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Uncovering Joseph’s Bones (Parashat Vayechi)

January 06, 2007 | By Rabbi Jill Hammer

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Genesis

Torah Portion: Vayechi

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

The author tracks the story of the burial of Joseph's bones, arguing that the memory of the location of Joseph’s bones is crucial to the Exodus. She connects this to the importance of memory to queer identity, and how deeply the history of GLBT folk has been suppressed. Queers are part of the fabric of time, just as Jews are.

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