Spinning A Rainbow Thread (Temple Emanu-El, Honolulu)
Temple Emanu-El 2550 Pali Highway, Honolulu, HIJoin 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. Spanning...
Reflections on Writing Queer Jewish History (University of Hawai’i at Manoa)
University of Hawai'i at Manoa Sakamaki Hall A201, 2530 Dole St, Honolulu, HIWhat 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...
Hearing Her Voice: LGBTQ Jewish Women Speak From the Past (O‘ahu Jewish Ohana)
O‘ahu Jewish Ohana 920 University Avenue, Honolulu, HIThis 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...
A Rainbow Thread Book Reading (Jewish Community of Maui)
Loft 145 81 N Church St, Wailuku, HISpanning 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...
Behind the Book: Visiting Author Series with Noam Sienna (Providence, RI)
Dwares JCC 401 Elmgrove Ave, Providence, RIJoin 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. Spanning...
Holy Permutations: Queer and Trans Readings of Sacred Texts (United Theological Seminary, St. Paul)
United Theological Seminary 767 Eustis St., St. Paul, MNNoam 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...
Pincus Lecture: Reflections on Writing Queer Jewish History (Dickinson College)
Dickinson College Carlisle, PAJoin 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...
Lunch and Learn: A Millennium of Queer Jewish Poetry (Dickinson College)
Dickinson College Carlisle, PAGuest speaker Noam Sienna, Jewish educator, artist and doctoral candidate in Jewish History and Museum Studies at the University of Minnesota. This session uses havruta-style study, a traditional Jewish mode...
Brunch and Learn: A Rainbow Thread (Detroit, MI)
Join Congregation T'chiyah for a nourishing Shabbat service with a brunch and learning opportunity with visiting scholar Noam Sienna.