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SUMMARY:Limmud Michigan
DESCRIPTION:Two sessions: \n2:10pm – 3:05pm\nMy Beloved Who is Different: A Millennium of Queer Jewish Poetry\nThis session uses havruta-style study\, a traditional Jewish mode of paired learning\, to explore a tradition of homoerotic Jewish poetry stretching from the Middle Ages until the present. Using poems written in Hebrew\, Yiddish\, Arabic\, Persian\, Dutch\, Russian\, and English\, participants in this session will encounter a diversity of voices that articulate the joys and challenges of love in song and word. \n4:20pm – 5:15pm\nA Rainbow Thread: Forgotten Stories of Queer Jewish Ancestors\nThis session uses havruta-style study\, a traditional Jewish mode of paired learning\, to explore stories that can inspire queer Jewish life today. Come discover centuries of hidden history\, from a gay brawl in a medieval synagogue to a gender-bending Jewish stowaway in colonial Canada\, and from gender transition in a Ukrainian shtetl to gay and lesbian Jewish activists in 1950s America. No previous Hebrew knowledge or Jewish experience necessary.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/limmud-michigan/
LOCATION:Eastern Michigan University\, Ypsilanti\, MI
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200321T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200321T130000
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CREATED:20200211T171409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200211T171409Z
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SUMMARY:Brunch and Learn: A Rainbow Thread (Detroit\, MI)
DESCRIPTION:Join Congregation T’chiyah for a nourishing Shabbat service with a brunch and learning opportunity with visiting scholar Noam Sienna.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/brunch-and-learn-a-rainbow-thread-detroit-mi/
LOCATION:MI
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200319T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200319T130000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20200211T170650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200211T170650Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: A Millennium of Queer Jewish Poetry (Dickinson College)
DESCRIPTION:Guest speaker Noam Sienna\, Jewish educator\, artist and doctoral candidate in Jewish History and Museum Studies at the University of Minnesota. \n\nThis session uses havruta-style study\, a traditional Jewish mode of learning\, to explore a tradition of homoerotic Jewish poetry stretching from the Middle Ages until the present. \nUsing poems written in Hebrew\, Yiddish\, Arabic\, Persian\, Dutch\, Russian and English\, participants in this session will encounter a diversity of voices that articulate the joys and challenges of love in song and word.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/lunch-and-learn-a-millennium-of-queer-jewish-poetry-dickinson-college/
LOCATION:Dickinson College\, Carlisle\, PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200318T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200318T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20200211T170524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200211T170524Z
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SUMMARY:Pincus Lecture: Reflections on Writing Queer Jewish History (Dickinson College)
DESCRIPTION:Join the Asbell Center for their annual Pincus Lecture with Noam Sienna\, author of A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts From the First Century to 1969. His book spans almost two millennia and contains translations from more than a dozen languages and collects more than a hundred sources on the intersection of Jewish and Queer identities. \nIn his words\, “For many queer Jews\, Jewish tradition seems like a rich tapestry which at best ignores them and at worst rejects them entirely. In reality\, queerness and queer Judaism have been a constant subplot of Jewish history\, if only we care to look.” \nPlease RSVP for the dinner at 6 p.m. and lecture at 7 p.m. We welcome all people regardless of faith tradition.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/pincus-lecture-reflections-on-writing-queer-jewish-history-dickinson-college/
LOCATION:Dickinson College\, Carlisle\, PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200304T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200304T193000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20200301T222443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200301T222443Z
UID:249-1583343000-1583350200@noamsienna.com
SUMMARY:Holy Permutations: Queer and Trans Readings of Sacred Texts (United Theological Seminary\, St. Paul)
DESCRIPTION:Noam Sienna (A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Sources from the First Century to 1969) and Austen Hartke (Transforming: The Bible and Lives of Transgendered Christians) will engage in a conversation regarding queer and trans interpretations of sacred texts\, facilitated by United student Max Brumberg-Kraus. The evening will conclude with attendees working through sample texts in small groups.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/holy-permutations/
LOCATION:United Theological Seminary\, 767 Eustis St.\, St. Paul\, MN
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200121T021818Z
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SUMMARY:Behind the Book: Visiting Author Series with Noam Sienna (Providence\, RI)
DESCRIPTION:Join us as Noam Sienna reads selected stories from his groundbreaking collection of queer Jewish texts. There will be a Q-and-A after the reading\, followed by a book signing. \nSpanning two millennia\, five continents\, and containing translations from fifteen languages\, “A Rainbow Thread” is a new\, definitive anthology for queer Jewish history. Through an unprecedented collection of texts\, it bears witness to the many ways in which queer and Jewish identities intersect\, resurrecting a legacy that many have assumed cannot or does not exist. \n\n\nThis event is made possible by a partnership with the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s Community Relations Council. \n“Behind the Book” is made possible with generous support from TW Financial Group.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/behind-the-book-visiting-author-series-with-noam-sienna-providence-ri/
LOCATION:Dwares JCC\, 401 Elmgrove Ave\, Providence\, RI\, 02906
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200217T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200217T170000
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CREATED:20200210T160741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200210T160741Z
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SUMMARY:A Rainbow Thread Book Reading (Jewish Community of Maui)
DESCRIPTION:Spanning two millennia and containing translations from over fifteen languages\, Noam Sienna’s new book\, A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts From the First Century to 1969\, collects more than a hundred sources on the intersection of Jewish and queer identities for the first time. Join us for a reading of selected stories from this groundbreaking collection\, and an opportunity for discussion and book-signings with the author. A limited number of books will be available for purchase.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/a-rainbow-thread-book-reading-jewish-community-of-maui/
LOCATION:Loft 145\, 81 N Church St\, Wailuku\, HI
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200215T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200215T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20200205T221144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200205T221236Z
UID:229-1581791400-1581796800@noamsienna.com
SUMMARY:Hearing Her Voice: LGBTQ Jewish Women Speak From the Past (O‘ahu Jewish Ohana)
DESCRIPTION:This session uses havruta-style study\, a traditional Jewish mode of paired learning\, to explore how Jewish women who love women have been represented\, and how they have represented themselves\, in texts from antiquity to the 20th century. Contrasting how lesbianism was understood by Talmudic and medieval rabbinic authorities to the lives of Jewish lesbians recorded in the 19th and 20th centuries\, this session offers a window into the complexities of queer Jewish life in history and today. No previous Hebrew knowledge or Jewish experience necessary.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/hearing-her-voice-lgbtq-jewish-women-speak-from-the-past-oahu-jewish-ohana/
LOCATION:O‘ahu Jewish Ohana\, 920 University Avenue\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96822
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200214T123000
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DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20200120T235158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200121T021848Z
UID:216-1581683400-1581688800@noamsienna.com
SUMMARY:Reflections on Writing Queer Jewish History (University of Hawai'i at Manoa)
DESCRIPTION:What is the place of gay\, lesbian\, bisexual\, transgender\, and queer Jews in history? Over the past two years\, Noam Sienna has worked to uncover documents that until now have been scattered across the globe\, and largely unrecognized. Pulling together these varied sources\, written in over fifteen languages — which include poetry\, literature\, law\, midrash\, and memoir — Sienna has created the very first anthology of queer Jewish history\, released in February 2019. Drawing on this publication\, Sienna spins a complex story about Jewish sexuality and gender across time and space. This event is presented by the History department\, and co-sponsored by Hillel Hawai’i and the U H Fund for the Promotion of Jewish Life and Studies.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/reflections-on-writing-queer-jewish-history-university-of-hawaii-at-manoa/
LOCATION:University of Hawai’i at Manoa\, Sakamaki Hall A201\, 2530 Dole St\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96822
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20200213T180000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20200213T203000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20200131T150050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200131T150050Z
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SUMMARY:Spinning A Rainbow Thread (Temple Emanu-El\, Honolulu)
DESCRIPTION:Join us as Noam Sienna reads selected stories from his groundbreaking collection of queer Jewish texts. There will be a Q-and-A after the reading\, followed by a book signing. \nSpanning two millennia\, five continents\, and containing translations from fifteen languages\, “A Rainbow Thread” is a new\, definitive anthology for queer Jewish history. Through an unprecedented collection of texts\, it bears witness to the many ways in which queer and Jewish identities intersect\, resurrecting a legacy that many have assumed cannot or does not exist.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/spinning-a-rainbow-thread-temple-emanu-el-honolulu/
LOCATION:Temple Emanu-El\, 2550 Pali Highway\, Honolulu\, HI\, 96822
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200110T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200112T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20191016T151119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191016T151119Z
UID:206-1578643200-1578848400@noamsienna.com
SUMMARY:Writing LGBTQ Jewish History: Scholar-in-Residence Weekend (Temple Sholom)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/writing-lgbtq-jewish-history-scholar-in-residence-weekend-temple-sholom/
LOCATION:Temple Sholom\, 300 E Putnam Ave\, Greenwich\, CT\, 06830
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191217T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191217T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20191206T032943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191206T033006Z
UID:212-1576607400-1576616400@noamsienna.com
SUMMARY:Evening of Jewish Queer Learning (San Diego)
DESCRIPTION:“Like a house concert\, but for LGBTQ Jewish history.” \nCome to La Querencia for a potluck and learning with Jewish Queer scholar Noam Sienna (author of A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts from the First Century to 1969.\nPotluck: 6:30 pm\nLearning: 7:15 pm\nQ: Do I need to be Jewish and/or queer to attend?\nA: No! This event will center Jewish and Queer identities but any interested and respectful folks are welcome\, as long as they understand their identities aren’t being centered.\nQ: How much prior knowledge do I need?\nA: None!\nQ: Does the event cost money?\nA: The event is free. Books will be available for sale. If you plan to eat food\, please bring food.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/evening-of-jewish-queer-learning-with-noam-sienna/
LOCATION:La Querencia\, San Diego
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191122T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191123T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20191016T150846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191110T215914Z
UID:202-1574451000-1574528400@noamsienna.com
SUMMARY:Writing LGBTQ Jewish History: A Rainbow Thread Book Talk (WJC)
DESCRIPTION:Stay for a dessert reception and presentation by author\, Noam Sienna\, who will discuss his new book\, A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts from the First Century to 1969. \nNoam will teach the Shabbat Morning Class on 11/23 at 8:45am and deliver that morning’s sermon.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/writing-lgbtq-jewish-history-a-rainbow-thread-book-talk-wjc/
LOCATION:Westchester Jewish Center\, 175 Rockland Ave\, Mamaroneck\, NY\, 10543
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T193000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20191016T150338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191016T150338Z
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SUMMARY:Spinning a Rainbow Thread: Reflections on Writing Queer Jewish History (Franklin and Marshall)
DESCRIPTION:What is the place of gay\, lesbian\, bisexual\, transgender\, and queer Jews in history? Over the past two years\, Noam Sienna has worked to uncover documents that until now have been scattered across the globe\, and largely unrecognized. Pulling together these varied sources\, written in over fifteen languages — which include poetry\, literature\, law\, midrash\, and memoir – Sienna has created the very first anthology of queer Jewish history\, released in February 2019. Drawing on this publication\, Sienna spins a complex story about Jewish sexuality and gender across time and space.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/queer-jewish-history-franklin-and-marshall/
LOCATION:Franklin and Marshall\, 645 College Ave\, Lancaster\, PA\, 17603
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191002T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191002T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20191004T174351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191004T174351Z
UID:194-1570046400-1570051800@noamsienna.com
SUMMARY:A Rainbow Thread - Book Launch (Toronto)
DESCRIPTION:The Toronto debut of Noam Sienna’s unprecedented collection of sources from Jewish LGBTQ history. Featuring poetry\, literature\, law\, midrash\, and memoir\, this is an unprecedented examination of the histories of gender and sexuality over two millennia of Jewish life around the world. Come discover centuries of hidden history\, from a gay brawl in a medieval synagogue to a gender-bending Jewish stowaway in colonial Canada. Join us for a reading of selected stories from this groundbreaking collection\, and a discussion and book-signing with the author\, followed by kosher refreshments. \nNoam Sienna\, a Jewish educator and artist\, received degrees from Brandeis University and U of T\, and is a doctoral candidate in Jewish History and Museum Studies at the University of Minnesota. Co-sponsored by: Annex Shul\, Beth Sholom\, Beth Tzedec\, City Shul\, Danforth Jewish Circle\, First Narayever\, Hillel at the University of Toronto\, Holy Blossom\, Shir Libeynu\, Makom\, and Miles Nadal JCC.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/a-rainbow-thread-book-launch-toronto/
LOCATION:Hillel UofT\, 36 Harbord St.\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190910T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20191004T174226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191004T174226Z
UID:191-1568142000-1568149200@noamsienna.com
SUMMARY:Exploring A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts (Yale)
DESCRIPTION:Noam Sienna is a Jewish educator\, artist\, and doctoral candidate in Jewish History and Museum Studies at the University of Minnesota. His academic work has focused on the history and culture of Jewish communities in the Islamic world\, from the Middle Ages to the present. A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts from the First Century to 1969 is his first book.\nSpanning almost two millennia and containing translations from more than a dozen languages\, A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts. From the First Century to 1969\, collects for the first time more than a hundred sources on the intersection of Jewish and queer identities. Join us for this one of kind book talk!
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/exploring-a-rainbow-thread-an-anthology-of-queer-jewish-texts-yale/
LOCATION:Slifka Center\, 80 Wall St\, New Haven\, CT
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190808T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190808T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20191004T174058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191004T174058Z
UID:189-1565292600-1565298000@noamsienna.com
SUMMARY:Exploring Queer Sephardic Texts Throughout History (SMQN)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on August 8 (7:30-9:30 pm) in Manhattan for an exclusive talk by Noam Sienna on his groundbreaking\, new book “A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts”. Spanning nearly two millennia\, this anthology collects for the first time over a hundred sources on the intersection of Jewish and queer identities. We will explore excerpts from the book (with a particular focus on Sephardic texts throughout history) and have a Q&A session with the author\, followed by a book signing. We will also have a raffle to give away 3 free copies of the book! Refreshments will be served.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/exploring-queer-sephardic-texts-throughout-history-smqn/
LOCATION:MI
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190708T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190708T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20190509T162720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T165705Z
UID:144-1562612400-1562619600@noamsienna.com
SUMMARY:Recovering Queer Jewish History\, CWRU
DESCRIPTION:What is the place of gay\, lesbian\, bisexual\, transgender\, and queer Jews in history? Noam Sienna has uncovered documents that until now have been scattered across the globe\, and largely unrecognized. Pulling together these varied sources\, written in over 15 languages—which include literature\, law\, midrash\, and memoir—Sienna has created the first anthology of queer Jewish history. Drawing on his new publication\, A Rainbow Thread\, Sienna spins a complex and varied story about Jewish sexuality and gender across time and space.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/recovering-queer-jewish-history/
LOCATION:Case Western Reserve University
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190706T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190707T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20190627T204505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190627T204648Z
UID:183-1562416200-1562500800@noamsienna.com
SUMMARY:Scholar-in-Residence Weekend\, Pittsburgh (Beth Shalom)
DESCRIPTION:Join me for a weekend of learning at Congregation Beth Shalom in Pittsburgh! \nSaturday\, July 6\n\n12:45 p.m.\, Helfant Chapel – Noam will lead a havruta style study session to explore how genders outside of the static male/female binary have been categorized\, understood\, and experienced\, by Jews around the world from antiquity to the 20th century.\nSaturday Evening\, Homestead Hebrew Chapel – between minhah and ma’ariv Noam will give a shi’ur examining LGBTQ+ identities in the Talmud. Dessert will be served.\n\nSunday\, July 7\n\n10:00 a.m.\, Eisner Commons – Noam will discuss his book A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts from the First Century to 1969. The book will be available for purchase and signing. A light breakfast will be served.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/scholar-in-residence-weekend-pittsburgh-beth-shalom/
LOCATION:Beth Shalom\, 5915 Beacon St\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15217\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190628T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190630T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20190509T160002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T165719Z
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SUMMARY:Pride Scholar-in-Residence\, Chicago
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/pride-scholar-in-residence-anshe-emet-chicago/
LOCATION:Anshe Emet Synagogue
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190608T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190608T230000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20190605T182041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190605T182041Z
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SUMMARY:Forgotten Stories of Queer Jewish Ancestors\, Washington
DESCRIPTION:On the eve of Stonewall’s 50th anniversary\, this session takes up the teaching that “we were all at Sinai” to explore stories from the Jewish past that can inspire queer Jewish life today. Come discover centuries of hidden history\, from a gay brawl in a medieval synagogue to a gender-bending Jewish stowaway in colonial Canada\, and from gender transition in a Ukrainian shtetl to gay and lesbian Jewish activists in 1950s America.\nJoin Tikkun Leil Shabbat and The New Synagogue Project for a magical night of learning in community\, beginning with a potluck dinner\, followed by choose-your-own adventure workshops and a Shavuot service. \n\nTikkun Leil Shabbat is an independent\, lay-led minyan that meets approximately every third Friday evening for Shabbat services\, a teaching from a local social-justice organization (called a dvar tikkun)\, and a potluck vegetarian dinner. We are a fiercely egalitarian\, progressive\, inclusive congregation who strives to make the world a better place through a Jewish and social-justice lens. \nThe New Synagogue Project is creating a spiritual and political home for people bound together by a welcoming and liberatory Judaism. We aim to be a community that is multiracial and intergenerational\, including families of all kinds and individuals\, interfaith families and fellow travelers\, people with a diversity of gender identities and sexualities\, and people from a wide range of religious and secular backgrounds and practices.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/forgotten-stories-of-queer-jewish-ancestors-washington/
LOCATION:St. Stephens and the Incarnation Episcopal Church\, 1525 Newton St. NW\, Washington\, DC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190523T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190523T183000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20190509T155326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T165750Z
UID:107-1558636200-1558636200@noamsienna.com
SUMMARY:NYC Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:CBST is so excited to celebrate the NYC launch of Noam Sienna’s groundbreaking new collection A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts From the First Century to 1969. Join us at 6:30 PM on Thursday\, May 23 for a short program of readings and Q&A with the author\, in conversation with Rabbi Yael Rapport\, followed by a book signing table with plenty of time to nosh and celebrate. Whether you’ve been waiting for this anthology for a year or are just hearing about it for the first time\, join us to learn more and welcome this phenomenal new resource into our community.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/nyc-book-launch/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Simchat Torah
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190425T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190425T190000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20190509T160733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T165642Z
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SUMMARY:Connecting to Queer Ancestors: A Panel
DESCRIPTION:The LGBTQIA+ community has a limited historical record which makes it difficult for younger members\, particularly queers of color and transgender people\, to find history and form connections with our ancestors. Join panelists Andrea Jenkins\, Zaylore Stout\, and Noam Sienna as they reflect on how they were able to establish these connections and discuss the importance of preserving history for queer people to connect with\, learn from\, and be inspired by.  Sponsored by the DML and the CRSL.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/connecting-with-queer-ancestors-a-panel/
LOCATION:Macalester College
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190311T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190311T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20190509T170428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T170428Z
UID:166-1552316400-1552323600@noamsienna.com
SUMMARY:Finding Our Queer Jewish Ancestors: A Non-Traditional Text Study
DESCRIPTION:Engage in a fun Havruta-style text study\, a traditional rabbinic approach to learning\, with primary sources including selected queer Jewish texts from the first century up to 1969. Everyone is welcome; no previous knowledge or experience necessary. \nThis event is part of Pluralism and Religious Diversity Week 2019
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/finding-our-queer-jewish-ancestors-a-non-traditional-text-study/
LOCATION:MI
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190302T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190302T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T172433
CREATED:20190509T170023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T170023Z
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SUMMARY:Twin Cities Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:We are so excited to celebrate J-Pride friend and Beth Jacob member Noam Sienna as he launches his new groundbreaking collection A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts From the First Century to 1969. Join us for Havdalah at 7:00 PM\, a short program\, and plenty of time to nosh and celebrate Noam. Whether you’ve been waiting for this anthology for a year or are just hearing about it for the first time\, join us to learn more and welcome this phenomenal new resource into our community.
URL:https://noamsienna.com/event/twin-cities-book-launch/
LOCATION:Beth Jacob Congregation
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