Queer Jews

by Shneer,David; Shneer,David

• ISBN13: 9780415931663
• ISBN10: 0415931665
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-05
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Of all the major religions, Judaism is arguably the most welcoming of gays and lesbians. The contributors toQueer Jewsoffer 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 Jewsintroduces 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.

Author Biography

David Shneer is Assistant Professor of History and Jewish Studies at the University of Denver and former Director of Education at Congregation Sha'ar Zahav in San Francisco Caryn Aviv is a sociologist at the University of California, San Francisco, who currently directs the Program for Collaborative Care at the UCSF Breast Care Center

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
PART I: MIXED BLESSINGS
Introduction: Heeding Isaiah's Call	3	(13)
David Shneer
Caryn Aviv
Creating Our Histories: A Look Back at Twice Blessed	16	(7)
Avi Rose
Christie Balka
How a ``Liberationist'' Fem Understands Being a Queer Jew or How Taking Advice from a Prophet, Even a Jewish One, Is (Un)Transformative	23	(6)
Joan Nestle
PART II: IDENTITY
The Writing on the Wall: On Being a Jewish Writer a Lesbian Writer, and a Jewish Lesbian Writer	29	(7)
Leslea Newman
A Gay Orthodox Rabbi	36	(8)
Steve Greenberg
Jewish Dyke Baby-Making	44	(11)
Hadar Dubowsky
A Young Man from Chelm: Or A Nontraditionally Gendered Hebrew School Teacher Tells All	55	(15)
Jaron Kanegson
Queer Naked Seder and Other Newish Jewish Traditions	70	(14)
Jill Nagle
Whose Side Are You On?: Transgender at the Western Wall	84	(16)
TJ Michels
Ali Cannon
In the Aron Kodesh: Wrestling with the Rabbinic Closet	100	(11)
Anonymous
PART III: INSTITUTIONS
Kol Sason v'Kol Simcha, Kol Kalah v'Kol Kalah: Same Gender Weddings and Spiritual Renewal	111	(8)
Jane Rachel Litman
Without Standing Down: The First Queer Jewish Street Protest	119	(16)
Jonathan Krasner
Out at School: A Queer Jewish Education	135	(13)
David Shneer
Breaking Ground: A Traditional Jewish Lesbian Wedding	148	(8)
Inbal Kashtan
Remaking Family: Canadian Jews, Sexuality, and Relationships	156	(16)
oscar wolfman
Remembering the Stranger: Identity, Community, and Same-sex Marriage	172	(17)
Joanne Cohen
PART IV: CULTURE
Lost Jewish (Male) Souls: A Midrash on Angels in America and The Producers	189	(10)
Jyl Lynn Felman
Outing the Archives: From the Celluloid Closet to the Isle of Klezbos	199	(16)
Eve Sicular
Trembling on the Road: A Simcha Diary	215	(9)
Sandi Simcha Dubowski
Israeli Gays and Lesbians Encounter Zionism	224	(14)
Ruti Kadish
All Points Bulletin: Jewish Dykes Adopting Children	238	(20)
Marla Brettschneider
``Next Year in Freedom!'': Taking Our Seder to the Streets	258	(13)
Jo Hirschmann
Elizabeth Wilson
Glossary	271	(4)
Contributors	275	(8)
Index	283