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Interpreting G-d’s Approach at Sinai (Parshat Yitro)

February 05, 2010 | By Rabbi Robin Nafshi

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Exodus

Torah Portion: Yitro

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

The author discusses the preparations for Revelation, in which the Israelites are commanded “do not go near a woman.” The author explains the different interpretations that have been given for this commandment, concluding that sex is both holy and fraught with danger. When we as LGBT people are ridiculed or worse for our sexuality, let us remember the holiness and awesomeness of who we are, who we love, and how we love.

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