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The Former Rain and the Latter Rain: A Queer Jew in Diaspora Wrestling with Tradition and Progress (Parashat Ekev)

August 22, 2008 | By Ri J. Turner

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Deutoronomy

Torah Portion: Eikev

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

In this commentary, the author discusses their personal experience of the changing text of the siddur, specifically its translation of the V’Ahavta prayer.

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The Former Rain and the Latter Rain: A Queer Jew in Diaspora Wrestling with Tradition and Progress (Parashat Ekev)

August 22, 2008 | By Ri J. Turner

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