LEADER 04700nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910778027903321 005 20230721022243.0 010 $a0-8147-7738-4 010 $a1-4416-1567-9 024 7 $a10.18574/9780814777381 035 $a(CKB)1000000000786050 035 $a(EBL)865906 035 $a(OCoLC)779828293 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000218508 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11912342 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000218508 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10220665 035 $a(PQKB)11184031 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865906 035 $a(OCoLC)429904298 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10404 035 $a(DE-B1597)546951 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780814777381 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL865906 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10313202 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000786050 100 $a20081212d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe passionate Torah$b[electronic resource] $esex and Judaism /$fedited by Danya Ruttenberg 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (305 p.) 300 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 311 $a0-8147-7605-1 311 $a0-8147-7604-3 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $t1 Sotah -- $t2 Prostitution -- $t3 Divorcing Ba?al -- $t4 The Sage and the Other Woman -- $t5 Intermarriage, Gender, and Nation in the Hebrew Bible -- $t6 Good Sex -- $t7 The Erotics of Sexual Segregation -- $t8 Reclaiming Nidah and Mikveh through Ideological and Practical Reinterpretation -- $t9 The Goy of Sex -- $t10 A Jewish Perspective on Birth Control and Procreation -- $t11 Not Like a Virgin -- $t12 Reconsidering Solitary Sex from a Jewish Perspective -- $t13 ?Created by the Hand of Heaven? -- $t14 Toward a New Tzniut -- $t15 On the Religious Signifi cance of Homosexuality; or, Queering God, Torah, and Israel -- $t16 Heruta?s Ruse -- $t17 Love the One You?re With -- $t18 Eden for Grown-Ups -- $tGlossary -- $tContributors -- $tIndex of Sources -- $tSubject Index 330 $aIn this unique collection of essays, some of today?s smartest Jewish thinkers explore a broad range of fundamental questions in an effort to balance ancient tradition and modern sexuality.In the last few decades a number of factors?post-modernism, feminism, queer liberation, and more?have brought discussion of sexuality to the fore, and with it a whole new set of questions that challenge time-honored traditions and ways of thinking. For Jews of all backgrounds, this has often led to an unhappy standoff between tradition and sexual empowerment.Yet as The Passionate Torah illustrates, it is of critical importance to see beyond this apparent conflict if Jews are to embrace both their religious beliefs and their sexuality. With incisive essays from contemporary rabbis, scholars, thinkers, and writers, this collection not only surveys the challenges that sexuality poses to Jewish belief, but also offers fresh new perspectives and insights on the changing place of sexuality within Jewish theology?and Jewish lives. Covering topics such as monogamy, inter-faith relationships, reproductive technology, homosexuality, and a host of other hot-button issues, these writings consider how contemporary Jews can engage themselves, their loved ones, and their tradition in a way that?s both sexy and sanctified.Seeking to deepen the Jewish conversation about sexuality, The Passionate Torah brings together brilliant thinkers in an attempt to bridge the gap between the sacred and the sexual.Contributors: Rebecca Alpert, Wendy Love Anderson, Judith R. Baskin, Aryeh Cohen, Elliot Dorff, Esther Fuchs, Bonna Haberman, Elliot Kukla, Gail Labovitz, Malka Landau, Sarra Lev, Laura Levitt, Sara Meirowitz, Jay Michaelson, Haviva Ner-David, Danya Ruttenberg, Naomi Seidman, and Arthur Waskow. 606 $aSex$xReligious aspects$xJudaism 606 $aSexual ethics 606 $aModesty$xReligious aspects$xJudaism 606 $aHomosexuality$xReligious aspects$xJudaism 606 $aFeminism$xReligious aspects$xJudaism 615 0$aSex$xReligious aspects$xJudaism. 615 0$aSexual ethics. 615 0$aModesty$xReligious aspects$xJudaism. 615 0$aHomosexuality$xReligious aspects$xJudaism. 615 0$aFeminism$xReligious aspects$xJudaism. 676 $a296.3/66 701 $aRuttenberg$b Danya$01498518 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778027903321 996 $aThe passionate Torah$93867265 997 $aUNINA