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Textual Identity and the (Non)Genetic Code (Parashat Kedoshim)

May 02, 2008 | By Noach Dzmura

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Leviticus

Torah Portion: Kedoshim

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

The author argues that the Holiness Code described in this Torah portion established a lineage that was queer for its time, in that it was neither kin based, nor procreative. He also argues that the Rabbinic discourse on Jewish practice has changed through time for the same reasons that we reach back into antiquity for role models, ethics, and moral guidance.

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