Like Bread on the Seder Plate

Jewish Lesbians and the Transformation of Tradition

• Author(s): Rebecca Trachtenberg Alpert,
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Pages: 214
• ISBN_10: 0231096607
  ISBN_13: 9780231096607
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Jewish , Literary Criticism / LGBTQ , Religion / General , Religion / Judaism / General , Religion / Judaism / Rituals & Practice , Social Science / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies , Social Science / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies , Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Women's Studies , Social Science / Jewish Studies ,

Description:... 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.