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Of all the major religions, Judaism is arguably the most welcoming of gays and lesbians. The contributors to Queer Jews offer a pioneering anthology of probing, insightful, humorous and soul-searching essays that explore the joys and the conflicts of being both Jewish and queer. Combining memoir, pop culture analysis, and stories from the front lines, Queer Jews introduces a new generation of post-Stonewall writers and scholars, who, together with well-known voices, present a dynamic vision of change, progress, and the future. Danya Ruttenberg We've been long overdue for the book that shows where queer Jewish thought has been over the last few years-and more importantly-where it's headed. Queer Jews addresses just about every aspect of queer Jewish experience, and does so with insight, humor, and a whole lot of chutzpah. This book has vitally important things to teach anyone and everyone who picks it up.
AcknowledgmentsPt. IMixed BlessingsIntroduction: Heeding Isaiah's Call3Creating Our Histories: A Look Back at Twice Blessed16How a "Liberationist" Fem Understands Being a Queer Jew, or How Taking Advice from a Prophet, Even a Jewish One, Is (Un)Transformative23Pt. IIIdentityThe Writing on the Wall: On Being a Jewish Writer, a Lesbian Writer, and a Jewish Lesbian Writer29A Gay Orthodox Rabbi36Jewish Dyke Baby-Making44A Young Man from Chelm: Or A Nontraditionally Gendered Hebrew School Teacher Tells All55Queer Naked Seder and Other Newish Jewish Traditions70Whose Side Are You On?: Transgender at the Western Wall84In the Aron Kodesh: Wrestling with the Rabbinic Closet100Pt. IIIInstitutionsKol Sason v'Kol Simcha, Kol Kalah v'Kol Kalah: Same Gender Weddings and Spiritual Renewal111Without Standing Down: The First Queer Jewish Street Protest119Out at School: A Queer Jewish Education135Breaking Ground: A Traditional Jewish Lesbian Wedding148Remaking Family: Canadian Jews, Sexuality, and Relationships156Remembering the Stranger: Identity, Community, and Same-sex Marriage172Pt. IVCultureLost Jewish (Male) Souls: A Midrash on Angels in America and The Producers189Outing the Archives: From the Celluloid Closet to the Isle of Klezbos199Trembling on the Road: A Simcha Diary215Israeli Gays and Lesbians Encounter Zionism224All Points Bulletin: Jewish Dykes Adopting Children238"Next Year in Freedom!": Taking Our Seder to the Streets258Glossary271Contributors275Index283
