![]() ![]() In verse 9:7, Moses directs Aaron to make atonement for himself and for all the people. The instructions encompass the whole congregation. ![]() In Chapter 9 of Leviticus, Moses assembles Aaron and his sons, along with the elders, to command them regarding the sacrifices to be offered by both the priests and the Israelites. I was over 55 before I began to lean into my queer and Jewish soul, and to nudge my way into more compatible circles. I am drawn to this story of strange fire because I, too, am strange, a person whose thought patterns, family circumstances, cultural upbringing, and life history are not in concert with most of the people I know, and never have been. For further discussion of living inside and outside the gateways, I invite you to read two books: Trans-Forming Proclamation: A Transgender Theology of Daring Existence by Liam Hooper and The Soul of the Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective by Joy Ladin. Both are trans and bring a special knowledge of, and deep compassion for, lives lived outside the gateways of normative society. Ben Amitai self describes as a reluctant mystic, rabbinical student, and trans southern ex-pat, whose interests include Trans theology, holy heretics, Queer (ing) Jew, and strange fires. I will have reference to the teaching Rabbi David brought us by Noach Dzmura on The Eternal Flame, as well as to a commentary by Reuven Ben Amitai called “ Eish Zarah.” Dzmura is concerned with compassion and caregiving in the doorways (e.g., death, conversion) of our Jewish communities, especially with respect to gender differences. Last week we looked at an eternal fire, this week we look at a strange fire. Instead, I am focusing on chapters 9 and 10, on the enigmatic and mysterious story of Nadab and Abihu, who offer strange fire – Eish Zarah – on the alter, and are devoured by holy flame. It is helpful for understanding the background for Jewish kashrut, but will not detain us today. Chapter 11 goes into great detail on kosher and non-kosher animals. Our torah portion this Shabbat is Shemini, Leviticus Chapter 9-11. It was delivered orally, as strongly emoted sermon. This Dvar Torah was given at Temple Beth Israel, Waltham, MA, on March 26, 2022. Posted in Biblical Women, Classes_taught, Events, Moses, Ruach HaYam, Ruach HaYam Learning Shemini – Strange Fire and Flaming Queers *** Ruach HaYam study sessions provide a queer Jewish look at text, and are welcoming to LGBTQ+ and allies, to any learning or faith background, to all bodies, and friendly to beginners*** She has written in Tikkun and HBI blog, and is the leader and founder of Ruach HaYam. She has run workshops for Nehirim and Keshet and has been teaching Hebrew bible for 10 years. Penina Weinberg is an independent Hebrew bible scholar whose study and teaching focus on the intersection of power, politics and gender in the Hebrew Bible. > Only recognized names will be admitted to Zoom meeting. > Zoom login linked in the Ruach HaYam study room. Parramatta host the Bulldogs at CommBank Stadium on Sunday in Round 7.Banner: Nadab and Abihu offer unholy fire and die (coloured woodcut) – German School, (15th century) in Paris, Mus.des Arts Decoratifs “Hopefully they can get a win for him and the club as well.” It takes all one to 17 players to get a win and they just haven’t been able to string it together yet. You can’t blame it on one person and it’s not just their fault. “It’s not all on Luke as it’s a team performance. “They just need to get a win and if they get a win, things can turn because you never know what can happen. “He’s a real quiet bloke and I feel like he’s doing alright. “Brooksy keeps a lot of stuff to himself,” he added. Moses also defended former teammate and much maligned halfback Luke Brooks who is often the ire of Tigers fans. The Tigers fought valiantly but fell just short of their first win with five-eighth Adam Doueihi suffering a suspected ACL in his left knee. “We made ourselves defend a little bit too much (and) we didn’t make them work for their tries. “It’s always good to get a win and learn rather than getting a loss and learning the tough way. “We weren’t running as hard and it was like we were trying to run out of there with the win. “We just went away from playing our (brand of) footy,” Moses said on SEN 1170 Breakfast. Moses said the team leaked far too many easy points and went away from their attacking play in the first half.
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