Bread and orange on a seder plate. Lesbian reinterpretation of Jewish religious tradition

Abstract

The article is an analyse of two main strategies which are adopted byfeminist and lesbian activists who reinterpret Jewish tradition and ritual. The textshows that lesbians are excluded in both orthodox (conservative) Jewish communityand also in liberal movement. I try to present a deep picture of the excluded groupsituation. However at the same time I present also how lesbian activists reconfigureor reject oppressive patterns and propose their own emancipatory theological ideas.The key question of the text is: if the changes which are presented by feminist andlesbian theology are adopted in different Jewish communities and if they may changethe core of Judaism.

Keywords

• judaizm
• lesbianizm
• lesbijskie odczytania Biblii
• judaizm reformowany
• synagogi gejowsko-lesbijskie