Dara: From Parliament to the Bimah
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English - September 15, 2020 09:30 - 24 minutes - 57 MB - ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsJudaism Religion & Spirituality Spirituality jewish judaism reformjudaism Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Jewish innovation thrives on different perspectives, and it’s so vital that queer Jewish leaders be empowered to share their own. This week, Rabbi Dara Lithwick shares her experience wrestling both with God and coming out as a lesbian. She talks about her work with the Canadian Council for Reform Judaism and the Canadian Parliament, and embracing Torah through a lens of intersectionality. “When you bring different eyes and a different experience…to the study of Torah…it enables our tradition to stay alive and to stay relevant,” says Rabbi Lithwick. “[I bring] all of myself…as a queer woman, as a mom, as a lawyer, as a Canadian…into my read of Torah…And it's a really exciting time…to be a part of all of this.”