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| Acknowledgments | ||
| Pt. I | Mixed Blessings | |
| Introduction: Heeding Isaiah's Call | 3 | |
| Creating Our Histories: A Look Back at Twice Blessed | 16 | |
| How a "Liberationist" Fem Understands Being a Queer Jew, or How Taking Advice from a Prophet, Even a Jewish One, Is (Un)Transformative | 23 | |
| Pt. II | Identity | |
| The Writing on the Wall: On Being a Jewish Writer, a Lesbian Writer, and a Jewish Lesbian Writer | 29 | |
| A Gay Orthodox Rabbi | 36 | |
| Jewish Dyke Baby-Making | 44 | |
| A Young Man from Chelm: Or A Nontraditionally Gendered Hebrew School Teacher Tells All | 55 | |
| Queer Naked Seder and Other Newish Jewish Traditions | 70 | |
| Whose Side Are You On?: Transgender at the Western Wall | 84 | |
| In the Aron Kodesh: Wrestling with the Rabbinic Closet | 100 | |
| Pt. III | Institutions | |
| Kol Sason v'Kol Simcha, Kol Kalah v'Kol Kalah: Same Gender Weddings and Spiritual Renewal | 111 | |
| Without Standing Down: The First Queer Jewish Street Protest | 119 | |
| Out at School: A Queer Jewish Education | 135 | |
| Breaking Ground: A Traditional Jewish Lesbian Wedding | 148 | |
| Remaking Family: Canadian Jews, Sexuality, and Relationships | 156 | |
| Remembering the Stranger: Identity, Community, and Same-sex Marriage | 172 | |
| Pt. IV | Culture | |
| Lost Jewish (Male) Souls: A Midrash on Angels in America and The Producers | 189 | |
| Outing the Archives: From the Celluloid Closet to the Isle of Klezbos | 199 | |
| Trembling on the Road: A Simcha Diary | 215 | |
| Israeli Gays and Lesbians Encounter Zionism | 224 | |
| All Points Bulletin: Jewish Dykes Adopting Children | 238 | |
| "Next Year in Freedom!": Taking Our Seder to the Streets | 258 | |
| Glossary | 271 | |
| Contributors | 275 | |
| Index | 283 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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Paolo Malucelli
reviewed Queer Jews on May 04, 2009 Queer Jews
This book is truly a fantastic look at the lives and struggles of queer Jews who are trying to maintain ties both to the Jewish faith and their own sexual identity. With humor, sadness, and every emotion in between, the authors' collected anecdotes tell a beautiful story.
Between those who leave the faith, those to rediscover their faith, and those who refused to give up and instead are fighting for their equal seat at the table, this book shows the different facets of life as a queer Jewish person and the struggles that come both from within the Jewish community, but also from other communities who sometimes don't understand the culture and motivations of those with faith.
Through this book, one finds hope that the Jewish community is moving towards inclusion and acceptance, even celebration of all the diverse individuals who make up the many and varied sects of the Jewish faith. From Pride in Israel to a little movie which shook the foundations of the Orthodox belief, queer Jews are more and more demanding their equal rights as both queer and Jewish, and they are increasingly finding it.
Truly a joy to read (I read it in one day, if that's anything to go by), it has a place on my "Absolutely Loved" shelf.
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