Ruach HaYam teaching presented by Penina Weinberg
April 3, 2022
The story of the of the death of Aaron’s sons Avinu and Nadav in a blast of all consuming fire is both strange and compelling. Did they die because of sin? accident? too much love? hubris? We’ll do a close reading of Leviticus 9 and 10, and also consider a commentary by Reuven Ben Amitai on
https://eishzarah.wordpress.com/why-eish-zarah/ What is the relevance of strange fire for queer folks? What is the relationship to the eternal flame referenced earlier in our Torah? Here we will consult also the commentary on parsha Tzav by Noach Dzmura in
Torah Queeries. “HaNer Tamid, dos Pintele Yid v’ha Zohar Muzar: The Eternal Flame, the Jewish Spark and the Flaming Queer”
Be prepared to think about preserving and stoking our own internal and external eternal flames. In this light, you may wish to read my
dvar torah from March 26, 2022Banner: Nadab and Abihu offer unholy fire and die (coloured woodcut) – German School, (15th century) in Paris, Mus.des Arts Decoratifs
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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. She has run workshops for Nehirim and Keshet and has been teaching Hebrew bible for 10 years. She has written in Tikkun and HBI blog, and is the leader and founder of Ruach HaYam.
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