Uncovering Joseph's Bones
Part II. Shemot
thirteen. Making Noise for Social Change
fourteen. Uncircumcized Lips
fifteen. The Ritual of Storytelling
sixteen. Into Life: The Humanism of the Exodus
seventeen. The Necessity of Windows
eighteen. Laws and Judgments as a "Bridge to a Better World"
nineteen. Building an Inclusive Social Space
twenty. When the Fabulous Is Holy
twenty-one. Mounting Sinai
twenty-two. Listening to Heart-Wisdom
twenty-three. A Knack for Design
Part III. Vayikra
twenty-four. Bodily Perfection in the Sanctuary
twenty-five. HaNer Tamid, dos Pintele Yid v'ha Zohar Muzar: The Eternal Flame, the Jewish Spark, and the Flaming Queer
twenty-six. Nadav and Avihu and Dietary Laws: A Case of Action and Reaction
twenty-seven. Nagu'a: Touched by the Divine
twenty-eight. It's the Purity, Stupid: Reading Leviticus in Context
twenty-nine. How Flexible Can Jewish Law Be?
thirty. Sex in the Talmud: How to Understand Leviticus 18 and 20
thirty-one. Fear Factor: Lesbian Sex and Gay Men
thirty-two. Neither Oppress nor Allow Others to Oppress You
thirty-three. "Less Is More" and the Gift of Rain: The Value of Devaluation in Behukotai and Cixous's Desire-That-Gives
Part IV. Bemidbar
thirty-four. How to Construct a Community
thirty-five. From Impurity to Blessing
thirty-six. Setting the Stage for Pluralistic Judaism
thirty-seven. Ruach Acheret-Ruach Hakodesh/ Different Spirit-Sacred Spirit
thirty-eight. Torah and Its Discontents
thirty-nine. The Healing Serpent: Recovering Long Lost Jewish Fragments
forty. Between Beast and Angel: The Queer, Fabulous Self
forty-one. Pinchas, Zimri and the Channels of Divine Will
forty-two. Going Ahead
forty-three. Hearing Ancient, Courageous Voices for Justice and Change
Part V. Devarim
forty-four. From Whom Do We Learn History? Why Queer Community Needs Texts More Than Other Communities
forty-five. Rethinking the Wicked "Son"
forty-six. Bind These Words
forty-eight. Setting Ourselves Judges
forty-nine. To Wear Is Human, to Live-Divine
fifty. In a New Country
fifty-one. Embodied Jews
fifty-two. "Be Strong and Resolute"
fifty-three. Dor l'Dor
fifty-four. This Is the Blessing: The "First Openly Gay Rabbi" Reminisces
Part VI. Holiday Portions
fifty-five. The Parade of Families
fifty-six. What Is Atonement?
fifty-seven. Strength through Diversity
fifty-eight. Ad de'lo Yada: Until We Don't Know the Difference
fifty-nine. Liberation and Transgender Jews
sixty. Trance and Trans at Har Sinai
The New Rabbis:
Contributors
Index