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Jewish LGBT leaders need to build a movement

Russ — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:41:23 +0000

28 Days, 28 Ideas #27: Spiritual Birthright

Russ — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:05:19 +0000

Un-Righteous Indignation: Anger Management–Kosher Style

margaret — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:01:07 +0000

Homosexuality and Liminality, Israelites and Canaanites: The Queer Theology of the Boundary Crosser at Berkeley

margaret — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:23:16 +0000

Biblical scholars have speculated that Biblical prohibitions on sexuality — especially cultic homosexuality — may have been intended to demarcate boundaries between Israelite and Canaanite, as part of the creation of an “Israelite” identity amongst a collection of Canaanite tribes. At the same time, some queer theologians and thinkers in the “gay spirituality” movement have sought to (re-)invent a suppressed queer identity that celebrates the transgression of precisely those boundaries. Is the postmodern invention of the “Canaanite” a fertile source for queer theology, or but a fantasy? And what are the political connotations of a post-Judaic conception of Israelite identity for gender, nationalism, and religion?

Taking Avatar Seriously: Environmentalisms, Spiritual and Practical

margaret — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:05:42 +0000

The Myth of Authenticity

margaret — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:56:12 +0000

Magen Tzedek: Model of the Jewish Future or Show Without an Audience?

margaret — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:31:25 +0000

On Fire with Love and Ecstasy

margaret — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:20:53 +0000

Ephryme: Engaged Hip Hop Jew

Russ — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:48:45 +0000

A ‘New Jew’ Goes to Auschwitz

Russ — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:36:18 +0000