Episode 3: Humility in Community

Episode 6: Disability Justice in my Judaism? It's more likely than you'd think

How do we practice Judaism from disabled bodies? In this episode Charlie and Jaime study disability justice texts from Leah Lakshmi, Mia Mingus, and Rabbi Elliot Kukla to explore the ways we show up in our spiritual and relational lives. Both hosts grapple with recent diagnoses, and share their processes of grief and rediscovery of lives centering disability. Sources in this episode include: * Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice (2018) * Mia Mingus, "Access Intimacy: The Missing Link" (2011) * Rabbi Elliot Kukla, "The Holiness of Being Broken: Trauma and Disability Justice" (2022) Cover art by Noa Skye Music by Pixabay Support the show [https://ko-fi.com/jewqueeries] Tell us what you think on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jewqueeries/ [https://www.instagram.com/jewqueeries/] Love the show? Support us at: https://ko-fi.com/jewqueeries [https://ko-fi.com/jewqueeries]

Episode 5: Ancestors and Artifacts

How do we create our family history? What objects do we consider meaningful both to our Jewish identities and our queer identities? In this episode we dive into family stories and discuss what makes a meaningful historical artifact.  Sources in this episode include: * Martin F. Manalansan IV, "The Stuff of Archives: Mess, Migration and Queer Lives" (2014) * Gordon Hall, "Reading Things" (2016) * Kendra Saperstein, "The Time-Traveling Talmud" (2023) Cover art by Noa Skye Music by Pixabay Support the show [https://ko-fi.com/jewqueeries] Tell us what you think on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jewqueeries/ [https://www.instagram.com/jewqueeries/] Love the show? Support us at: https://ko-fi.com/jewqueeries [https://ko-fi.com/jewqueeries]

Episode 4: Stories of Chevruta (Partnership) and Intimacy

What does it look like to build partnership through religious study and spirituality? How do we think about different kinds of attractions and intimacies? What does being aroace have to do with all of this? We turn to stories from the Talmud and the split-attraction model to learn more. Cover art by Noa Skye Music by Pixabay Support the show [https://ko-fi.com/jewqueeries] Tell us what you think on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jewqueeries/ [https://www.instagram.com/jewqueeries/] Love the show? Support us at: https://ko-fi.com/jewqueeries [https://ko-fi.com/jewqueeries]

Mini-Episode: Humility of a Worm

Jaime and Charlie talk about the world's most humble animal, the worm. Stay tuned for more! Cover art by Noa Skye Music by Purple Planet Support the show [https://ko-fi.com/jewqueeries] Tell us what you think on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jewqueeries/ [https://www.instagram.com/jewqueeries/] Love the show? Support us at: https://ko-fi.com/jewqueeries [https://ko-fi.com/jewqueeries]

Episode 3: Humility in Community

How do we show up for ourselves and our communities? How do we balance taking space and giving to others? What can queer Jewish community look like? We turn to the voices of Mussar scholars and revered Black feminist bell hooks to learn more. Cover art by Noa Skye Music by Purple Planet Support the show [https://ko-fi.com/jewqueeries] Tell us what you think on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jewqueeries/ [https://www.instagram.com/jewqueeries/] Love the show? Support us at: https://ko-fi.com/jewqueeries [https://ko-fi.com/jewqueeries]