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Parshat Vayakhel: The Art and Gift of Being QueerIn this discussion of Parshat Vayakhel (35:1-38:20, 30:11-16), we will explore our unique offerings to the divine. How can we feel that being queer is a blessing? How is being ourselves a gift?
Yom Kippur: Choose LifeIn one of the Torah readings for Yom Kippur (Deuteronomy 29:9-14; 30:1-20), the Israelites are presented with choices––blessings, curses, life, death––and told to choose life. For queer people facing bigotry, the choices might not seem so clear. On Yom Kippur, how might we learn from the Israelites’ choices and shape the queer future?
Content warnings: suicide, queerphobia, fasting
Parshat Shoftim | Before I Die: Queer JourneysThis parsha describes the laws and roles of leadership, one of which is to encourage people before battle to go home and take care of their affairs in case they die. As queer people approach death, what affairs might we want to address? In what ways do
Parshat Mishpatim You Shall Cease from Labor: Queer Worker RightsIn this discussion of Parshat Mishpatim (Ex. 21:1-24:18), we will explore workers’ rights in the Torah and as queer people today. What can we learn from Shabbat? Where do we see room for growth? Possible trigger warnings: homophobia, transphobia
Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim | Queer Shatnez: With Every Fiber of Our BeingsWe will explore the prohibition against mixing linen and wool (shatnez) in relation to the instruction for priests to wear garments made of mixed linen and wool. How are fabrics like queer identity? How do various strands of queer identities mix?
Parshat Vayikra | What’s Cooking Good Looking? God’s Queer TastesWhat does the multiplicity of desirable sacrifices say about God’s preferences? In Torah Queeries, we will delve into ways of interpreting God’s wide range of tastes.
Parshat Ki Tisa: Purim is So Close - I Can Almost Smell ItWhat is the role of scent in the Tanakh? What does it have to do with Purim? How could divine scent be a model for linking us together?
Parshat Bo: Unhardening Hearts & Living With Hearts of Queer TorahIn what way are people's hearts hardened today when it comes to LGBTQIA+ people? As queer people and allies, how can we unharden our hearts so that we can live with the Torah of justice for all?
Sai Koros•132 Views•January 29, 2025•Queer,LGBTQ,Harden,Exodus From Egypt,The Hardening of Pharaoh's Heart
Parshat Beshalach: Imagining the Parted Sea to the Queer FutureIn Parshat Beshalach (Ex. 13:17-17:16), God gives Moses the power to part the sea and bring the Israelites out of Mitzrayim––or Egypt, a narrow place. But what did the path of the parted waters look like? During Torah Queeries, we will study ancient rabbinic stories of the parted sea and discuss our own visions of the path to our queer future.
Parshat Vayechi: Queering Time and MemoryJacob asks Joseph to swear that he will bury him in Canaan and not in Mitzrayim (Egypt)––“the narrow place.” Later, Joseph requests the same of his brothers. How might Jacob and Joseph’s burial wishes queer their legacies? How could memory queer time itself?
Parshat Vayeitzei: I'm Coming Out – I Want the World to KnowParshat Vayeitzei–“and he came out”–follows Jacob as he leaves his home and seeks a spouse. In this transitional period, he has a revelation in an unexpected place. Jacob’s coming out story illuminates our own revelations of queerness.
Parshat Lech Lecha: Queer CovenantsGod and Abram enter into a covenant (brit); through this covenant, Abram becomes Abraham and receives many blessings. As people in queer relationships and community, what covenant do we create and uphold? What are our blessings to each other, and how do they shape who we become?
Parshat Acharei-Mot “Holy” Homophobia: The Possibilities and Politics of ReinterpretationIn Parshat Acharei-Mot (Lev. 16:1 - 18:30), we confront perhaps the most clearly homophobic verse in the Torah. In this Torah study, we will discuss contemporary reinterprets of this verse and then take a step back: what does it mean to reinterpret a text? How does it feel to try? Content warning: homophobia and sexual violence.
Parshat Bamidbar Queer Family: Who's Counting and Who's Counted?Parshat Bamidbar (Numbers 1:1:4:20) outlines the Israelites’ census and community structure. In this Torah study, we will explore queer family structures and who is included in queer community. Who do we count in our community and family? Who decides?
Parshat Shmini A Strange Fire: The Plunge Into Difference and Queer DesireIn our study of Parshat Shmini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47), we will explore Nadav and Avihu’s strange fire and how it relates to dietary laws. What boundaries are blurred? What risks or rewards do they and the Israelites face?
Parshat Nitzavim-Vayeilech Does the Torah Apologize?In this discussion of Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30, we will talk about restoring our relationships, ourselves, and the Torah through a queer lens. Content warnings: brief discussion of homophobia and transphobia.
Sai Koros•828 Views•August 27, 2023•Queer,Teshuvah,Parshat Nitzavim,Yom Kippur,Source Criticism,Apologies,Restoring
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