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Holding God Accountable for LGBT Marginalization (Parashat Vayikra)

March 19, 2010 | By Noach Dzmura

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Leviticus

Torah Portion: Vayikra

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

The author describes the sacrificial system detailed in this Torah portion, and explores the reasons why we no longer have a sacrificial system in present-day Jewish practice. He posits that the sacrificial system neglects is the idea that God can sin against humankind, and then continues, arguing that we must hold God accountable for the sins of compulsory heterosexuality and the gender binary.

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