This text explores what it is like to be part of both the lesbian and Jewish communities, suggesting ways in which lesbians can reconcile these seemingly discordant elements of their identity. It advocates the acceptance of lesbians into the Jewish tradition by offering new interpretations of the Torah traditionally regarded as prohibitive of homosexuality. The book counters the millenia of "Midrashim" (scholarly comment on the Torah) condemning gays and lesbians, by examining the culture of biblical lawgivers and the culture of the commentators themselves.;By examining passages from Scripture and by featuring texts that portray Jewish lesbians as role models in a new cultural canon, the author presents a case for the integration of the lesbian voice into Jewish experience.
| ISBN: | 9780231096607 |
| Publication date: | 4th June 1997 |
| Author: | Rebecca T Alpert |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 214 pages |
| Series: | Between Men--Between Women |
| Genres: |
Judaism |
This text explores what it is like to be part of both the lesbian and Jewish communities, suggesting ways in which lesbians can reconcile these seemingly discordant elements of their identity. It advocates the acceptance of lesbians into the Jewish tradition by offering new interpretations of the Torah traditionally regarded as prohibitive of homosexuality. The book counters the millenia of "Midrashim" (scholarly comment on the Torah) condemning gays and lesbians, by examining the culture of biblical lawgivers and the culture of the commentators themselves.;By examining passages from Scripture and by featuring texts that portray Jewish lesbians as role models in a new cultural canon, the author presents a case for the integration of the lesbian voice into Jewish experience.
Like Bread on the Seder Plate features in the following genres: Judaism
Like Bread on the Seder Plate is available in Hardback
Like Bread on the Seder Plate was written by Rebecca T Alpert and published by Columbia University Press
Like Bread on the Seder Plate has 214 pages
Yes it is part of Between Men--Between Women series