Torah Queeries: Weekly Commentaries on the Hebrew Bible

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323  Aaron, 82, 83, 85, 86, 104, 106, 110, 130, 135, 137, 145, 190, 194, 197, 198, 216, 290, 292, 293; descendants of, 107, 108, 108n1 Abraham, 25, 33, 34, 44, 68, 69, 90, 201, 285–86, 288; God and, 31–32, 33n10, 287 Abram, 24, 25, 26, 27 Adler, Rachel, 26–27 Adoption, 287 Adultery, 255; Bible and, 49, 192, 193–94 AIDS, 143, 154, 205, 271, 283 Albo, Joseph, 248, 249 Allah, 61 Ambiguous genitalia, 12, 127 Amichai, Yehuda, 303 Amnon, 50 Anakites, 199, 200 Anal sex: Talmud and, 160, 161, 162–63, 167n30, 168n35, 168n36. See also Male-male anal sex Androginos, 15 Androgyny, and Genesis, 19 Angels, 212, 213, 215; queer perspectives and, 214 Ark of the Covenant, 102, 114, 115, 130, 131, 222 Aron, Melanie, 96 Aron kodesh (holy ark), 2 Artson, Bradley, 98, 99, 100 Assyrian siege, 207, 208, 210 Atonement, 290, 291, 292, 293. See also Yom Kippur Avihu. See Nadav and Avihu story Baal of Peor, 216 Ba’al teshuvah, 140, 143n1 Balaam, 212, 213–14 Balak, 212, 213 Bemidbar (The Book of Numbers), 185, 220. See also Numbers, The Book of Benjamin, 64, 65, 188 Bennett, Allen, 277, 278–81 Bent lens. See Queer perspectives Bereshit (Book of Genesis), 9. See also Genesis; Genesis Parashat Betzalel, 114, 115, 116n2, 117 Bible, 1; adultery and, 49; ancient Near Eastern meaning of, 7; authorship, 3; feminism and, 34; gender and, 35; homosexuality and, 4–5; incest and, 50, 52n5; pre-modern language and, 47–48; queer perspectives of, 5, 6, 7, 29– 30, 149; rape and, 22, 47–52, 52n4; scholars and, 3; sex and, 47–52, 52nn3–6; women and, 34–37. See also Hebrew Bible; Torah Biblical interpretation, 99; Deuteronomy, 235–36, 237, 238, 246–49, 254–58, 260, 264; Genesis, 286–87; Jewish, 30, 98–99, 100; Jewish law and, 246–49; law and, 98, 100; Leviticus, 91–92, 98–99, 100, 136, 139n2, 145, 291; Leviticus sex prohibition, 91–92, 145, 147, 157, 159–65, 165n1, 166n2, 167n18, 167n21, 291; queer, 248, 249; social justice and, 248 Bilhah, 54, 58n1, 58n3, 67n2, 69 Bimah, 8 Binding: chest, 240, 242, 243, 244; Deuteronomy and, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244; God and, 240, 242, 244; Jewish ritual and, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245n18; transgender people and, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244 Birthright, 41, 44, 45; blessing, 39, 42n4 Bisexuals, 4; Leviticus and, 5. See also LGBT people; Queer people Index 324 Index Blessing, 40, 41; birthright, 39, 42n4; Deuteronomy and, 264, 266, 277; LGBT people and, 264 Bornstein, Kate, 243 Boundary crossing, 212, 214, 221, 222, 298, 299 Brit (God/Israel covenant), 241, 242 Brit Ahuvim (Lovers’ Covenant), 26–27 Buddhism, Tibetan, 75 Caleb, 200, 201, 271 Camp, 222; homosexuality and, 220 Canaan, 21, 22; Book of Numbers and, 188, 199 Castration, 208–9 Charedi Judaism. See Ultra-Orthodox Judaism Chase, Cheryl, 18n33 Cherubim, 115–16 Chest binder, 240, 242, 243, 244 Children: Deuteronomy and, 235–37, 238, 254, 258n1, 264; gender identity and, 237; Genesis and, 287–88; Jews and, 237; LGBT people and, 264; queer, 237–38; queer people and, 287 Christian: Hebrew Bible and, 1, 3; leaders, 4 Christianity, 4; female passion and, 61–62, 63; homosexuality and, 4–5; mysticism, 61–62; queer perspectives of, 5; same-sex weddings and, 6 Chumash, 1. See also Torah Cinema. See Film Circumcision, 56, 59n5, 104 Cixous, Hélène, 179, 181, 182, 183, 208–9 CJLS. See Conservative Movement’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards Class: Judaism and, 175; Leviticus and, 174, 175, 177 Coelho, Paulo, 95–96 Coming out: Book of Numbers and, 199, 221– 22; Exodus and, 82, 83, 85, 86–87, 88; queer people and, 82, 83, 85, 86–87, 88, 275; social change and, 82, 83; speaking out and, 82, 83. See also Liberation; Speaking out Community: Book of Numbers and, 187–91, 195–96; Deuteronomy and, 231–34, 238, 250, 253, 259, 264, 266, 268–69; history and, 232–34; Israelites and, 187–91, 232, 268–69; LGBT Jews and Jewish, 238, 250, 259, 264, 269, 270; queer people and, 231, 233–34, 253, 295–96 Concealment: Deuteronomy and, 263–64, 265, 266; LGBT people and, 263–64 Conformity: Book of Numbers and, 207, 208, 210; gender, 256, 257; queer perspectives and, 174 Conservative Judaism, 4, 5; gay sex and, 152, 153, 155n10; homosexuality and, 6, 152–53, 154, 155n10; homosexual rabbis and, 6, 152– 53, 155n10; Jewish law and, 152–53...