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We Are the Cherubim (Parashat Terumah)

February 27, 2009 | By Karen Lee Erlichman

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Exodus

Torah Portion: Terumah

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

The author discusses the detailed gift requests from God, which will be used to construct the mishkan (Holy Tabernacle). Like the different gifts God requests, queer Jews are varied and diverse. She also describes the cherubim on the mishkan and argues that these figures seem to describe the form and function of queer Jews. Lastly, she argues that like the mishkan, LGBTQ Jews are also going in and coming out along the journey.

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