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So Many Ways Not To Be Counted (Parashat Bamidbar)

May 14, 2010 | By Abi Weissman

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Numbers

Torah Portion: Bamidbar

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

In this Torah portion, the tribes take a census of their members. The author discusses who is counted in the census and who is excluded, comparing the exclusion of women to the current exclusion of many LGBTQ Jews in synagogues.

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So Many Ways Not To Be Counted (Parashat Bamidbar)

May 14, 2010 | By Abi Weissman

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