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Raging in Diaspora: Writing Workshop with Aaron Kreuter
November 3 and 10 at 6:30pm Eastern
This 2 -session, free online workshop with writer and English literature professor Aaron Kreuter is designed for writers of all levels of experience who are interested in writing from an anti- or non-Zionist worldview. Split over two weeks, the workshops will incorporate reading and discussion of Jewish anti-Zionist writing, writing prompts and exercises, and a generative writing session, where participants will have time to write fiction, non-fiction, or poetry, as well as time to share their work with the group.
As part of the workshops, Aaron will also discuss his experiences writing from an anti-Colonial and anti-Zionist lens. In particular, he will pay close attention to his two latest books — Rubble Children, a collection of short fiction set around a Reform Synagogue in Toronto, and Lake Burntshore, a novel set at a Jewish sleepover camp — and how he integrates anti-Zionist politics, themes, and narratives into the work. This is a great opportunity to work on your writing, meet other antizionist writers, and engage with some radical literature!
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Parshanut: An Intro to Jewish Commentary
Parshanut: An Intro to Jewish Commentary
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The Past, Present, and Future of Queer Torah: Between Sunlight and Shade With Rabbi Avigayil Halpern
This class takes its name from the Rabbinic sage Rabbi Yochanan, who is often read as queer – his beauty is described as that of a silver goblet filled with pomegranate seeds and crowned with roses, set between sun and shade. It is in the beauty of that middle space that queer Torah emerges. In this series, we will examine texts and narratives from ancient to modern to ask: Is there such a thing as a canon of queer Torah? What qualifies Torah as “queer?” And what are the stakes of these questions for us as we approach an uncertain future?
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